{"id":15134,"date":"2020-05-15T07:28:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T05:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/?p=15134"},"modified":"2020-05-14T17:44:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T15:44:57","slug":"small-business-and-freelancing-roundup-week-of-15-05-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/small-business-and-freelancing-roundup-week-of-15-05-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business and Freelancing Roundup: Week of 15\/05\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our weekly roundup! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s check the best news for small businesses and freelancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Risk management will help your small biz manage difficult situations and open your eyes to better ways of doing things. Check here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/forewarned-is-forearmed-four-steps-to-fight-risks\/\">what is risk management<\/a> and how to create one.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Due to coronavirus pandemic, over 100,000 small businesses had to close down. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Check here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2020\/05\/12\/small-business-used-define-americas-economy-pandemic-could-end-that-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check here<\/a> what it means for American&#8217;s economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Small business owners feel uncertain about the future. A lot of non-essential stores had to be closed until further notice. Here&#8217;s how to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"keep your business afloat during the pandemic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.specialityfoodmagazine.com\/news\/how-to-keep-your-small-business-afloat-during-lockdown\" target=\"_blank\">keep your business afloat during the pandemic<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. When reopening your business after lockdown, you should follow guidelines published by the government. Find out more <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.co.uk\/how-to-reopen-your-small-business-post-lockdown-what-we-know-so-far-2550310\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Instagram launched a new feature to help small businesses recover after COVID-19. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Click here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/instagram-and-facebook-launch-feature-to-help-small-australian-businesses-struggling-amid-covid19\/fa51eab1-0090-4cad-9fb3-f05d76cbdd4b\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freelancing &amp; Entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. If you&#8217;re looking for a niche that would be extremely profitable, you should check these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessload.com\/startups\/5-highly-demanded-manufacturing-business-ideas-to-explore\/\">5 manufacturing business ideas<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.  Not only influencers with millions of followers can work online and travel the world. Check here <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"how to become a social media manager (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adriennejordan\/2020\/05\/14\/how-to-land-a-freelance-social-media-manager-role-for-travel-brands\/#49564df97778\" target=\"_blank\">how to become a social media manager<\/a> and start working from home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Fiverr revealed their Third Annual Freelance Economic Impact Report. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Find out here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20200514005123\/en\/Fiverr%E2%80%99s-Annual-Freelance-Economic-Impact-Report-Identifies\" target=\"_blank\">Check here<\/a> how important the skilled freelance economy is in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.  As your freelance business grows, you&#8217;ll need to get more organized and structured. Here are <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the best tools for freelance businesses (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/350441\" target=\"_blank\">the best tools for freelance businesses<\/a> that will help to improve clients&#8217; experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. If you are self-employed, you can still apply for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Here's how you should apply (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/350314\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s how you should apply<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Start-ups don&#8217;t know how or when they&#8217;ll be able to recover after the crisis. Follow these <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"4 survival principles (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/350572\" target=\"_blank\">4 survival principles<\/a> to make it through the economic crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Coronavirus pandemic raised a lot of challenges for young entrepreneurs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/05\/13\/entrepreneurs-startups-are-tackling-coronavirus-isolation-loneliness.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Check here (opens in a new tab)\">Check here<\/a> how some of them overcame the loneliness and other challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>That\u2019s it for today! Tune in next week for more!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our weekly roundup! Let&#8217;s check the best news for small businesses and freelancers. Small Business 1. Risk management will help your small biz manage difficult situations and open your eyes to better ways of doing things. Check here what is risk management and how to create one. 2. 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