A swath of the U.S. from the south Atlantic into the heartland has the greatest number of businesses deemed essential during stay-at-home orders. Nonessential businesses are now joining critical industries, opening their doors to the […]

The president has signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020. This law may make PPP loans more attractive to small businesses. Here are seven of the main ways it may help your business:  […]

Those in the home services industry have an advantage over many other businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic: Their role protecting the health and safety of consumers makes them essential businesses that don’t have to close.  But that […]

One of the most undervalued credit opportunities a small business owner can leverage is the trade credit he or she has with their suppliers and vendors. Not only is this a powerful way for a […]

States across the country are relaxing or removing mandatory stay-at-home and social distancing orders, allowing non-essential businesses to reopen. That doesn’t mean the financial and logistical difficulties of reopening are going to disappear. There are […]

The coronavirus pandemic has not been easy on any of us. Even the most well-positioned retail companies have faced declining revenues, the layoff or furlough of valued employees and, of course, an unpredictable future. When […]

We spend more than 90,000 hours of our lives in the office, and our hands come in contact with a lot of items that aren’t the most sanitary. Here are the top 10 workplace items […]

Selling chicken and waffles was always going to be a bit of an uphill battle in a San Francisco neighborhood best known for its sporty young residents, their pilates studios and salad spots. That didn’t […]

Normalcy has been flipped on its head and has left us feeling anxious about the future and wondering if our business will survive the coronavirus. My partners and I were set to open our brand-new […]