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How Jon Henry General Store Made Advancements During the Pandemic

Published: March 11, 2021 | By Jeff Nicely

Small Business Resiliency Team (SBRT) Program Helps Jon Henry General Store Implement Changes Needed to Respond to Pandemic When the Jon Henry General Store opened in New Market in 2018, owner and proprietor Jon Henry could never have guessed that in less than two years he would have to drastically overhaul the way he did business due to a global pandemic. Henry’s vision was to revive … Continue reading How Jon Henry General Store Made Advancements During the Pandemic

March National Days to Boost Your Social Media

Published: February 27, 2021 | By Jeff Nicely

Your inbox is full and your to-do list is growing. Where will you find time to make those all important social media posts? Try March National Days. They have proven to increase engagement and can start those much needed client conversations. We want to save you time so we’ve put these lists together in this … Continue reading March National Days to Boost Your Social Media

Give Your Social Media Engagement A Boost

Published: February 8, 2021 | By Jeff Nicely

Do you make social media posts for your business? Ever get stuck and wonder what to post next? Think it’s time to give your social media engagement a boost? Try National Days. They have proven to increase engagement and shares. And to make it super easy for you, we’ve put together a list of February … Continue reading Give Your Social Media Engagement A Boost

Effective Local eCommerce Strategy for Small Business

Published: October 24, 2020 | By Jeff Nicely

How do you eat an elephant? As the adage goes, bite by bite. This works when you think a problem is too big to manage all at once, but it also makes a great deal of sense when it comes to local eCommerce strategy. Consider the probability of any eCommerce startup skyrocketing to “unicorn” status. … Continue reading Effective Local eCommerce Strategy for Small Business

Economic Injury Disaster Loan

Published: July 6, 2020 | By Jeff Nicely

Eligibility Restored For Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance Small Businesses are now eligible for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) just announced that the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advance is available to small businesses. This advance can give your business much needed financial relief. What You Need To Know … Continue reading Economic Injury Disaster Loan

Four eCommerce Best Practices You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Published: July 1, 2020 | By Aaron Riddle

According to Statistica, approximately 1.8 billion people, or ¼ of the world’s population are buying online. Online shoppers demand that we pay close attention to eCommerce best practices. If you are a small business owner, you cannot afford to ignore eCommerce! In today’s environment, customers want options. Customers want to buy what they want, when … Continue reading Four eCommerce Best Practices You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Supreme Court rules LGBTQ people protected on the job

Published: June 15, 2020 | By Jeff Nicely

For our friends in the LGBTQ community, today’s Supreme Court ruling is a landmark moment. To fire an employee simply for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) is now a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Supreme Court ruled that federal anti-discrimination laws protect LGBTQ employees This … Continue reading Supreme Court rules LGBTQ people protected on the job

Managing Cashflow Post Quarantine

Published: June 15, 2020 | By Jeff Nicely

Here we are coming up on 13 weeks of quarantine and you, like many other business owners in Virginia are trying to navigate the path of reopening and trying to get that cashflow back to some sense of normalcy. The bills, for those that got some reprieve, will begin again and may even have a … Continue reading Managing Cashflow Post Quarantine

Small Business Success Stories

Published: May 26, 2020 | By Jeff Nicely

Small business success stories is a way for our team to bring together small business owners who want to share stories around business themes. Our hope is that stories will spark ideas, give courage and build confidence in small business owners. Stories capture our attention. Stories connect us more deeply with others. And stories mark … Continue reading Small Business Success Stories

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