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The Central New York Business Journal, a family-owned small business, has been publishing for 34 years. During that time, the business community in our region has never faced a challenge like the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery from it. While business activity in this era of social distancing is much lower than before, even as regional […]
Pandemic Thinking: How to Keep Your Head in the (Long) Game
The COVID-19 pandemic is crippling and toppling many U.S. small businesses. Often called “the backbone of the economy,” small businesses that are managing to survive face an uncertain future. As states start to reopen, consumer spending is in steep decline while unemployment skyrockets and many people remain hesitant to venture out. Some entrepreneurs find their
Manufacturers are Open Safely, and Ready to Spur Our Economic Revival
Essential manufacturers have been open safely since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. How? They have used their innate skills for quick process change and adaptation to create safe work environments in a rapidly changing and challenging environment. It’s time we both recognize this and learn from this as a nation. Manufacturing is vital for
Knowing When You Can (or Should) Do Market Research In-House
As your organization works to recover and grow in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, it is likely that the need for market-research data will arise. Market research is an essential part of creating a marketing plan in the best of times, and in the current economic climate it has never been more important. Unfortunately, the
How COVID-19 is Reshaping Corporate Culture
The outbreak of COVID-19 is radically changing how many U.S. companies operate. Public-safety measures have closed physical offices and made remote working the norm. Travel restrictions have heightened the importance of efficient technology, communication, and collaboration. Executives have had to pivot quickly — reorganizing and rallying their workforce to push forward in an unprecedented time. Some
Opportunities in Estate Planning During the COVID-19 Crisis
In the last several weeks, we have seen the drastic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on our health, way of living, and the economy. While these times may feel uncertain, there are still many factors in your control and even opportunities for those who seek them out. This is especially true regarding your estate plan. The
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, tech, COVID-19, HR, and career tips. NFIB @NFIB@NFIB issued a set of Liability Protection Principles, intended to protect #smallbiz from the threat of unfounded lawsuits as they begin to reopen. Read the full release here: https://www.nfib.com/content/press-release/coronavirus/nfib-issues-liability-protection-principles-for-americas-small-businesses/ IRS Small Biz @IRSsmallbiz#IRS
CNY Tweets — May 11, 2020 Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, and career tips. IRS Small Biz @IRSsmallbizThe employee retention credit encourages employers to keep employees on their payroll, despite experiencing economic hardship related to COVID-19. #IRS has posted FAQs to help you
A roundup of recent COVID-19 crisis opinion polls
At the time of this writing, one of the biggest issues surrounding the COVID-19 crisis has been the question of when to ease social-distancing restrictions and reopen states and regions for business. There has been a flurry of public-opinion polling on that issue in recent weeks, so this seemed like a good time to sort
Slow, Strategic, Safe: Preparing for a Return to the Workplace
“The worst economy ever,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently said. Let that sink in for a moment. More than 30 million workers have filed for unemployment benefits in the last six weeks. Emerging data is shedding light on just how dis-equitably the economic pain is being distributed throughout our communities, with many of the
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