
Note: This post was updated at 10:11 a.m. EST on January 19 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
- 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
- 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
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
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
People
Staffing
- 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
Benefits
Working From Home
- 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
Managing Stress
- 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
Productivity
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
Motivation and Inspiration
- 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
Personal Tech
- Apple Is Building the Perfect Laptop for Remote Work
- The 7 Best Laptops for Working Remotely
- Here's How to Get Your iPhone or Mac Repaired While Most Apple Stores Are Closed Worldwide
- How to Clean Your iPhone or MacBook, According to Apple
Remote Work Tools
- 4 Tech Trends You Don't Want to Overlook in the Post-Covid World
- Worried About Zoom? Here Are Some Alternatives
- The Remote Worker's Guide to Tech Gear and Gadgets
- A Complete Guide to Using Slack With a Remote Team
- 7 Tips for Using Zoom Videoconferencing With Remote Teams
- A Comprehensive Guide to Collaboration Tools for Businesses With Teams Working From Home
- These 5 Tech Companies Are Providing Free Remote Working Tools During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Customer Tools
- Google My Business Updates for the Covid-19 Pandemic
- The Tech You Need to Communicate With Staff and Customers Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
- 5 Best CRM Tools for Your Business
Cybersecurity
- Working From Home? Take These Critical Cybersecurity Precautions
- Worried About Your Remote Team's Cybersecurity? Do These 5 Things Right Now to Protect Your Business
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