E13: Running Your Local Business During Covid-19

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Small Stage, Big Impact
Small Stage, Big Impact

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On Small Stage, Big Impact veteran digital strategist, Renia Carsillo, combines solo teaching episodes with interviews to help you learn how to build a sustainable, people-first digital strategy that works for your business. Along the way, she speaks to digital activists, upstart developers, badass content creators, brave community leaders, and other behind-the-scenes folx you probably haven’t heard on a podcast before. To help you answer one important question:

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013: Running Your Local Business During Covid-19
byLourenia Carsillo

Covid-19 has us doing things we never planned this week that can leave us feeling overwhelmed. 

We’re looking at what is happening over the next several weeks and what that means to us as individual Americans, humans, and local business owners, along with the impact we’ll have on our small or large audiences. We are also thinking about the right things to say at this time.  

After much contemplation, I wanted to share what is in my heart and what matters most to me in these uncertain times to give you comfort and direction as a local business owner. 

I’ve got lots of great resources for you in this show so you can sustain as much as possible, your kindness, impact and empathy on your community during uncertain times. Helping each other is so important. 

In this episode we discuss…

 

  • [6:20] How to handle your upcoming scheduled events 
  • [7:11] Variables to consider and questions to ask in regard to your scheduled events so you don’t waste time and money
  • [10:08] How to migrate workers to remote work wherever possible
  • [12:20] Reducing risk for employees that have to go out into the field
  • [13:24] Supporting your team on how to work from home so they can be productive and manage distractions
  • [14:30] Three things to implement if you’re working from home for the first time
  • [18:54] What you can do to manage your kids being home from school while trying to get your work done
  • [22:02] Ideas for how to pay your employees during this time
  • [24:05] What you should know when considering taking your business online

 

Resource List Mentioned in This Episode…

Covid-19 has us doing things we never planned this week that can leave us feeling overwhelmed.

We’re looking at what is happening over the next several weeks and what that means to us as individual Americans, humans, and local business owners, along with the impact we’ll have on our small or large audiences.

We are also thinking about the right things to say at this time.
After much contemplation, I wanted to share what is in my heart and what matters most to me in these uncertain times to give you comfort and direction as a local business owner.

I’ve got lots of great resources for you in this show to help you sustain your kindness, impact, and empathy for yourself and your community. Helping each other has never been so important.

Episode 13 Recap

  • [6:20] How to handle your upcoming scheduled events 
  • [7:11] Variables to consider and questions to ask in regard to your scheduled events, so you don’t waste time and money
  • [10:08] How to migrate workers to remote work wherever possible
  • [12:20] Reducing risk for employees that have to go out into the field
  • [13:24] Supporting your team on how to work from home so they can be productive and manage distractions
  • [14:30] Three things to implement if you’re working from home for the first time
  • [18:54] What you can do to manage your kids being home from school while trying to get your work done
  • [22:02] Ideas for how to pay your employees during this time
  • [24:05] What you should know when considering taking your business online

Resources Mentioned in Episode 13

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Small Stage, Big Impact is hosted by Renia Carsillo (that’s me!). I am hardcore passionate and committed to bringing the systems and strategies that give big brands an unfair advantage to local businesses. For that reason, I created the Local Rock Star Intensive, where I help local business owners use their small stage to have a BIG impact. Thank you for being here and reading this far!

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