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The outbreak of Covid-19 has forced organizations into perhaps the most significant social experiment of the future of work in action, with work from home and social distancing policies radically changing the way we work and interact. But the impact on work is far more profound than just changing where people work; it is also fundamentally altering what work is performed and how we perform it.
Read MoreThe webinar featured presentations from Kathleen Marran, UPS Vice President of Marketing, Diverse Customer Segments, and Neil Perkin, Econsultancy expert facilitator and digital transformation guru. They shared thoughts about the changing landscape for SMBs and offered tips for marketing during challenging times. Check out some of the top insights below.
Read MoreCOVID-19 upended daily life in the United States as SARS-CoV-2, the virus spreading the disease, swept across the country. The U.S. declared a national emergency in mid-March, and Americans adjusted to strict guidelines, cancelled activities and closures, and mandates to stay home. Now different parts of the country are gradually reopening as the conversation continues about the best ways to do that safely and avoid new surges of infections.
Read MoreMost small business leaders, like the rest of us, didn’t see the COVID-19 pandemic coming, so they haven't had adequate time to prepare. The full effects of illness and business closures have only begun to appear.
On March 13, the National Federation of Independent Business Research Center reported that only about one-quarter of small business owners said they'd been hurt by the pandemic, though nearly all were worried about future disruptions in their workforces, supply chains, and sales pipelines during an escalating crisis.
Fast-forward a couple of weeks and those disruptions have increased, as confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have mounted and states have imposed mandatory business shutdowns. A survey from Goldman Sachs released March 19 found that more than half said they couldn't continue operating for longer than another fiscal quarter if conditions don’t improve.
Read MoreNotarization is a key part of the real estate transaction process. Through notarization, a notary verifies the identity of a document signer through a variety of methods. Traditionally notarization was done in person; however, over the last few years, innovations in technology have led more states to create laws allowing for notarizing through video or other methods.While nearly half of states around the country allow some form of remote online notarization, 55% still don't. As governments ask us to limit in-person contact during the COVID-19 outbreak, many people are wondering how documents, including loan and real estate transfer paperwork, can get notarized. Allowing remote notarization through video or the use of remote notarization services could be the answer.
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