What happens when small businesses can’t pay the rent Small businesses across the United States are finding it difficult — if not impossible — to make their monthly rent payments. The economic shutdowns and on-again-off-again re-openings have made it hard for business owners to cover their rent, which can sometimes be their largest expense. That has created an uncomfortable tension and interdependency […]
The Power Of Second Acts For Startups Successful second acts by individuals and companies can be inspirational. There have been several such examples in recent times in which companies have found success after pivoting from their original business model or focus, such as Shopify. Below I’ll discuss some successful second acts starting with my own […]
How SEOs Can Work with the Sales Team to Drive Business Growth Communicating with your sales team regularly will help take SEO and broader marketing tactics to the next level. Follow these tips for better collaboration. We are all familiar with the age-old tale of how marketing and sales teams once ran in complete silos. […]
‘I Can’t Keep Doing This:’ Small-Business Owners Are Giving Up Gabriel Gordon shuttered his popular barbecue restaurant in California after the state saw a resurgence of coronavirus cases and imposed new restrictions. More owners are permanently shutting their doors after new lockdown orders, realizing that there may be no end in sight to the crisis. […]
What Business Owners Learned During Lockdown 100 days of lockdown brought 100 days of lessons and a rollercoaster of emotions for everyone who owns a business. Whether yours was open, closed, struggling or thriving, lessons to be learned were everywhere you looked. In your lockdown story, are you the hero or the victim? Will it […]
