Cyndy Lane
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Cyndy is business journalist with a focus on entrepreneurship and small business. With over a decade of experience covering the startup and small business landscape, Cyndy has a reputation for being a knowledgeable, insightful and approachable journalist. She has a keen understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing small business owners and is able to explain them in a way that is relatable and actionable for her readers.
Being a “social media influencer” has got to be the greatest job in the world, or so it would seem. Simply by becoming well-connected on the Internet, you can be paid for touting a product. If you become extremely well-connected — like, say, the Kardashian clan’s Kylie Jenner — you can command jaw-dropping fees. Jenner, […]
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We hear all the time about unemployment benefits for laid-off workers. But what about unemployment benefits for business owners? If you owned an unlucky small business (or you owned a business during an unlucky time such as the COVID-19 outbreak), are you out of luck when it comes to unemployment? In normal times, you would only […]
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As states begin to lift COVID-19 lockdowns, many businesses face uncertainties as they open their doors again. How many of their customers will come back? How many of their employees will come back? Besides those concerns, they may also be asking themselves about new legal risks that might arise as they resume business. What kind […]
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Small-business owners who reopen their doors following coronavirus-related shutdowns face many uncertainties. Will their customers come back? Will their employees come back? Can they even stay in business? But the most pressing uncertainty is probably safety. How can owners and operators of small businesses keep everyone safe? We’ve learned that one of the best ways […]
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Currently, all 50 states have begun reopening their economies after COVID-19 closures, which means small businesses across the county — from restaurants to gyms to hair salons — have reopened or are preparing to reopen. Business owners know they need their employees to return in order to get back to business, but some are finding […]
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Companies that are making plans to reopen offices and workplaces have received a green light from the federal government that they may require returning employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. On May 28, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an advisory stating that employers could require vaccinations for those who are returning to the job as long […]
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Entrepreneurs are natural self-starters who believe they can do it all themselves, including the incorporation work necessary to start a small business. (And with some of the resources available on the internet, sometimes they might be right.) But incorporation can be a tricky thing to get right. And if you’re starting a nonprofit to do good, make sure you […]
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Running a lawn care business can be stressful if you are struggling to find new clients. Once you have a steady flow of clients then the job becomes keeping them happy. Taking your business to the next level can easily be done if you have perfect customer retention. People are not going to change their […]
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Congratulations on launching your transportation business. Now that this first part of starting a business is over and done with, it’s time to move on to the next challenge: growing or expanding your transportation business. Just like every other entrepreneur, surely you also have the goal of quickly expanding your business. No one wants to […]
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Many people head to New York to conduct business. Whether it be a first-time meeting with a new client or the tenth meeting you have had with your partner business, the city has thousands of rooms, sections, and hideaways to properly conduct business and stamp out the details of necessary business contracts. Instead of choosing […]
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