COVID Business Advice
6 Tips for Pivoting Professionally: making the career change with no experience
There’s been a lot of information about the need to pivot during COVID-19. Many businesses have switched what they produced or altered their services to fit the new demands of their audience. But sometimes it’s not your business that needs to pivot. A career change might be something you’ve been thinking about doing professionally. If…
Read More8 Ways the Alameda Chamber Can Help You Through COVID-19
2020 has been tough. When it all began, some of you likely believed it would be over by now but many businesses are still struggling. That’s why we want to call attention to the ways the Alameda Chamber of Commerce can provide assistance for business. Advocacy How many legislators and people in government do you…
Read MoreHow to Create a Business Plan in Uncertain Times
Business planning during COVID is exhausting. As soon as you come up with an idea or a situation where you can pivot to better serve your customers, the environment changes. If only you had an understanding of what would happen in the future. But you can get more visibility into the future. Here’s how you…
Read More9 (More) Marketing Tips for the “New Normal”
Are you tired of the words “new normal” yet? If you’re like most business owners, you probably are. But whether we recognize it as a new shift in how we do business or a temporary tack you take to survive the current economic storm, the point is how you do business has to change if you…
Read More6 Things People Want in Businesses Operating During COVID
Six months into the COVID pandemic and we’re all still trying to figure out what’s going on. What is this COVID business? Should masks be required? Will kids be going back to school? Do we need goggles? What we do know is that a lot of customers are concerned about their health and the health…
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