Small Business Owners, In The Age Of Covid, You Need To Reimagine Your Business Model. Insights For 2021.
CHATTANOOGA – There is a lot being written right now on what small businesses need to do to survive the pandemic. Tips on marketing, social media and digital e-commerce and so on. While that is fine, you might need to completely reimagine your business from…
What Would a Mask Mandate Mean for Small Businesses?
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – The coronavirus pandemic has done a number on the U.S. economy, driving countless retailers into bankruptcy and leading to widespread store closures. But things have been even more dire for small businesses. As of late September, roughly 100,000 of them had permanently shut down….
Small businesses don’t need another stimulus — they need customers
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – This week’s activities on Capitol Hill gave some hope that a new round of stimulus (or relief, or whatever you want to call it) was forthcoming from the U.S. government. The latest negotiations among a bipartisan group of senators led by Mitt…
Even amid new Covid relief efforts, a bleak winter is ahead for small businesses
CHATTANOOGA – It’s going to take more than a second draw from the Paycheck Protection Program to get the most vulnerable small businesses through the winter, tax professionals say. Congress is back to hashing out new relief measures this week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and…
Why You Should Not Worry About Timing The Stock Market
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – My wife keeps asking me: Should I invest in stocks now? She wants to know the best time to get into the market. I have no idea when the best time to invest in stocks is. I can’t see into the future…
Stay-at-home mom turns making play dough into profitable business
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – It’s Thursday afternoon and Destiny Capps is in the kitchen making one of her favorite recopies. But it’s not something you’ll ever see on a dinner plate. “So I’ve been making play dough for a few years,” said Destiny. Her homemade play…
Dewey Sip & Shop shines in new, expanded location
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – More han 30 local artists and small businesses displayed their handmade wares at Developing Artist Collaboration’s sixth annual Dewey Sip & Shop Nov. 27-29 in the former Forgotten Mile Ale Ho parking lot. Socially distanced protocols were in place allowing the tented…
GoNation is the platform helping small businesses stay afloat during COVID-19.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – I passed another one on my walk to the grocery store today. A small business, this time a dental practice, all boarded up. While some neighborhood fixtures are reopening and straggling onward, others are falling by the wayside. Small and midsize businesses…