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Your post-pandemic marketing plan should start with an environmental scan
The world in which your business will operate after the coronavirus pandemic will be much changed from the one that existed when you prepared your last marketing plan. When things return to something close to normal and you prepare to do business post-crisis, you will need to adjust or completely redo a marketing plan that […]
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Under the CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) — a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment-insurance portion of this act, known as the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act, provides enhanced unemployment benefits including larger benefit amounts, availability for
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, tax, HR, and career tips. Small Business Expo @SmallBizExpoWorking From Home For Good: How This Moment May Reshape Work http://twib.in/l/q9jpL8L5LrkB SBA @SBAgov Looking for #COVID19 small business guidance and loan resources? Go here. https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources The Bonadio Group @bonadiogroupAlthough the
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, COVID-19, HR, and career tips. SBA @SBAgovBreaking: @SBAJovita announces changes to help borrowers still paying back SBA loans from previous disasters. Deferments through 12/31/20 will be automatic. Borrowers of home and business disaster loans do not have to contact SBA to
The Bear Market is Back: What Should Investors Do?
Stay disciplined and seek opportunities to upgrade portfolios. Don’t succumb to panic. After having avoided several near misses, U.S. equities recently fell into bear-market territory for the first time in more than 11 years, plunging a dizzying 32 percent from record highs registered just one month ago and ending the longest bull market in history.
Five Self-Deceptions That Hold Us Back
As human beings, we’re experts at deceiving ourselves, all because it’s so easy for us to think we know more than we do. As a result, we do less than our best work, miss out on opportunities, and mess up our decisions. To be sure, self-deception is one way we keep ourselves safe. We use
What does insurance cover in the coronavirus crisis?
The coronavirus situation is on everyone’s mind. We are receiving calls asking, “How will my policy respond?” We know many more of you have similar questions. Here is a brief primer on how insurance will likely respond and what your organization can do to prepare. The two policies under primary consideration regarding a coronavirus outbreak are
Sharing Good News Stories During Uncertain Times
During this time of tremendous change and uncertainty, we are so proud to be working with local organizations that are stepping up altruistically, and that we are able to help share those feel-good news stories with local media and the community. It is critically important, however, to communicate only what our community needs right now
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, HR, and COVID-19 tips. SBA @SBAgov#ICYMI: SBA is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering economic injury as a result of #COVID19. Details: http://ow.ly/dcy650yKpYs More guidance and resources: https://sba.gov/coronavirus Cara Waters @carawatersMany
Empowerment Zones: Federal Tax Credits Business Owners May Be Overlooking
As business owners prepare to submit their 2019 tax forms, it’s important to explore every option that could potentially put money back into their wallets, and into the economy. Many people aren’t aware that included in the budget extenders of December 2019, is an extension of the federal Empowerment Zone tax incentives, allowing certain areas
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