Surviving Coronavirus
The spread of coronavirus has had small business owners wondering what, if anything, they can do to maintain their businesses. While no one could have predicted how this pandemic would play out, there are many smart and practical things we can all do to set a stronger course for the road ahead, especially as we begin to reopen.
We are working to help small businesses, their employees, and their customers stay safe as we work toward recovery. To find the right tools to use, the right questions to ask, and the resources you need – including the 3C Fund Finder tool, visit 3C’s partner resource centers and check back on this page for tips and advice. We are in this together.
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Small Business Profile: Peninsula Party Rentals
As Feliciano Zavala writes in the San Francisco Chronicle, he is amazed that his Palo Alto-based party rental business is going so strong nearly a year after COVID-19 almost knocked it out. Following a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and loan and a revised focus on smaller events, Peninsula Party Rentals is finally getting back to…
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Coronavirus wine: Wineries turn to online sales to avoid getting crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Susan Tipton began making wine after she and her husband settled on an 18-acre property in Acampo, California in 2003.
Op-ed: Digital taxes are an even bigger threat to the US economy during the pandemic
Much of the recent trade discussion has focused on how the coronavirus has increased tension between the United States and China, energized efforts to localize supply chains, and spawned countless export control measures. But the coronavirus has also contributed to another disturbing trend – momentum for digital service taxes in countries around the world.
Boston creates $6M coronavirus fund for small businesses reopening safety costs
The city of Boston is rolling out $6 million in grants for small businesses ready to reopen, with the cash aimed at helping owners pay for the protective equipment and other measures they’ll need to start back up.
Congress shifts coronavirus focus to small business aid
An overhaul of small business aid will be the next thing Congress focuses on in hopes of helping employers reopen shops and survive coronavirus pandemic.
Connected Commerce Council urges policymakers to preserve access to digital tools, small business needs
Community leaders and small businesses throughout Kentucky sent a letter calling on Gov. Andy Beshear and other state policymakers to preserve access to business-critical…
Reopen it: 74% small firms will be ‘back to business as usual’ in six months
In the latest sign of economic resiliency amid the job-crushing coronavirus plague, three-quarters of small firms believe they will be “back to business as usual” within six months of stay-at-home rules being lifted, according to a new survey.
Digital technology is helping small business during the coronavirus pandemic
Small businesses are optimistic about reopening and using digital tools and services to do so.
New Study: Majority of US Small Businesses are Optimistic, Digitally Empowered and Resilient in the Face of the Covid-19 Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 27, 2020) A report released today by the Connected Commerce Council (3C), in partnership with Google and conducted by LRWGreenberg, finds small businesses are optimistic about reopening their businesses, empowered and fortified by digital tools and services, and resilient in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Digitally Empowered: How Digital Tools Power…
Startups Work To Pivot To Pickup And Delivery Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is dealing a heavy blow to startups and entrepreneurs trying to get their ideas off the ground.
Coronavirus threatens to pull the plug on Syracuse’s small business networks
Indaria Jones opened the Creators Lounge six months before the coronavirus pandemic.
‘For my sanity, 10 people is max’: Small business owners make changes for public health as they reopen
As small business owners throughout the nation look to reopen after being shuttered for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, some say they are weighing public health with economic need.
Coronavirus: Life on the front lines of the federal small business loan program
The struggle to qualify for loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program was a matter of financial life or death for thousands of small businesses.
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