• Things Will Change Post-COVID-19, Learn How to Best Position Your Small Business to Thrive Amid These Changes

    Things Will Change Post-COVID-19, Learn How to Best Position Your Small Business to Thrive Amid These Changes

    The coronavirus crisis is bound to change the world of business significantly, but there are ways that owners can position their businesses to thrive amid these changes, writes Deluxe, a Minneapolis-based financial services company serving 4.8 million active small business customers worldwide, on the company’s blog. With many companies having their supply chains disrupted during…

  • Mark Cuban Offers Tips on How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic and Come Out Stronger Than Before

    Mark Cuban Offers Tips on How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic and Come Out Stronger Than Before

    While Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and an investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, understands the kind of uncertainty and hardship small and midsize business owners are currently facing, but believes agile founders can survive the coronavirus crisis and even come out stronger than before, writes Emily Canal for the Inc. During a wide-ranging…

  • QR Codes for LinkedIn and More

    QR Codes for LinkedIn and More

    By Lynne Williams QR codes can be very useful for driving people to your LinkedIn profile, a presentation, an article, and more. Add them to your business cards too. If you have never tried QRCode-Monkey, you will find it very easy to use and you can even customize it with your logo. Technology upgrades on…

  • How to Optimize LinkedIn for Job Seekers

    How to Optimize LinkedIn for Job Seekers

    Furloughed? Downsized? Re-orged? Laid off? No job? Dusting off your career documents just in case? It’s never too late to manage your career. It’s also never too late to reinvent yourself in a new career and explore your options. Why not start or update your LinkedIn profile too? Here are some things you need to…

  • Betsy James Wyeth – Author, Art Collector, Driving Force in Her Husband’s Career – Dies at 98

    Betsy James Wyeth – Author, Art Collector, Driving Force in Her Husband’s Career – Dies at 98

    The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art has announced the death of Betsy James Wyeth at the age of 98. Betsy was a catalyst in the creation and opening of the Brandywine River Museum of Art and was a visionary in the worlds of art and architecture. She was also a published author, art collector,…

  • Aqua Pennsylvania Corrects Misinformation on ChesterWater.com Website

    Aqua Pennsylvania Corrects Misinformation on ChesterWater.com Website

    Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca said that content about the water utility posted on a website with a ChesterWater.com URL is inaccurate, misleading, and was purposely created to misinform residents about water rates and recreational activity on the Octoraro Reservoir. “The entire purpose of the website is a campaign to portray Aqua Pennsylvania in a…

  • While You’re Stuck at Home Learn How to Make Some Extra Cash

    While You’re Stuck at Home Learn How to Make Some Extra Cash

    For those who are looking to make some extra money while you’re sheltering in place, one of the best ways to do so is with online side hustles, writes Lomash Kumar for the Panda Making Money. One of them is starting a blog on a topic you are passionate or knowledgeable about. While blogging is…

  • LinkedIn for the Win for Educators & Students

    LinkedIn for the Win for Educators & Students

    By Lynne Williams High school students over 16, college students, and educators in both K-12 and higher education need to be on LinkedIn. Teachers should act as models with their LinkedIn profiles, as their students begin to prepare for their future careers, military, or continuing education. On April 16th, West Center University hosted a one…

  • DELCO Today to Host Webinar Series Presented by Brandon Steiger on Marketing in Uncharted Waters

    DELCO Today to Host Webinar Series Presented by Brandon Steiger on Marketing in Uncharted Waters

    Beginning Tuesday, April 21, DELCO Today will host “Marketing in Uncharted Waters: A Four-Part Webinar Series Presented by Brandon Steiger.” This free webinar series is for marketing professionals, business development professionals, the C-Suite, and business owners who are struggling to keep their businesses in front of prospects and clients while navigating the unknown of what…

  • Global Business Advisory Board Helps Delaware Valley Companies With an International Footprint Weather COVID-19 Pandemic

    Global Business Advisory Board Helps Delaware Valley Companies With an International Footprint Weather COVID-19 Pandemic

    By Komeil Nasrollahi While it may come as no surprise that the Covid-19 pandemic has created a devastating impact on companies across the region; it has created especially unique challenges for those with an international footprint. Their supply chains and ability to serve their clients have been disrupted. Their international strategies have been completely turned…

  • Paycheck Protection Program – Updated Application & Interim Final Guidance

    Paycheck Protection Program – Updated Application & Interim Final Guidance

    Late last week, the SBA released an Interim Final Rule (IFR), and an updated application and additional documents for the Paycheck Protection Program were also released. The full IFR can be found here. The IFR is considered “interim,” and requests public comments over a 30-day period. It is anticipated that lenders will move forward in…

  • Paycheck Protection Program Application

    Paycheck Protection Program Application

    By Brinker Simpson We are trying to keep our clients and business colleagues informed of programs that may be beneficial to them and could help them through this challenging time. We are unveiling a special website where you will be able to read the various articles we’ve written and links to resources. This site is…

  • Paycheck Protection Program – Be Prepared

    Paycheck Protection Program – Be Prepared

    By Brinker Simpson & Company, LLC On Friday, President Trump signed a $2 trillion stimulus package. In a move designed to keep small businesses afloat, the CARES Act allocates $349 billion to loans the Paycheck Protection Program loans under the Small Business Administration. We provided details on the Program in a previous post. Lenders are working…

  • Delaware County, Philadelphia Suburbs Ace Social Distancing Scoreboard

    Delaware County, Philadelphia Suburbs Ace Social Distancing Scoreboard

    The new Social Distancing Scoreboard published by Unacast shows that Philadelphia area residents have been taking the coronavirus threat seriously and practicing social distancing, writes Geoffrey A. Fowler for The Washington Post. The company which collects and analyzes phone GPS location data has launched a scoreboard that grades states and counties based on which residents…

  • How to Increase Your Keywords in Your LinkedIn Headline

    How to Increase Your Keywords in Your LinkedIn Headline

    Would you be thrilled to be found for work as a jobseeker or entrepreneur because you increased your keywords in your LinkedIn headline? If employed or a business owner, would you like more keyword real estate in your headline to showcase your expertise? You know … riches in niches! Examples and step-by-step instructions are below.…

  • The Surprising, Fickle and Sometimes Unpredictable Gift of Solitude

    The Surprising, Fickle and Sometimes Unpredictable Gift of Solitude

    By Brandon Steiger The past few weeks have turned businesses upside down, inside out, and downright topsy-turvey, but that doesn’t mean we are done! I might sound like a broken record to anyone who will hear me, but after 9/11 we were Americans fighting against terrorism,  after the recession of 2008, we were in our…

  • Make Your Company’s Talent, Experience, and Passion the Center of Delaware County’s Conversation

    Make Your Company’s Talent, Experience, and Passion the Center of Delaware County’s Conversation

    With so much uncertainty about life beyond COVID 19, there’s never been a better time to place your organization at the center of the conversation about Delaware County’s future with a thought leadership post on DELCO Today. In the past several weeks, we’ve had two thought leadership posts draw more than 5,000 readers. One post…

  • How to Connect on Online Meetings Without Obscene Popup Ads

    How to Connect on Online Meetings Without Obscene Popup Ads

    By Lynne Williams Beware of XXX-rated porn trolls on your online meetings. I attended a meeting with a Zoom link that was publicly posted on a Meetup and BOOM! There it was – things that grandma should not see. Those were some things I have actually never seen either. Wow! Just wow! Come to find…