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The streets might be empty and many shops closed, but the corona crisis doesn’t mean that even the smallest business can’t sell its wares. According to GTM Plus, there is still a huge consumer demand for goods but companies need to have an effective online store and strategy to...
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PRINCETON — After closing Indiana school buildings for the rest of the school term and extending a statewide stay-at-home order by two weeks, Gov. Eric Holcomb Monday said the state is also tightening terms for non-essential retail business operation during the COVID-10 pandemic. Indiana State Department of Health reported...
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The Bank of Canada’s latest poll of Canadian businesses shows the COVID-19 crisis has inflicted severe damage on the oil and gas sector and many consumer-oriented businesses – but that conditions were deteriorating even before the pandemic hit. The central bank conducted interviews with “a small sample” of businesses...
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Kevin Richie anticipated a busy March for his Austin-based lighting rental company. After all, it was time for the city’s annual South by Southwest festival, and his company, Stage Spot, was booked to capacity. “Then the hammer dropped,” Richie told The Texas Tribune. “For us, business essentially disappeared overnight.”...
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When the #stayathome hashtag emerged on social media last month in response to governments successively announcing coronavirus containment measures, Min-Liang Tan was ready. The Singaporean entrepreneur had already commissioned a run of isolation-inspired posters printed with the words “stay home and game on” weeks before the virus had reached global pandemic levels....
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It’s a tough time for all of us. Beyond making my kitchen table my new “office,” I found out last week that my kids will continue homeschooling until at least May 15. We’re navigating uncharted waters both personally and professionally. But as someone who started her first business in 2008 — sitting...
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Jen Morrow is eagerly awaiting an update from her community bank, Sandy Spring, on a $30,000 loan request for her book store, Bards Alley, in Vienna, Virginia. Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, Morrow has gone from 12 employees to a staff of just three, including herself, as her...
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The technology – devised by Paymark – has been designed in response to Covid-19, allowing customers to purchase items without having to physically touch the terminal. The transaction uses the existing “Online EFTPOS”, which many retailers use for internet purchases, and applies it in-store. When customers go to the...
The streets might be empty and many shops closed, but the corona crisis doesn’t mean that even the smallest business can’t sell its wares. According to GTM Plus, there is still a huge consumer demand for goods but companies need to have an effective online store and strategy to...
PRINCETON — After closing Indiana school buildings for the rest of the school term and extending a statewide stay-at-home order by two weeks, Gov. Eric Holcomb Monday said the state is also tightening terms for non-essential retail business operation during the COVID-10 pandemic. Indiana State Department of Health reported...
Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may share up to 10 or 20 articles per month...
The Bank of Canada’s latest poll of Canadian businesses shows the COVID-19 crisis has inflicted severe damage on the oil and gas sector and many consumer-oriented businesses – but that conditions were deteriorating even before the pandemic hit. The central bank conducted interviews with “a small sample” of businesses...
Kevin Richie anticipated a busy March for his Austin-based lighting rental company. After all, it was time for the city’s annual South by Southwest festival, and his company, Stage Spot, was booked to capacity. “Then the hammer dropped,” Richie told The Texas Tribune. “For us, business essentially disappeared overnight.”...
When the #stayathome hashtag emerged on social media last month in response to governments successively announcing coronavirus containment measures, Min-Liang Tan was ready. The Singaporean entrepreneur had already commissioned a run of isolation-inspired posters printed with the words “stay home and game on” weeks before the virus had reached global pandemic levels....
It’s a tough time for all of us. Beyond making my kitchen table my new “office,” I found out last week that my kids will continue homeschooling until at least May 15. We’re navigating uncharted waters both personally and professionally. But as someone who started her first business in 2008 — sitting...
Jen Morrow is eagerly awaiting an update from her community bank, Sandy Spring, on a $30,000 loan request for her book store, Bards Alley, in Vienna, Virginia. Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, Morrow has gone from 12 employees to a staff of just three, including herself, as her...
The technology – devised by Paymark – has been designed in response to Covid-19, allowing customers to purchase items without having to physically touch the terminal. The transaction uses the existing “Online EFTPOS”, which many retailers use for internet purchases, and applies it in-store. When customers go to the...
