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Newly Available CARES Act Loans: 10 Things Small Businesses Need to Know The federal government has recently enacted two pieces of legislation to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 crisis, including the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act passed on March 25, which provides $349 billion in Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. The […]

Startups Weekly: A new era for consumer tech TechCrunch is out hunting for bright spots in the startup world as we all come to grips with the pandemic — particularly where checks are actually being written despite everything. D2C is back to the future First up this week, we surveyed top direct-to-consumer investors, and they […]

This Week in Apps: Apple launches a COVID-19 app, the outbreak’s impact on social and video apps and more Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry saw a record 204 […]

Original Content podcast: ‘Tiger King’ might be the wildest show on Netflix Netflix’s “Tiger King” is a docuseries focusing on the man who calls himself Joe Exotic — owner of a private park full of tigers and other big cats. We learn in the opening minutes of the first episode that he’s been accused of […]

Find Out How to Finally Get Your Consulting Business Started With Entrepreneur’s Expert-in-Residence If you’ve ever considered consulting, now’s a great time to dive in. March 28, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get […]

How Huawei is dividing Western nations The relationship between the United Kingdom and Australia is not usually a flashpoint in international relations. After all, the two allies share a common language, ancestry, and monarch. So what caused a dustup recently that saw a senior Australian parliamentarian rebuke the British foreign secretary, and for a group […]

Communicating online (the big leaps) It’s not just like the real world but with keyboards. Leap 1: Attention is too easy to steal online, so don’t. Spam is a bad idea. Interrupting hundreds or millions of people doesn’t cost you much, but costs each person a lot. You wouldn’t stand up in the middle of […]

A new FDA-authorized COVID-19 test doesn’t need a lab and can produce results in just 5 minutes There’s a new COVID-19 test from healthcare technology maker Abbott that looks to be the fastest yet in terms of producing results, and that can do so on the spot right at point-of-care, without requiring a round trip […]

As the U.S. shuts down, StockX’s business is booming, says its CEO StockX, the high-flying resale marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of sneakers, streetwear, handbags and other collectible items who agree on pricing, has seen its fortune rise along with the $6 billion global sneaker resale market, which is part of the broader $100 billion […]

Duke University uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide to clean N95 face masks for reuse With shortages of N95 face masks persisting nationwide, healthcare facilities are scrambling to find ways to clean and treat the masks for reuse to protect doctors and nurses most at risk of exposure to COVID-19. Duke University thinks it has found a […]

John Borthwick & Matt Hartman of betaworks discuss coronavirus adaptation strategies Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hopping on Zoom with betaworks’ John Borthwick and Matt Hartman to discuss the tech world’s adaptation to this new locked-down world, the future of new media and answer questions from the audience. We discussed whether new media companies […]

Rocket startup Skyrora shifts production to hand sanitizer and face masks for coronavirus response One of the newer companies attempting to join the rarified group of private space launch startups actually flying payloads to orbit has redirected its entire UK-based manufacturing capacity towards COVID-19 response. Skyrora, which is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is answering the […]

Trump orders GM to start ventilator production for COVID-19 amid contract dispute President Donald Trump signed Friday a presidential directive ordering GM to produce ventilators and to prioritize federal contracts, just hours after the automaker announced plans to manufacture the critical medical equipment needed for patients suffering from COVID-19, disease caused by coronavirus. The order, […]

5 Ways to Set Good Habits That Actually Stick New routines and healthy habits don’t have to be an exercise in misery. March 27, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Having goals and actually pursuing goals is different. Most successful people are creatures of habit and daily routines. I definitely perform […]

Stay Busy and Productive This Weekend by Streaming Unlimited Documentaries This documentary service may be a surprisingly productive use of your time. March 27, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share […]

How to Support Your Team While WFH Employees working remotely? Here are four strategies for keeping morale and productivity high. March 27, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Before the current crisis, nearly one-quarter of the US workforce was already working from home at least part-time. Now, that number […]

It looks like Brandon Middaugh is heading up the $1B Microsoft climate fund Earlier this year, Microsoft made waves in the corporate community by coming out with one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging strategies to reduce carbon emissions from the company’s operations. Part of that plan was a $1 billion fund that would invest […]

How $33,000 of Debt Taught Sarah Mae Ives That Starting a Passion Business Isn’t Enough Unless you marry your passion with this one thing, you just have an expensive hobby. March 27, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this series called Member Showcase, we publish interviews with members […]

SpaceX to deliver cargo to NASA’s lunar Gateway station using a new ‘Dragon XL ‘ spacecraft NASA has tapped SpaceX as the first provider of space-based logistics to deliver experiment materials, cargo and supplies to its lunar Gateway, the agency announced on Friday. This means SpaceX will be among the companies that NASA can turn […]

5 Ways to Improve Employee Communication During the COVID-19 Crisis By Andy Bailey During these extraordinary times, as the world’s foremost health experts work to quell the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s critical that leaders step up, make the right decisions swiftly, and be ready to pivot on a moment’s notice. Taking care of company team members […]