Posts Tagged ‘business recovery’
4 Things Your Business Should Continue Post-COVID
At some point COVID will be relegated to the same level of concern the flu gets every year. It won’t shutter businesses, alter family celebrations, and be the fuel behind contentious court cases. Someday. Let’s pretend we’re there now. There are certain conveniences (and necessities) that businesses adapted during COVID that customers have become accustomed…
Read More13 Important Things You Need to Hear as a Business Owner
Our metal has certainly been tested this year. Many are fatigued and stressed juggling responsibilities, worries, and fear like they were part of the job description. But this is not sustainable. You may feel crushed by the weight of the world right now. Maybe your friends and family don’t quite understand what you’re going through…
Read MoreBuilding Trust in a Post-Pandemic World
If you were paying attention this week, you undoubtedly heard about the “gas crisis” where a cyberattack crippled a major pipeline. As if that wasn’t bad enough, consumers across the country panicked, running to the gas station to fill up whatever container they had, creating a gas shortage that was reminiscent of the toilet paper…
Read MoreHow COVID Is Changing the State of Work
Are you ready to return to normal yet? If “normal” means life without COVID, we’re not that far away from herd immunity (and we just downgraded to orange tier the week of this writing!). But if your definition of normal is getting back to how things used to be before the pandemic, I’m afraid that…
Read More25 Marketing Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Today
Hope seems to be a big word these days. It’s taken the place of pivot. People are hopeful about recovery. People are hopeful about things returning to normal in the foreseeable future. And people are hopeful they can soon travel and visit loved ones they haven’t seen for a while. If recovery is right around the…
Read More3 Marketing Mistakes to Avoid as We Move Toward Recovery
News stations are finally embracing the word that COVID numbers are going down and vaccine administrations are going up. That’s allowing most of us to begin to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. If you have weathered the storm so far, you know your business is not completely in the clear.…
Read More4 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Small Business
This year has been a little more difficult to figure out new year’s resolutions. Part of that is because we’re all still reeling from the “lessons” we learned in 2020. Even the best prepared businesses lacked preparation for a global pandemic. Still, the new year is a great time to reexamine what you’ve been doing…
Read MoreHow Will My Business Survive Another Lockdown?
The next couple of months will be telling ones. With a state-wide curfew going into effect, this article will give you some advice for overcoming potential slower business times. Ditch Your Space This advice may not make landlords happy, but there are some businesses that just don’t require storefronts anymore. One way to survive tough…
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…
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