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Tips for Keeping Your Company Grounded During a Crisis
Being a business owner is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences I’ve ever had the opportunity…
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…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: This is the ANA Marketing Term of the Year (Episode 154)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares the Association of National Advertisers’ term of the year for…
Planning on Starting up in the New Year? Here’s What You Can Learn From the Resilient Entrepreneurs of 2020
As an aspiring entrepreneur, you might wonder what it’s like to start a business after a year marked…
From Our Founder: Creating Opportunity During Times of Crisis
As entrepreneurs and business owners, we do our best to plan for the future. But no matter how…
3 Steps to Pivot Your Business for the Long-Term During and After COVID-19
As 2021 approaches, we’re past the initial pivot stories, in which vodka makers turned to developing hand sanitizer,…
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic (So Far)
Hundreds of thousands of American deaths and counting. Staggering unemployment numbers nationwide. Unprecedented hardships for small businesses and…
How Multiple Streams of Income Saved Me During COVID-19
For years, I’ve been a firm believer in creating multiple streams of income. While in college, I can…
3 Signs a Founder Has What it Takes to Scale a Startup During a Crisis
As the COVID-19 pandemic horizon stretches onward and a return to normalcy appears ever more distant, adaptation is…
How Startups Can Successfully Turn Their Existing Product into a New Offering
You’ve spent the majority of 2020 being told that you must adapt to the pandemic’s new economic landscape…
Strategies for Strengthening Your Business During the Pandemic
Reimagining your business strategy before you’ve even launched, or are in the early stages of a startup, adds…
How to Rebrand Your Startup During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The brand image you project to the world communicates how relevant, impactful, authentic and credible your business is…
How These 4 Startups Pivoted to Secure Customer Loyalty During the Pandemic (and How You Can, Too)
Never has there been a more unpredictable year than 2020. Despite the best planning and preparation, no one…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Derek Dickow (Episode 39)
This segment is brought to you by Dell Technologies The great pivot is here in American business, and…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Opportunity During Times of Crisis (Episode 37)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff talks about embracing opportunity during the COVID-19 crisis. While many businesses…
How to Help Your Startup Thrive in Disrupted Market Conditions
When the macroenvironment (and the coronavirus pandemic is a macroenvironmental factor, if ever there was one) causes a…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Pivot Your Business Plan (Episode 31)
While many often debate the importance of a business plan, it’s now more important than ever to not…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: SampleServe (Episode 22)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares the story of a Traverse City-based company that has temporarily…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Stormy Kromer (Episode 21)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares how Stormy Kromer, a company known for its signature hand-sewn…