There’s nothing worse than trying to pick up the pieces following a natural disaster. Today we face a different kind of disaster – the unexpected and unprecedented global pandemic that is COVID-19 (Coronavirus). And lots of people are experiencing a range of emotions from anxiety, to concern, to downright fear.
Unfortunately, just as people can be negatively impacted by a large-scale, terrible incident, businesses can be affected the same way. To survive, business owners must prepare for emergencies and take steps to prevent, or minimize, the effect of this crisis. There are steps that small businesses can take to make sure they are doing the best they can given the situation. To navigate the current crisis, it is necessary for owners and managers of small businesses to act both with a sense of urgency and with prudence.
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