The Westbury Carle Place Chamber of Commerce has been in constant communication with our members, financial and legal experts and local government to bring you important information during these very difficult and challenging times.

Here are links from Inc., to help steer our residents, businesses and visitors through today's uncharted territory. You'll find guidance on issues critical to us all, such as cash flow, leadership, self-care and even much needed stress management and inspiration.

You'll also find tips and advice on planning for a range of operational contingencies, including people, facilities, vendors, and systems, such as technology.

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• How to Choose the Perfect Business Name in a Post-Pandemic Market

• How To Use 2020 As A Springboard To Create Success
• 3 Ways to Manage Risk During Uncertain Times
• The Next Six Months Are Critical: Use Them to Turbocharge Your Business
• Three Ways to Grow Your Small Business (Even If You're Still Closed)
• Are You Ready for the Next Big Shock?
• Building Customer Relationships During Downtime
• Four Hard Decisions You Need to Make Sooner Rather Than Later
• Reopening Your Business: 3 Ways to Thrive in the Long Term
• How to Plan Ahead While Business Is Slow
• Key Questions to Guide Your Post-Pandemic Plan
• What Not to Do When You Reopen Your Business
• How You Can Plan for a Safe Reopening
• Mark Cuban's 4-Point Crisis Survival Guide
• How to Find Opportunity Within a Crisis
• The Reopening Challenge: 5 Tips for Getting Back to Business
• How to Reopen Your Business
• 4 Things Businesses Can Do During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• How to Thrive During and After a Crisis: 5 Small-Business Strategies
• 6 Actions to Take in the Next 90 Days to Save Your Business
• How to Hit the Ground Running After the Pandemic
• 3 Things You Can Do to Help Your Business Survive an Economic Downturn
• How to Build a Business Continuity Plan
• Mark Cuban's 4 Best Tips for Weathering a Business Downturn
• Steve Blank: What's Plan B? The Lifeboat Strategy for Your Startup
• 4 Things to Know When You're Facing a Sudden Cash Crunch
• How Leaders Can Effectively Manage in Times of Uncertainty
• 10 Things Every Small-Business Owner Needs to Do to Prepare for the Impact of Covid-19

• Expect a (Mostly) Better PPP in the Next Stimulus Package
• The SBA Makes It Easier to Apply for PPP Loan Forgiveness
• 4 Solutions To Small Business Money Problems
• Small-Business Grants for Companies Hit by Covid-19
• 4 Ways to Spot an SBA Loan Scam
• Covid-19 Relief Loans: Here Are the Fed's New Rules
• Your Biggest Stimulus Loan Questions, Answered
• $2 Trillion in Stimulus: What Business Owners Need to Do Next
• Small Businesses Could Land SBA Loans in as Soon as 2 Weeks. Here's Who's Eligible
• Everything You Need to Know to Get Your Business Loan Forgiven
• A $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Is on the Way: Here's What's in It for Business Owners
• Tracker: Financial Assistance for Businesses Hit by the Coronavirus Crisis
• 4 Things to Know When You're Facing a Sudden Cash Crunch
• FAQ on Disaster Assistance Loans

• Most Entrepreneurs Don't Need More Funding. Here's What They Really Need
• Three Ways to Strengthen Your Covid-19 Cash Management
• 5 Ways to Fund Your Business Amid the Pandemic
• How to Use Microlending to Fund Your Business
• GoFundMe Tips for Crowdfunding in a Crisis
• How to Successfully Crowdfund in a Difficult Global Scenario
• A Lifelong Entrepreneur's Tips for Surviving the Crisis
• Yes, You Can Still Raise Startup Capital Right Now
• Covid-19 Cash Crunch: Keeping Your Business Afloat
• 4 Options to Resolve Cash-Flow Issues Besides Loans
• Google Unveiled a $340 Million Grant Program to Help Small Businesses
• 4 Cash-Flow Management Strategies to Get Your Business Through Tough Times
• Strapped for Cash? 2 Business Loans You Need to Pay Attention to Right Now
• Where to Turn for Financial Help for Your Small Business During the Coronavirus Crisis

• Your Sales Have Cratered. Rent Is Due. Now What?
• 4 Ways to Negotiate With Vendors During Difficult Times
• How to Negotiate With Landlords on Rent Payments (and Win)
• How to Manage Salaries During Covid-19
• How to Handle a Cash-Flow Crisis Without Taking Out a High-Interest Loan

• What the Lower Unemployment Rate Really Means for the Economy
• The Post-Pandemic Economy: The Great Reboot
• Here Are the Economic Recovery Signs You Should Watch for, According to Experts
• 5 Ways Your Business Can Adapt to Dynamic Market Shifts
• 3 Likely Scenarios for Economic Recovery From the Coronavirus: The Conference Board Report 
• In 2008, a Legendary VC Firm Warned of an Economic Crisis. It Just Sent the Same Alert About the Coronavirus

• Yelp: Here's Where Customers Are Still Spending Money

• 6 Ways to Come Back From the Pandemic With a Stronger Team
• 3 Meaningful Ways to Support Working Parents During Covid
• Employee Liability Waivers: What to Consider
• 3 Flexible Work Schedules Your Employees May Love
• What the Future of Office Design Might Look Like Now
• Fear of Returning to Work: When You're Ready but Your Employees Are Not
• How to Hire During a Pandemic
• Shift Work and Weekends May Be the Only Way to Profitably Reopen
• Reopening Your Business: 3 Ways to Support Your Employees
• How to Make Remote Hiring Better Than In-Person
• How to Lay Off Employees When Everyone Is Remote
• How to Hire When You Can't Meet in Person
• How to Help Your Laid-Off or Furloughed Employees Apply for Unemployment

• 6 Questions to Ask Before You Consider Layoffs
• The Best Way to Tell Your Staff That You Expect to Make Job Cuts

• The 3 Work-From-Home Perks Employees Want Most
• Grocery Stipends, Mental Health Hours, and Pet Paternity Leave: The Top Pandemic Perks Companies Are Offering Now
• What the Newly Passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act Means for You

• How to Successfully Transition to a Hybrid Workforce
• The Case for (and Against) Ditching Offices for Remote Work
• Google's Remote Work Policy Has 9 Great Tips You Should Definitely Steal Today
• 4 Signs Your Team Can't Work From Home Long-Term
• Remote Employees Face a Greater Risk of Burnout. Here's How You Can Help
• How to Wine and Dine Clients Virtually
• How This Founder Cuts Distractions During Quarantine
• The 11 New Rules for Successful Online Meetings
• 10 Ideas to Keep a Great Company Culture While Working Remotely
• How to Be a Great Remote Manager
• The Right Way to Keep Your Remote Team Accountable
• Some Jobs Can't Be Done Remotely. Here's What Business Owners Are Doing to Keep Those Employees Safe
• Working From Home? Here Are 7 Things You Should Start Doing Today
• A Beginner's Guide to Working From Home Without Driving Yourself and Your Family Crazy
• 23 Essential Tips for Working Remotely

• How to Avoid Loneliness and Isolation When You Live Alone and Work From Home

• The Best Advice I Could Find on How to Push Through Second-Wave Fatigue
• To Be More Resilient in a Crisis, Focus on Meaning, Not Happiness
• 4 Daily Choices the Smartest People Make to Improve Their Lives
• Elite Military Mind Tricks to Reframe Uncertainty
• 3 Simple Steps to Manage Stress--and Save Your Business in the Process
• Emotional Survival Tips to Refocus in Tough Times
• Feeling Overwhelmed at Work? 8 Self-Care Activities That Take 5 Minutes or Less
• 18 Habits of Mentally Strong People
• Your Gratitude Practice: The 1 Thing Resilient People Do Before They Get Up Every Morning
• 5 TED Talks That Will Help You Manage Anxiety and Build Resilience
• Neuroscience Says Listening to This Song Reduces Anxiety by Up to 65 Percent
• How to Host a Virtual Happy Hour and Why It Will Improve Your Mood
• 7 Ways You Can Help People You Care About During the Pandemic
• How to Get Mentally Tougher in Difficult Times: Play More

• Three Ways to Maximize Your Team's Productivity
• Which Meetings to Skip When Working From Home
• 3 Techniques to Stay Focused and Productive in Times of Uncertainty
• How to Stay Creative When Your Team Is Working Remotely

• How to Prepare Yourself and Your Team for a Post-Covid World
• How to Successfully Manage Both Remote and In-Office Teams as You Reopen for Business
• How to Communicate Effectively Once You Return to the Office
• 7 Key Leadership Words Your Team Needs to Hear You Say Right Now
• How to Thrive in a Crisis: Empathy, Redundancy, Communication
• 3 Crisis-Leadership Principles From World Leaders
• The Secret Ingredient for Good Crisis Communication
• How to Respect Your Team's Time While Working Remotely
• 5 Essential Internal Communication Tips During a Crisis
• 5 Tips for Cracking the Crisis Communications Code
• 3 Great Ways to Motivate Employees in the New 'Stay at Home' Economy
• How to Embrace the Power of No in Your Business
• If You Can Answer Yes to Any of These 4 Questions, You're Ready to Lead
• How to Meet With Your Team in Times of Crisis

• How to Expand Your Company's Resilience Zone
• How Real Leaders Step Up to the Plate

• How Can You Spot Really Good Remote Leaders? They Do Any of These 3 Things Daily
• 5 Leadership Errors You Can't Afford to Make During Covid-19
• How to Help Frazzled Employees Refuel for Another Stretch of Uncertainty
• What Your Employees Need From You to Stay Motivated Right Now
• Four Keys to Sustaining Your Startup's Culture In the Pandemic
• Reopening? Learn How to Help Your Employees Feel Safe Psychologically
• How to Be an Empathetic Leader in Times of Crisis
• I Led Companies Through 2 Downturns. Here's What I Learned
• 3 Ways to Effectively Motivate Your Team
• 5 Research-Backed Questions to Test Your Leadership Skills in a Crisis
• Employees Are Dealing With Major Anxiety Because of the Coronavirus. Here Are 3 Ways Emotional Intelligence Can Help
• Bill Gates and Elon Musk Just Issued Very Different Responses to the Coronavirus. It's a Lesson in Emotional Intelligence

• Apple Is Building the Perfect Laptop for Remote Work
• The 7 Best Laptops for Working Remotely
• Here's How to Get Your iPhone or Mac Repaired While Most Apple Stores Are Closed Worldwide
• How to Clean Your iPhone or MacBook, According to Apple

• 4 Tech Trends You Don't Want to Overlook in the Post-Covid World
• Worried About Zoom? Here Are Some Alternatives
• The Remote Worker's Guide to Tech Gear and Gadgets
• A Complete Guide to Using Slack With a Remote Team
• 7 Tips for Using Zoom Videoconferencing With Remote Teams
• A Comprehensive Guide to Collaboration Tools for Businesses With Teams Working From Home
• These 5 Tech Companies Are Providing Free Remote Working Tools During the Coronavirus Outbreak

• Google My Business Updates for the Covid-19 Pandemic
• The Tech You Need to Communicate With Staff and Customers Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
• 5 Best CRM Tools for Your Business

• Working From Home? Take These Critical Cybersecurity Precautions
• Worried About Your Remote Team's Cybersecurity? Do These 5 Things Right Now to Protect Your Business

• How Business Owners Are Working to Maintain Sales and Avoid Layoffs as the Economy Grinds to a Halt