COVID-19 – CompanionLink Blog https://www.companionlink.com/blog Small Business Productivity, Tools and Tips - Android and iPhone Sync Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:47:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Small Business Blog – How to Navigate Crisis using Leadership and Durability https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2020/06/small-business-blog-how-to-navigate-crisis-using-leadership-and-durability/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2020/06/small-business-blog-how-to-navigate-crisis-using-leadership-and-durability/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:56:24 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=5792 Create value relationship with people willing to pay for that value. Make your service and product clear, with a clear price and generous refund and upgrade policy. Then you will be rewarded by loyal customers who will recommend your business. Continue reading →]]>

The Virus Crisis continues. In March we were told it would be a two-month shutdown. Here we are, two months later and consumers are not consuming. A month ago, they said that 60,000 people in the US would die. More than 108,000 Americans have died. Today there are 20,000 new cases and 1,000 deaths. Whether a city is “Open” or “Closed”, it is clear that people are not flocking to stores or other…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2020/06/small-business-blog-how-to-navigate-crisis-using-leadership-and-durability/feed/ 0 Stages of Grief for Small Business in Crisis https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2020/05/stages-of-grief-for-small-business-in-crisis/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2020/05/stages-of-grief-for-small-business-in-crisis/#respond Fri, 15 May 2020 21:51:49 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=5672 No amount of legislation is having influence on the pace of the economy. The pace of the economy is awful; with 20% of the US Population out of work, everyone concerned about their budgets, no one is spending freely. This makes business growth nearly impossible! Continue reading →]]>

Things are looking up! I’m feeling hopeful about the future. It’s not the news. There is nothing to make anyone happy in the news. The Virus is grinding on – neither accelerating or decelerating. Politicians posture and push but nothing seems to be getting solved. In places that are “Opened up” people are still staying at home. It looks like legislation is not having influence on…

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]]> https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2020/05/stages-of-grief-for-small-business-in-crisis/feed/ 0 3 New Revenue Sources for Small Business in the CARES Act https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2020/03/3-new-revenue-sources-for-small-business-in-the-cares-act/ https://www.companionlink.com/blog/2020/03/3-new-revenue-sources-for-small-business-in-the-cares-act/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:57:22 +0000 https://www.companionlink.com/blog/?p=5531 I have been greatly relieved by the thought that the CARES Act that passed last week will assist us in ways that are worthwhile. Here are a few things I’ve found that can benefit CompanionLink, our vendors, friends and relatives during this troubled time. Continue reading →]]>

We are all hurting now. The normal ebb and flow of business in America has been throttled by stay at home orders. Even if you do not own a restaurant or bar, even if all your workers can work remotely, you are probably highly impacted by frightened customers and small business. This is a huge blow to ego and self esteem. It becomes hard to concentrate. Everything seems like an emergency.

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