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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Second Round of PPP Funding Still Available (Episode 180)
The Small Business Administration’s second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding is open through March 31, 2021,…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: StartupNation, Dell Technologies and Microsoft Offer Free Webinar to Help Small Business (Episode 179)
Business has forever been changed by the COVID pandemic, and business owners are now challenged to learn about…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Business Startups Continue at Record Pace (Episode 178)
We’ve reported previously on the Business Beat that the last quarter of 2020 was a really robust one…
Register for StartupNation’s Live Webinar with Dell Technologies, Be Entered to Win a Dell XPS 13 Laptop
Join StartupNation, Dell Technologies and Microsoft for a free LIVE webinar and Q&A on modern workplace solutions and…
5 Steps for Launching an Online Business in 2021
The pandemic has made life difficult in innumerable ways, but it has also presented business opportunities to savvy…
How I Choose to Lead My Law Firm in These Uncertain Times
One of the credos at the Mike Morse Personal Injury Law Firm is to be the best law…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: First Insight Study Results on COVID-19’s Lingering Economic Impact (Episode 167)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares results from a recent study by First Insight, which shows…
3 Keys to Business Planning in a Pandemic World
The concept of having a business plan may seem cliche, but the reason so many business mentors and…
How to Create a Flexible Business Plan for 2021
One of the key documents for starting a business is a business plan. A business plan acts as…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: MLM Industry Surging During COVID (Episode 164)
While the COVID crisis has decimated certain business sectors, it is accelerating many others right before our eyes.…
How AR and AI are Driving Innovation Amid Social Distancing
AR and AI tools are a goldmine for retailers that can gather customer data to improve marketing, product…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Number of New Businesses Created in the U.S. Rising at Historical Pace (Episode 162)
We all know that the COVID pandemic has created a massive wave of job losses in the U.S.…
Minority-Owned Small Businesses Especially Impacted by COVID-19, Can Get Free Help From SCORE
COVID-19 has had a major impact on U.S. small businesses, especially Main Street establishments, such as retail stores…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: New Paycheck Protection Program Details (Episode 158)
This morning, we want to direct the attention of small business owners to the latest pandemic stimulus bill.…
New Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans: How to Qualify and Apply
Updated January 11, 2021: The SBA has released guidance for new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans available under…
Why Recessions Are a Good Time to Start a Side Hustle
The truth is, recessions happen, and they happen often. Since 1900, the U.S. economy has averaged one recession…
3 Vital Startup Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic
What will you remember most when you look back on 2020? While all of our stories are different,…
How the Pandemic Has Inspired More Women to Start Businesses
Over the last month or so, I’ve engaged in 100 conversations with female entrepreneurs on Instagram. I was…
4 Ways the New PPP Loans are Better Than Before
The economic stimulus bill that was recently passed by the House and Senate has been signed by the…
Will 2021 See a Return to the Office?
Sponsored content As 2020 wraps up and we begin to look forward to 2021, there is hope on…