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During this crisis, I’ll provide a daily (M-F) briefing of news relating to small businesses and the self-employed, with particular emphasis on financial assistance available, ways to get money to small businesses, and government actions. Monday-Friday I’ll also hold a Facebook Live get-together at 1pm EDT/10am Pacific at http://www.facebook.com/RhondaAbramsSmallBusiness. I’ll have one today but not …
Daily Update – Small Business Coronavirus AssistanceRead More
During this crisis, I’ll provide a daily briefing of news relating to small businesses and the self-employed, with particular emphasis on financial assistance available and government actions. And every day, I’ll hold a Facebook Live get-together at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific at http://www.facebook.com/RhondaAbramsSmallBusiness. Please join me with your questions, advice. Here’s the news as of 9pm …
DAILY UPDATE – Small Business Coronavirus AssistanceRead More
Worried about the coronavirus and how to keep it from affecting your small business? From a health standpoint, working in a small office may be one of the safest places you can be. There are fewer workers than in large businesses, and you’ll notice anyone who’s getting sick. From a financial standpoint, of course, you …
5 Steps for Your Small Business to Respond to Coronavirus Right NowRead More
You’ve had them in your small business: “prospects” who aren’t really prospects at all. They’re not truly interested in buying. They’re just using your expertise to shop elsewhere, or are looking for rock-bottom prices, or are just seeing what’s out there. In real estate, they have a term for these time-wasters: “looky-loos.” How can you …
Happy New Year—and welcome to the year of “20/20 Vision for Success” in your small business. After all, when someone has “20/20” vision, it means they have excellent eyesight. So let’s make 2020 the year you can clearly see success ahead for your small business. Here’s how you can have 20/20 Small Business Vision in …
I have to be honest—I’m frazzled. It’s the holidays, and like most small business owners, December is typically one of the most stressful and challenging times of the year. I not only have all my regular work to do, but I’ve got a number of business-oriented end-of-year tasks, a lot of personal demands on my …
Halloween is just around the corner, so I’ve got a “Trick or Treat” Small Business Quiz. When do you know whether something in your small business is a “Treat”—a real opportunity—or a “Trick”—a problem disguised as a chance to grow? Are these tricks or treats for your small business? (Answers below) Your top performing salesperson …
Every small business owner wants to know how to increase sales, improve their marketing, motivate their employees. But first, let’s make sure we keep your company safe—your data, your money, your physical premises. Having survived in business for over 25 years, I’ve picked up a few tricks along the way—and learned a hard lesson or …
I live in the heart of Silicon Valley, where the main industry seems to be starting businesses. As a result, I’ve seen a lot of startups come and go—and I’ve started a few myself—so I’ve had quite an education. I’ve had friends who’ve started businesses they’ve built and sold for millions of dollars. But even …
