COVID -19 PANDEMIC CLOSES THE GLOBAL ECONOMY |
THE NEW BUSINESS WORLD |
COVID-19 has been a tremendous economic shock and burden on our society. Over the last 6 months, once businesses started to open to new regulations and concerned customers, the focus began to shift towards ways to address health and safety risks while also keeping the doors OPEN! Businesses have historically not changed much on how they run their business; implementing the saying," if it ain't broken...don't fix it!" Over the years, the introduction of new technologies has slowly brought the business world to change but in this pandemic, many were unprepared to make the necessary shift. Businesses need to change technologies, business practices, and strategies that improve customer and employee safety by mitigating the risk of contagion.
As we move to 2021, all businesses small and large need to look at their business. This month represents the time to assess your current operations and decide how to adjust in the COVID and post-COVID world.
- Review your balance and financial statements for 2020 & Prepare for 2021.
- Make any pivotal changes in your business to address the concerns of your customers and employees.
- Plan, Plan, Plan... create a best-case, a baseline, and a worst-case scenario that will show creditors, investors, lenders, customers, and suppliers that you are serious about keeping your business open.
- Use your local resources: Chamber of Commerce, SCORE, Office of Economic Development, your suppliers and customers to get a handle on what you need to do in 2021 to not ONLY keep your doors open but grow!
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