May 2020

Five Strategies Keeping Small Businesses Alive

As coronavirus quarantines force many businesses to shutter their storefronts, these companies are finding creative ways to serve customers and grow their business. Almost every industry, from eateries to gift shops, cleaning crews to beauty salons, has had to revamp their models for customer engagement. Here are five tactics that are proven to keep small businesses going during this crisis. Find a new niche Some services are just not practical right now. Home owners, for…


Fee Cap on delivery app

New York City Imposes Fee Caps on Delivery Apps

New York City is set to limit the surcharge food delivery apps can apply to restaurants using their platforms. City Councilman Mark Gjonaj sponsored the legislation and hopes it will relieve some of the corona-related hardships in the food industry. New York City has set a cap on fees for food delivery services during emergency situations. The move follows a class-action lawsuit filed last month by three restaurants in New York. The owners accuse Grubhub,…


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Big Tech’s Shining Moment Not So Shiny After All

The novel coronavirus has yielded some obvious changes in our daily life. There is virtually no commute as most people have transitioned to working from home. Parents are now functioning as semi-schoolteachers as they homeschool their kids. Those used to eating out regularly are being forced to explore their own kitchen prowess. Even our online habits are changing. And while these changes in search habits and web activity are mostly for the better, they also…


Basic Tech Needs in Crisis

What the Pandemic Taught Us about Tech We Do and Don’t Need

Sometime in mid-March life as we knew it came to a grinding halt. Schools closed, offices transitioned to “work from home,” and businesses hurried to figure things out. With so much time on our hands, and literally nowhere to go, we got a chance to focus in on the tech that matters most during a crisis. Basically, we need: Find the right virtual meeting space for you. Interaction platforms and tools so we can communicate…