ABC7: Local online website designed to help Black-owned business expands nationwide. “Spicy Green Book started out showing businesses in Orange County, but now the website is a national online guide featuring 185 Black-owned businesses in 23 states including Ontario, Canada. And now, there’s an app to go along with it.”
Chattanooga Times Free Press: Coronavirus takes toll on Black, Latino child care providers. “Policy experts say the U.S. spends a small fraction of federal funds on child care compared to other industrialized nations, an underfunding exacerbated by COVID-19. Soon nearly half of the child care centers in the U.S. may be lost, according to the […]
The Denver Channel: Industry expects 10,000 restaurants to close in next 3 months. “There is arguably no industry in the US that has been harder hit by the coronavirus pandemic than restaurants. A combination of restrictions placed on restaurants and public health experts advising the public to avoid restaurants has resulted in a decline for […]
KCAL: Business Owner Says Restaurants Are Being Unfairly Targeted By Coronavirus Restrictions. ” A restaurant owner who was forced to shut down because of coronavirus restrictions is frustrated after a film crew was able to set up outdoor dining for its workers right across from her restaurant. Angela Marsden, who owns Pineapple Hill Saloon and […]
Washington Post: More than half of emergency small-business funds went to larger businesses, new data shows. “More than half of the money from the Treasury Department’s coronavirus emergency fund for small businesses went to just 5 percent of the recipients, according to data on more than 5 million loans that was released by the government […]
BetaNews: 92 percent of SMBs turn to new technology during the pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a dramatic evolution in the ways that smaller businesses interact with their customers. In fact, 92 percent of all small business personnel surveyed in a new study from Moxtra say their organizations have adopted new technologies during the […]
Billy Penn: New map lets you track Philly restaurant closings — and hopefully reopenings, too. “ClosedinPHL is a project from Foobooz founder Art Etchells. It displays a map of recent restaurant closings, with details about each one. You can sort closings by month, click on a marker to find out if the closure is intended […]
NPR: New Mexico Distillery Owners Discuss Closing Their Business Because Of COVID-19. “Matt and Susan Simonds struggled to keep their Albuquerque distillery afloat over the summer during the pandemic. Now, they are among the tens of thousands of small businesses that have gone under.”
New York Times: ‘Bleak Friday’ for Stores as Pandemic Pushes Holiday Shopping Online. “Analysts at Morgan Stanley estimated that retailers’ overall Black Friday sales fell 20 percent from last year, based on early reports of drops in store foot traffic and increases in online sales. Consumers spent $9 billion online on Friday, a 21.6 increase […]
Los Angeles Times: Will California’s small businesses survive another COVID-19 surge without more help?. “After months of partisan wrangling and the presidential election of Joe Biden, Congress remains in a stalemate over new stimulus funding for struggling entrepreneurs, unemployed workers and strapped state and local governments. Without an influx of new federal aid, tens of […]
Search Engine Journal: How to Create Google My Business Posts That Get Results. “Having a Google My Business (GMB) profile is one of the best ways to get attention for your local business and boost your rankings. With so many features, working with GMB can get overwhelming. One feature worth using: Google My Business Posts.”
Telecompaper: Yandex launches new ads service for SMEs. “Russian internet search engine Yandex has launched its new service Yandex.Business, an advertising service focused on SMEs. The service facilitates placement of advertising on the internet, even by small businesses.”
KFYR: High contact business owners say masks are now another thing they need to worry about. ” Several North Dakota businesses shut down during the early days of the pandemic. They endured weeks of financial hardship until they were allowed to reopen, with some restrictions. And now, Gov. Doug Burgum’s mask mandate may hit them […]