Guest Post by Derek Goodman, Inbizability Small businesses are buckling under the weight of COVID-19. Not only have nearly 100,000 businesses permanently closed since the onset of the pandemic, but 62 percent of small businesses fear the worst is yet to come. Under these conditions, it’s clearly a bad time to start a business. Or Read More

Everyone wants free money or loans, and owners of startups and small businesses have pursued imagined prizes of grants and easy loans for decades. In reality, free money to start a small business is very rare. However, the political environment is favorable for economic relief for small businesses and self-employed people.  The biggest myth about Read More

The Paycheck Protection Program has reopened, effective the week of January 11 2021 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. This round of the PPP prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $284 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses through March 31, 2021, and by allowing certain Read More

In generations past, getting a business loan was a painful experience if the bank didn’t know or trust you. If you were old enough to be in business before the mid-1990s, you may recall how formal the process was. You had to make an appointment with a loan officer, gather your financial statements and tax Read More

“If you can get people to work for you for free, you must be really good.” Founders should expect to work for free, without a salary, for an indefinite period of time, for something that has an 80 percent chance of failure. That is why most people won’t do it. Sure, some solopreneur founders will Read More

There are many disasters that can befall a business. Fire, flood, weather damage, and even mass shooting or terrorism can strike your business. You can’t usually predict disasters, but at least you can see a hurricane coming. In the event of a hurricane, you can often buy insurance up to 72 hours before projected landfall. Read More

From OneClickAdvisor to you. Stay safe, comply with instructions from authorities and experts, keep your hands clean, and prepare for the inevitable recovery. It remains to be seen whether or not our worst fears about coronavirus come true. Or if the unprecedented measures in place slows the spread of the virus to a point where Read More

Images of rioting, looting and vandalism of businesses makes most of us angry. As you are no doubt aware, riots, vandalism and looting are a hazard that can strike any business without warning. Businesses in urban areas are especially vulnerable. These hazards can damage buildings, personal and business property, and can be personally dangerous to Read More

Crazy ideas in the hands of imaginative people who know how to get things done can change the world. The biography of this once obscure government employee offers a road map to make yourself and your descendants wealthy and to make history. Yes, a side hustle can become a new industry. “Any youth who makes Read More

“You can make your life whatever you want it to be” — Wally Amos Wally Amos isn’t the sort of entrepreneurial hero you are used to. He’s more like the rest of us. He didn’t start a tech empire from a dorm room at Harvard. He has little formal education, much less an MBA. His Read More