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By Teya Vitu The Santa Fe New Mexican WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Teya Vitu reports, “Creative Startups, a Santa Fe business accelerator, recently scrambled to convert an in-person classroom curriculum into solely online courses for its new...
By Charles Bolinger Edwardsville Intelligencer, Ill. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) For some businesses, like salons, where human contact is part of the transaction, entrepreneurs are struggling to figure out how they will move forward. EDWARDSVILLE...
By Brad Devereaux mlive.com WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Business owners are creatively responding to decisions from government and public health officials on what they can and can not do during this unprecedented situation. KALAMAZOO, MI While some...
By Billy Cox Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Fla. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Before the Coronavirus hit, “The Clever Cup” had come to within a month — the end of April — of finally clearing its debt. A 50% drop in traffic put...
By Eric Newcomer Bloomberg News WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) From Uber to Lyft to Airbnb, some of the most highly valued “sharing economy” companies are facing major challenges as people are ordered to shelter in place. Bloomberg A global...
By Zachery Eanes The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) John Replogle, a partner at “One Better Ventures”and the former head of “Burt’s Bees” and “Seventh Generation” says being...
By Benjamin Romano The Seattle Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Benjamin Romano reports, “For “attended” deliveries, in which the customer must be present for the driver to leave the package, Amazon told drivers to place the...