BetterSMB Best practices for small and mid-size businesses

Almost everyone seems to hate getting stuck in an office cubicle next to a co-worker who won’t shut up. Bosses who call too many meetings can be even more annoying. And traffic jams on the way home from work might ...

  Seven in 10 Americans say the COVID- 19 pandemic will affect their retirement, with many dipping into their nest eggs, scaling back contributions and planning to work longer, a new survey shows. “The impact to Americans’ retirement accounts is ...

2.75% Some lenders quoted mortgage rates as low as this to top-tier borrowers. READ MORE AT CNBC >

More than 44 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March.  CNN > A second round of coronavirus infections could cripple the global economy’s recovery. NEW YORK POST > Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the Senate Small Business Committee that  small businesses will need ...

Patricia Dawe, 66, rarely wears a mask in public, and people give her the “stink eye” for it, she said. She’ll wear one in order to get past security guards at a grocery store in Brooklyn. But once she is ...

Whenever I give a webinar, I always explain there are two types of marketing a small business can do: 1. There is the branding move, whereby you are ingraining the name of your business and/or slogan in people’s mind. Nike’s ...

$167 million The approximate amount Novavax spent to buy a vaccine plant in the Czech Republic. READ MORE AT THE DAILY RECORD >

About a third of people say they are using their stimulus checks to pay bills.  MARKETWATCH > A survey of economists suggests a slow economic recovery. FIVETHIRTYEIGHT > CEO pay has topped $12.3M. Can it keep rising post-pandemic?  AP> What to consider if winding ...

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 85,000 lives so far in the U.S. with no vaccine or cure in sight. Nevertheless, with stay-at-home orders lifting across the nation and businesses reopening, many employees will be returning to the workplace ...

The decision for many businesses during the coronavirus pandemic is to pivot or perish. Some business shifts seem like natural moves — restaurants offering takeout, venues livestreaming concerts or retailers scaling up online sales. Businesses that are based around gathering ...

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said that the economic impact of the coronavirus lockdowns is just starting to begin.  CNBC > Because of coronavirus relief measures, most unemployed workers who can collect unemployment will get benefits that beat what they earned at ...

$2.2 trillion The projected federal deficit in 2020, according to the Congressional Budget Office READ MORE AT CNBC >

$5 billion A number that Ford said its second-quarter operating loss could exceed. READ MORE AT MOTLEY FOOL >

Weekly jobless claims hit 3.84 million last week, higher than economist expectations of 3.5 million.  CNBC > Despite an executive order about meat processing, shortages of meat are still projected.  USA TODAY > Small businesses seeking loans through the government’s $2 ...

When you will be able to reopen, of course, depends on a variety of factors: your locale's rules; the impact of the coronavirus in your are;a and, not insignificantly, the willingness of your customers to head out and into stores and businesses again.