When you run a traditional business, employees can help pick up the slack if you’re ill, injured, or otherwise unable to work for an extended amount of time. But if you’re a one-person business, being forced to take days, weeks, or even months off has the potential of causing damage to the point where you have to close your doors for good. This makes times like we’re seeing … [Read more...]
In light of the major disruptions on normal business functions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, you may be wondering how to overcome the obstacles presented as a quarantined business owner. Using the tools of modern technology, there are many viable ways to counter this issue. Technology has grown to be more accessible and easier to use in the last few decades, so if … [Read more...]
The impact of the novel Coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, is global and the ongoing lockdown process is making life difficult for everyone, but mainly the working world. However, many states have adopted the concept of a "new normal" and have tried their best to just go with the flow. Now, with companies opening with employees back to running essential operation there are new … [Read more...]
There are many businesses that may struggle to survive once the worst of the Coronavirus has passed, but there are a few fortunate ones that have found growth during this period. If you’re one of these lucky few, sustaining that growth following the lockdown measures may be important to beating out the competition that will likely popup afterwards. So, what are the best ways to … [Read more...]
You may see the front page of the newspaper and dread to look towards the stock markets, and while talk of a recession may be on the lips of everyone, most people only have a passing understanding of the markets and how global events affect them. Luckily, those in the trading community can provide a more optimistic tone of voice for these unpredictable and tumultuous times. … [Read more...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused almost every industry and sector of the economy to grind to a halt. The few exceptions include healthcare, pharmacy and grocery stores. Once health experts and governments are able to gain control over the pandemic and perhaps implement an effective treatment or vaccine, economists will be looking at certain industries to lead the economic … [Read more...]
No sector of the economy will remain unaffected by the “COVID Crash,” and that might be especially true of real estate. Investing in property can be unpredictable even in flush economic times, so the unprecedented enormity and suddenness of the COVID-19 outbreak makes creating realistic forecasts even more difficult. Even so, professional real estate investors are remaining … [Read more...]
The novel Coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 is in circulation around the globe, and with around four billion people worldwide in some kind of lockdown, travel has been halted, stores are closed except for those selling essential products, and going out to the bar on a Friday night has become a distant memory. So, whether the current stay at home orders last for a few more weeks … [Read more...]
With the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus beginning to stabilize and, in some areas, actually decline, many jurisdictions are loosening their restrictions. Businesses are given the green light to reopen as long as they follow specific social distancing and sanitation guidelines. If you are a solopreneur who works from home, like I do as a freelance writer, many of … [Read more...]
If you’re still able to work during this pandemic, then you may be doing a lot of video calls. When meetings don’t feel as warm or connected as they used to it’s easy to blame the medium. But even in this digital age, the old rule still applies: don’t blame the tool; master the tool instead. Of course, video calls aren’t going to be exactly the same as a meeting with real … [Read more...]
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