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You Want to Reopen: Can You Keep Employees Safe In-Office?

You Want to Reopen: Can You Keep Employees Safe In-Office?

Deborah Budd

7/14/2020

First, the bad news…

With the U.S. economy in ...

Senate Votes a 5-Week Extension to Paycheck Protection Program

U.S. Senate Votes a 5-Week Extension to Paycheck Protection Program

Second Wind

7/1/2020

As the month of June ended, the U.S. Senate ...

If You Have to Consider Layoffs… Five Factors to Consider

If You Have to Consider Layoffs… Five Factors to Consider

Deborah Budd

6/24/2020

Per a June 2 2020, forecast from Forrester, the U ...

SBA/PPP Relief Loans Granted New Terms and Extensions

SBA/PPP Relief Loans Granted New Terms and Extensions

Second Wind

6/5/2020

Of the several emergency relief bills enacted by Congress in ...

How a Consumer Confidence Slump Is Altering Spending

How a Consumer Confidence Slump Is Altering Spending

Deborah Budd

6/3/2020

We thought the Great Consumer Society was dead in 1987 ...

Forget Human Resources - Manage by Being Human

Deborah Budd

5/20/2020

For many small ad agency owners and principals, the abrupt ...

Your Ad Agency Got an SBA Relief Loan - Now What?

Second Wind

5/20/2020

Per our Small Agency Financial Assistance Survey of Second Wind ...

May 7, 2020: SBA Stops Accepting New EIDL Applications

Second Wind

5/7/2020

The Washington Post today reported that the Small Business Administration ...

Principals Also Need to Take Care of Themselves in a Crisis

Principals Also Need to Take Care of Themselves in a Crisis

Deborah Budd

4/28/2020

As business owners, small ad agency principals are being severely ...

U.S. House Passes New $484 Billion Relief Bill, PPP Loans Resume April 27

U.S. House Passes New $484 Billion Relief Bill, PPP Loans Resume April 27

Second Wind

4/24/2020

In an extraordinary session where members attempted to practice social ...

U.S. Senate Passes New SBA COVID-19 Emergency Loan Funding

U.S. Senate Passes New SBA COVID-19 Emergency Loan Funding

Second Wind

4/22/2020

On Tuesday, April 21, the U.S. Senate voted additional ...

SBA Paycheck Protection Program Update

SBA Paycheck Protection Program Update, April 17, 2020

Second Wind

4/17/2020

On Thursday, April 16, the Small Business Administration announced that ...

Taking Care of Your People During a Crisis

Taking Care of Your People During a Crisis

Deborah Budd

4/16/2020

Every day since the COVID-19 virus began to spread, we ...

SBA COVID-19 Relief Loan Program Requires Patience

SBA COVID-19 Relief Loan Program Requires Patience

Second Wind

4/13/2020

Small businesses, including many smaller ad agencies, creative studios and ...

Agency Financial Managers Run a “Hurry-Up Offense”

Vince Dong Recommends Agency Financial Managers Run a “Hurry-Up Offense”

Second Wind

4/13/2020

Second Wind COO Laurie Mikes spoke with our good friend ...

Ad Agencies Adapt to Work-From-Home, Express Concerns

Ad Agencies Adapt to Work-From-Home, Express Concerns

Deborah Budd

4/13/2020

While many advertising agencies and marketing firms routinely use remote ...

Management Is Not the Same Thing as Leadership

Management Is Not the Same Thing as Leadership

Deborah Budd

4/13/2020

Over many years of working with and consulting for smaller ...

Small Business Relief Included in $2 Trillion Coronavirus Emergency Package

Second Wind

3/26/2020

The day after the U.S. Senate passed an emergency ...

Coronavirus Business Impacts: How Should Ad Agencies Respond?

Coronavirus Business Impacts: How Should Ad Agencies Respond?

Deborah Budd

3/17/2020

We’ve been thinking a lot about the Steven Soderburgh ...

Is Your Business Prepared for A Pandemic?

Is Your Business Prepared for A Pandemic?

Second Wind

2/28/2020

Business continuity planning is a vital strategy that many smaller ...

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