If you’re a small business owner, how do you launch a new product in a Covid-dominated world? A world where most customers are sitting behind their screens instead of going into stores? That’s the challenge I’m facing right now, as I and my team launch our newest book, The Sh*t’s Hit the Fan: Now What?! …
What Does A Biden Presidency Look Like For Your Small Business
In the three decades I’ve been advocating for small businesses, there’s never been a more challenging time for small businesses and the self-employed. And we’re far from out of the woods as this pandemic is not yet under control, and the economy is likely to take a long time to recover. We’ve seen how President …
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How Your Small Business Can Recover from a Disaster
“The morning started out as any other morning,” said Brian Garrison, owner of Garrison’s Home and Garrison’s Sleeper in Southern Oregon. Within a few hours, two of Garrison’s four stores would burn to the ground in a massive fire that swept through the Rogue Valley on September 9. Fortunately, Garrison and his business are doing …
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If Your Small Business Died, Blame Trump
If your small business died in the last six months, blame Trump. If your small business is suffering, blame Trump. It wasn’t Covid-19. President Trump could have rescued American small businesses, but he didn’t. And this week, he could help save hundreds of thousands more if he took action, but he won’t. I’ve been closely …
Save a Small Business: Wear a Mask
There’s no easy way to say this: America’s small businesses are dying. Small businesses in some industries—retail, restaurant, travel, hospitality—now can be considered an endangered species. If you want to help them survive, if you want your own small business to survive, the most important thing you can do is simple: wear a mask. Wear …
Small Businesses Need to Expand Credit Now
Right now, every small business owner needs every dollar they can get their hands on. Whether you currently need money or not, it’s time to improve your credit score and increase your credit limits. Let’s be realistic. Covid-19 didn’t magically disappear with warmer weather and infections are once again on the rise. Consumers won’t return …
Small Biz Update: PPP Forgiveness Changes!
FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT THIS WEEK Please join me for my Facebook Live event: Tuesday June 9, 1pm EDT/10am PDT Update on the new rules on PPP forgiveness and strategies to help your business survive. Go here to join or to watch later. And if someone forwarded you this newsletter, you should sign up here. NEW DATE! Tuesday, …
Small Biz Update: PPP Forgiveness Strategies & America at a Crossroads
Here’s the latest… PPP FORGIVENESS PROCESS AND HELP The SBA is making the process for receiving forgiveness for your PPP loan unnecessarily difficult for small businesses at a time when small businesses are reeling from the pandemic and now are facing potentially longer closures due to civic unrest. They could have easily created a simple …
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Small Biz Update: PPP Loan Changes Coming?
FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT NEXT WEEK Please join me for my Facebook Live event: Tuesday, June 2nd, 1pm EDT/10am PDT Update on PPP, financing, and strategies to help your business survive. Go here to join or to watch later. And if someone forwarded you this newsletter, you should sign up here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS June 9th I’ll be …
