Note: This post was updated at 10:04 a.m. EDT on March 22 and will be continually updated as additional resources become available.

Here's a brief guide to business continuity to help you steer your company through today's uncharted territory. You'll find tips and advice on planning for a range of operational contingencies, including people, facilities, vendors, and systems, such as technology. You'll also find guidance on issues especially critical to entrepreneurs, such as cash flow, leadership, self-care, and even inspiration.

Note:​ A Letter From Inc.'s CEO

Getting Started

• 5 Counterintuitive Lessons From the Past Year That Will Shape Your Business Going Forward
• How to Reopen Your Office Safely, According to a Hollywood Covid Compliance Officer
• How to Choose the Perfect Business Name in a Post-Pandemic Market
• How To Use 2020 As A Springboard To Create Success
• 3 Ways to Manage Risk During Uncertain Times
• The Next Six Months Are Critical: Use Them to Turbocharge Your Business
• Three Ways to Grow Your Small Business (Even If You're Still Closed)
• Are You Ready for the Next Big Shock?
• Building Customer Relationships During Downtime
• Four Hard Decisions You Need to Make Sooner Rather Than Later
• Reopening Your Business: 3 Ways to Thrive in the Long Term
• How to Plan Ahead While Business Is Slow
• Key Questions to Guide Your Post-Pandemic Plan
• What Not to Do When You Reopen Your Business
• How You Can Plan for a Safe Reopening
• Mark Cuban's 4-Point Crisis Survival Guide
• How to Find Opportunity Within a Crisis
• The Reopening Challenge: 5 Tips for Getting Back to Business
• How to Reopen Your Business
• 4 Things Businesses Can Do During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• How to Thrive During and After a Crisis: 5 Small-Business Strategies
• 6 Actions to Take in the Next 90 Days to Save Your Business
• How to Hit the Ground Running After the Pandemic
• 3 Things You Can Do to Help Your Business Survive an Economic Downturn
• How to Build a Business Continuity Plan
• Mark Cuban's 4 Best Tips for Weathering a Business Downturn
• Steve Blank: What's Plan B? The Lifeboat Strategy for Your Startup
• 4 Things to Know When You're Facing a Sudden Cash Crunch
• How Leaders Can Effectively Manage in Times of Uncertainty
• 10 Things Every Small-Business Owner Needs to Do to Prepare for the Impact of Covid-19

Cash Flow

Government Aid

• What's in the $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan for You
• Expect a (Mostly) Better PPP in the Next Stimulus Package
• The SBA Makes It Easier to Apply for PPP Loan Forgiveness
• 4 Solutions To Small Business Money Problems
• Small-Business Grants for Companies Hit by Covid-19
• 4 Ways to Spot an SBA Loan Scam
• Covid-19 Relief Loans: Here Are the Fed's New Rules
• Your Biggest Stimulus Loan Questions, Answered
• $2 Trillion in Stimulus: What Business Owners Need to Do Next
• Small Businesses Could Land SBA Loans in as Soon as 2 Weeks. Here's Who's Eligible
• Everything You Need to Know to Get Your Business Loan Forgiven
• A $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Is on the Way: Here's What's in It for Business Owners
• Tracker: Financial Assistance for Businesses Hit by the Coronavirus Crisis
• 4 Things to Know When You're Facing a Sudden Cash Crunch
• FAQ on Disaster Assistance Loans

Finding Capital

• Need Covid-Era Relief Funding? Pay Attention to the Super Bowl Post-Game Concert

• Most Entrepreneurs Don't Need More Funding. Here's What They Really Need

• Three Ways to Strengthen Your Covid-19 Cash Management

• 5 Ways to Fund Your Business Amid the Pandemic

• How to Use Microlending to Fund Your Business

• GoFundMe Tips for Crowdfunding in a Crisis

• How to Successfully Crowdfund in a Difficult Global Scenario

• A Lifelong Entrepreneur's Tips for Surviving the Crisis

• Yes, You Can Still Raise Startup Capital Right Now

• Covid-19 Cash Crunch: Keeping Your Business Afloat
• 4 Options to Resolve Cash-Flow Issues Besides Loans
• Google Unveiled a $340 Million Grant Program to Help Small Businesses
• 4 Cash-Flow Management Strategies to Get Your Business Through Tough Times
• Strapped for Cash? 2 Business Loans You Need to Pay Attention to Right Now
• Where to Turn for Financial Help for Your Small Business During the Coronavirus Crisis

Managing Debt

• Your Sales Have Cratered. Rent Is Due. Now What?
• 4 Ways to Negotiate With Vendors During Difficult Times
• How to Negotiate With Landlords on Rent Payments (and Win)
• How to Manage Salaries During Covid-19
• How to Handle a Cash-Flow Crisis Without Taking Out a High-Interest Loan

Economic Forecasting

• What the Lower Unemployment Rate Really Means for the Economy
• The Post-Pandemic Economy: The Great Reboot
• Here Are the Economic Recovery Signs You Should Watch for, According to Experts
• 5 Ways Your Business Can Adapt to Dynamic Market Shifts
• 3 Likely Scenarios for Economic Recovery From the Coronavirus: The Conference Board Report 
• In 2008, a Legendary VC Firm Warned of an Economic Crisis. It Just Sent the Same Alert About the Coronavirus

Sales Trends

• Yelp: Here's Where Customers Are Still Spending Money

People 

Staffing

• 4 Easy Ways to Improve Your Recruitment Process
• Research Shows Executives Are Split on Whether to Require COVID Vaccine for Return to Work
• 6 Ways to Come Back From the Pandemic With a Stronger Team
• 3 Meaningful Ways to Support Working Parents During Covid
• Employee Liability Waivers: What to Consider
• 3 Flexible Work Schedules Your Employees May Love
• What the Future of Office Design Might Look Like Now
• Fear of Returning to Work: When You're Ready but Your Employees Are Not
• How to Hire During a Pandemic
• Shift Work and Weekends May Be the Only Way to Profitably Reopen
• Reopening Your Business: 3 Ways to Support Your Employees
• How to Make Remote Hiring Better Than In-Person
• How to Lay Off Employees When Everyone Is Remote
• How to Hire When You Can't Meet in Person
• How to Help Your Laid-Off or Furloughed Employees Apply for Unemployment

• 6 Questions to Ask Before You Consider Layoffs
• The Best Way to Tell Your Staff That You Expect to Make Job Cuts

Benefits

• The 3 Work-From-Home Perks Employees Want Most
• Grocery Stipends, Mental Health Hours, and Pet Paternity Leave: The Top Pandemic Perks Companies Are Offering Now
• What the Newly Passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act Means for You

Working From Home

• TED's Top Speaking Coach Says These Are the 3 Biggest Zoom Mistakes People Are Still Making
• How to Successfully Transition to a Hybrid Workforce
• The Case for (and Against) Ditching Offices for Remote Work
• Google's Remote Work Policy Has 9 Great Tips You Should Definitely Steal Today
• 4 Signs Your Team Can't Work From Home Long-Term
• Remote Employees Face a Greater Risk of Burnout. Here's How You Can Help
• How to Wine and Dine Clients Virtually
• How This Founder Cuts Distractions During Quarantine
• The 11 New Rules for Successful Online Meetings
• 10 Ideas to Keep a Great Company Culture While Working Remotely
• How to Be a Great Remote Manager
• The Right Way to Keep Your Remote Team Accountable
• Some Jobs Can't Be Done Remotely. Here's What Business Owners Are Doing to Keep Those Employees Safe
• Working From Home? Here Are 7 Things You Should Start Doing Today
• A Beginner's Guide to Working From Home Without Driving Yourself and Your Family Crazy
• 23 Essential Tips for Working Remotely

• How to Avoid Loneliness and Isolation When You Live Alone and Work From Home

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Managing Stress

• This Is What Chronic Pandemic Stress Is Doing to Your Brain
• The Best Advice I Could Find on How to Push Through Second-Wave Fatigue
• To Be More Resilient in a Crisis, Focus on Meaning, Not Happiness
• 4 Daily Choices the Smartest People Make to Improve Their Lives
• Elite Military Mind Tricks to Reframe Uncertainty
• 3 Simple Steps to Manage Stress--and Save Your Business in the Process
• Emotional Survival Tips to Refocus in Tough Times
• Feeling Overwhelmed at Work? 8 Self-Care Activities That Take 5 Minutes or Less
• 18 Habits of Mentally Strong People
• Your Gratitude Practice: The 1 Thing Resilient People Do Before They Get Up Every Morning
• 5 TED Talks That Will Help You Manage Anxiety and Build Resilience​
• Neuroscience Says Listening to This Song Reduces Anxiety by Up to 65 Percent
• How to Host a Virtual Happy Hour and Why It Will Improve Your Mood
• 7 Ways You Can Help People You Care About During the Pandemic

• How to Get Mentally Tougher in Difficult Times: Play More

Productivit​y

• Three Ways to Maximize Your Team's Productivity
• Which Meetings to Skip When Working From Home
• 3 Techniques to Stay Focused and Productive in Times of Uncertainty

• How to Stay Creative When Your Team Is Working Remotely

Leadership

Communication

• How to Prepare Yourself and Your Team for a Post-Covid World
• How to Successfully Manage Both Remote and In-Office Teams as You Reopen for Business
• How to Communicate Effectively Once You Return to the Office
• 7 Key Leadership Words Your Team Needs to Hear You Say Right Now
• How to Thrive in a Crisis: Empathy, Redundancy, Communication
• 3 Crisis-Leadership Principles From World Leaders
• The Secret Ingredient for Good Crisis Communication
• How to Respect Your Team's Time While Working Remotely
• 5 Essential Internal Communication Tips During a Crisis
• 5 Tips for Cracking the Crisis Communications Code
• 3 Great Ways to Motivate Employees in the New 'Stay at Home' Economy
• How to Embrace the Power of No in Your Business
• If You Can Answer Yes to Any of These 4 Questions, You're Ready to Lead
• How to Meet With Your Team in Times of Crisis

• How to Expand Your Company's Resilience Zone
• How Real Leaders Step Up to the Plate

Motivation and Inspiration

• 5 Ways Leaders Can Prepare for the 2021 Workplace, According to LinkedIn Execs
• How Can You Spot Really Good Remote Leaders? They Do Any of These 3 Things Daily
• 5 Leadership Errors You Can't Afford to Make During Covid-19
• How to Help Frazzled Employees Refuel for Another Stretch of Uncertainty
• What Your Employees Need From You to Stay Motivated Right Now
• Four Keys to Sustaining Your Startup's Culture In the Pandemic
• Reopening? Learn How to Help Your Employees Feel Safe Psychologically
• How to Be an Empathetic Leader in Times of Crisis
• I Led Companies Through 2 Downturns. Here's What I Learned
• 3 Ways to Effectively Motivate Your Team
• 5 Research-Backed Questions to Test Your Leadership Skills in a Crisis
• Employees Are Dealing With Major Anxiety Because of the Coronavirus. Here Are 3 Ways Emotional Intelligence Can Help
• Bill Gates and Elon Musk Just Issued Very Different Responses to the Coronavirus. It's a Lesson in Emotional Intelligence

Systems/Technology