SafeguardsInc. staff The Essential Business Survival Guide in a CrisisInc.'s solutions center offers expert advice on handling panicked customers, interrupted supply chains, webinars, Zoom meetings, hyper kids, and a work environment that changes by the hour.
SafeguardsAmi Kassar In 2021, Some Business Owners Are Thriving, While Others Are Just Surviving. Here's What Makes the DifferenceFinancial flexibility and a stomach for risk are more important than ever in this year of unprecedented supply-chain constraints.
SafeguardsDavid Finkel 3 Things You Can Do Today to Prepare For Possible Impacts from the Delta VariantNobody wants to be caught off-guard like they were in March 2020.
SafeguardsChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Bumble Gave Nearly Its Entire Staff a Week Off to Combat Burnout. Here's What It LearnedOne of several companies to institute a 'reset week,' the dating app business has useful lessons on how to let your employees unplug.
SafeguardsAmrita Khalid 3 Downsides to Those QR Codes You're Seeing EverywhereMore businesses are using QR codes as a contactless way of interacting with customers. But the technology has its drawbacks.
SafeguardsBrit Morse What You Need to Know About HIPAA and Vaccine StatusGeorgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene cited her HIPAA rights when she declined to reveal her vaccine status to a reporter. But that's not what HIPAA is.
SafeguardsAmrita Khalid Cyber Insecurity Is a Big Problem for Small Business. This House Bill Seeks to Lessen the ImpactThe legislation would boost information sharing among businesses and federal institutions.
SafeguardsSophie Downes Google Maps Is Improving the World's Post-Lockdown CommuteA new Maps feature lets users see how crowded their train line is likely to be before they board. It will soon be available in 10,000 cities worldwide.
SafeguardsSuzanne Lucas This Very Common Medical Condition May Be Holding Your Female Employees BackHow to prevent endometriosis, or the 'Career Woman's Disease,' from holding back your staff.
SafeguardsDavid Finkel How to Get Your Business Out of a RutYou know your business is in crisis, but you may not know exactly why.
SafeguardsPaul Block Employers, Don't Bring the Wrong Things Back to WorkHere's what you should be doing as you plan your office reopening or develop a hybrid workplace if you want to keep your employees happy.
SafeguardsSophie Downes How the Fireworks Industry Plans to Recover From a Devastating Year? With a BangBig public displays are resuming in many cities, and amateurs who got hooked on fireworks last year are coming back for more--but some will face a shortage.
SafeguardsBrit Morse Vaccinated People Get a Mask BreakNew guidelines from the CDC says vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear masks all the time, especially outdoors.
SafeguardsHoward Tullman The New Meaning of Slacker--and Why You Should Be OneNever mind those work-averse goofballs of the past. The gnarly interruptions in global supply chains recently have demonstrated the dangers of the 'just in time' model.
SafeguardsHoward Tullman In an Ever More Remote World, It Pays to Protect Your DataWe've all been too busy coping with being cooped up and dodging a deadly pandemic to concern ourselves with mundane things like password security. But the threat is bigger today.
PoliticsAmrita Khalid Biden Puts Focus on Business Owners as He Sets Goal for July 4 NormalcyThe president calls out small-business owners in his address marking the pandemic's anniversary and lays out a timeline for the months ahead.
Cash FlowDiana Ransom $50 Billion for Small Business as Biden Signs a Sweeping $1.9 Trillion StimulusAid to struggling small businesses is just a 'footnote.' The $15 minimum wage proposal is left out.
Taking CareJoely Simon Survey: Marketer Optimism Soars Past Pre-Pandemic LevelsMany marketing teams spent the pandemic focused on improving their websites. Now, they're set to burst out of the gate. Are you ready?
Female FoundersKimberly Weisul How Women-Owned Businesses Are Faring in CovidWomen entrepreneurs are both reining in expenses and executing creative pivots.
Town HallSophie Downes Watch: How Women Founders Can Set Themselves Up for Post-Pandemic SuccessAt Inc.'s National Small Business Town Hall, experts shared tips on landing investor meetings, building your network virtually, and pivoting your business the right way.
SafeguardsCameron Albert-Deitch Inauguration Day: Hope for the Best. Be Prepared for Any UglinessPro-Trump mobs are threatening Washington, D.C., and state capitals this week. Small businesses may need to take precautionary measures.
SafeguardsCameron Albert-Deitch Businesses Step Up Security, Anti-Violence Rhetoric in the Wake of D.C. RiotAs Washington, D.C.'s small businesses brace for more trouble, the rest of the country's business owners fear the economic consequences of an unsettled democracy.
Covid Resource CenterBrit Morse How to Encourage Employees to Get the Covid-19 VaccineSome people are hesitant about the Covid-19 vaccine, which is reasonable. Here's the best way to talk to employees about it.
SafeguardsSophie Downes The Pandemic Has Hit Women-Owned Businesses Harder, Says This Facebook SurveyThe social media company's Global State of Small Business Report says that micro-businesses have also struggled.
SafeguardsBrit Morse Is Hygiene Theater Overkill? In the Workplace, Probably NotAll that extra cleaning can get expensive, but it might be worth it for the morale boost.
SafeguardsAkhil Kambhammettu Small Businesses Gird for Another Wave of the Coronavirus Unlike Any OtherAs coronavirus cases ratchet up across the U.S., many business owners are drawing on their backup plans.
SafeguardsBurt Helm A Debilitating Mental Health Crisis Almost Ended His Life. Now He Wants to Save OthersWith Made Academy, Aaron Harvey is showing employers how to get smart about mental health at work.
SafeguardsCameron Albert-Deitch Covid-19 Decimated the Fitness Industry, but Some Founders See It as Opportunity KnockingFitness entrepreneurs are planning for post-pandemic now. What that will look like is still very much a question.
SafeguardsAmi Kassar Let's Put the EIDL Program Back to WorkThe Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program could be a crucial lifeline for struggling business owners across the U.S.--if it were working as Congress intended.
SafeguardsBrit Morse A Covid-19 Vaccine Looks Promising. Can You Require Employees to Take It?As the number of cases skyrockets across the U.S., Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech offer hope to end the pandemic.
SafeguardsCameron Albert-Deitch Hard Lessons and Simple Routines Helped These Founders Beat the Stress of 2020How confronting personal crises led one company's co-founders to emerge stronger.
SafeguardsGabrielle Bienasz What These Veterans Learned About Entrepreneurship From the Front LinesThese high-performing CEOs credit their success to swabbing the deck and nearly losing a limb.
SafeguardsPeter Cohan 4 Rules for Networking in the PandemicHow to make contact when you can't meet in person.
SafeguardsDiana Ransom What President Joe Biden Means for YouThe former vice president won the top job, but undoing Trump's discordant legacy won't be easy.
SafeguardsBrit Morse How to Prepare Your Business for Contested Election StrifeThere's growing concern that the election could spark looting and destruction--leaving business owners with smashed windows and damaged merchandise. How to prepare for potential damages.
SafeguardsDiana Ransom What Election Indecision Means for America's Small Businesses The prospects for another relief program are dim, even after the election.
SafeguardsDiana Ransom The Fed's Main Street Lending Program Changes Its Terms, AgainThe central bank makes its lending process more palatable for smaller firms. The question is, will they bite?
SafeguardsRobert Litan The Case for a Market-Based Incentive to Promote Vaccines and Get the U.S. Back to WorkCovid-19 must be stopped to restore our economy. Paying people to get vaccinated may be the solution.
SafeguardsKeith Ferrazzi The Next Six Months Are Critical: Use Them to Turbocharge Your BusinessBeing in business has been harsh over the past six months. But being in business over the next six months offers the chance for your organization to transform employee teams.
SafeguardsAmi Kassar I Said Goodbye to My American Airlines Executive Platinum Status--and I Couldn't Be HappierA recovering frequent flyer bids good riddance to the road warrior lifestyle--and finds a silver lining in the pandemic.
SafeguardsLeigh Buchanan Winter Is Coming. Restaurants Are Getting ReadyEntrepreneurs, designers, and restaurateurs themselves are devising novel ways to extend outdoor dining into the frigid months.
SafeguardsAkhil Kambhammettu 3 Important Lessons From Airbnb's Pandemic PivotBrian Chesky led Airbnb out of disaster this year. What can entrepreneurs learn from his rapid-fire decision making?
SafeguardsBill Murphy Jr. United Airlines Just Shared the Perfect Leadership Message. It's Only 8 WordsScott Kirby went back 78 years to quote Winston Churchill, and it's suddenly apt again.
SafeguardsAnna Meyer Cities and Startups Are Poised for a 'Great Reboot'The pandemic's impact on small business has been deep, but Inc.'s Arnobio Morelix predicts a startup renaissance is around the corner.
SafeguardsVictor W. Hwang Andrew Yang Talks With Me About EntrepreneurshipThe former presidential candidate on what needs to be done to restart the economy.
SafeguardsDiana Ransom The SBA Makes It Easier to Apply for PPP Loan ForgivenessA first look at the new forgiveness application now available to businesses with the smallest Paycheck Protection Program loans.
SafeguardsDiana Ransom President Trump Calls for Standalone Relief for Small BusinessesBusiness groups may be in favor of Trump's call for piecemeal relief efforts, but Congress might not abide.
SafeguardsMark Coatney Pence v. Harris: A Rare Vice Presidential Debate That MattersThe stakes for a VP debate have rarely been higher, particularly for small-business owners awaiting some form of financial relief from the Covid-19 pandemic.
SafeguardsDiana Ransom The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of PPP Loan Forgiveness DelaysSome banks aren't even ready to process PPP loan forgiveness applications--nearly a month after the SBA program launched. Why that's going to put a lot of business owners in a bind.
SafeguardsBrit Morse Business Leaders to Congress: 'No Recess Without Relief'More than 200 U.S. private- and public-sector groups have called on Congress to pass additional economic relief for small businesses before the November election.
SafeguardsBrit Morse How to Pay for Damages Caused by Civil UnrestThe U.S. Small Business Administration is offering loans of up to $2 million for businesses damaged during recent protests.
SafeguardsDiana Ransom In the First Presidential Debate, Small Businesses Have One Agenda Item: Show Me the MoneyWith nearly two million businesses already shuttered in 2020, the stakes for the economy have never been higher.
SafeguardsDiana Ransom Why Tweaks to the Fed's Small-Biz Lending Program Won't Fix ItThe Federal Reserve offered changes to its Main Street Lending Program, but borrowers are still likely to balk.
SafeguardsBrit Morse CDC Reverses Its Controversial Guidelines on Coronavirus TestingThe Centers for Disease Control now says those exposed to someone with Covid-19 but as yet asymptomatic do need to get tested before returning to the workplace.
SafeguardsBrit Morse How to Tap the New $10 Million Grant Program for Black-Owned Small BusinessesThe Amex-supported 'Coalition to Back Black Businesses' offers grants and training opportunities for hard-hit founders of color.