SBA warns businesses of loan and grant fraud
With fear in the air and an information vacuum only feeding it, fraudsters are on a tear targeting businesses desperate for good news on their Small Business Administration loan and grant applications.
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Latest coronavirus updates, 4/2/20
April 2, 2020The CBJ is working hard to keep you up to date on the latest coronavirus news. This post contains a roundup of notable cancellations, closures, changes and more.
Businesses should prepare for the possibility of a worst-case scenario in which economic growth doesn’t resume until September and the unemployment climbs to 15% in the third quarter, according to a new analysis by the Conference Board.
Mercy Medical Center asks community to ‘mask up’
April 1, 2020Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has launched an initiative encouraging employees and community members to wear a mask when outside of the home, as federal health officials begin contemplating the same.
UI-ISU collaboration speeds COVID-19 testing at state lab
March 31, 2020University of Iowa faculty and staff are receiving an assist from Iowa State University as the demand for COVID-19 testing at the State Hygienic Lab – part of the UI’s Office of the Vice President for Research – increases amid the spreading pandemic.
Bolstering your company’s viral response
March 31, 2020Employers are digging in for a multitude of HR issues arising with the spread of the coronavirus, from how to minimize the spread of the infection, to addressing employees staying away from work because of worries about contracting the highly contagious bug.
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Boost your odds with a financial crisis plan
March 31, 2020By Maurie Cashman
Crisis management plans are critical to sound business planning, whether for personal or business purposes. Implementing a financial crisis plan may be the difference in whether you survive or fail.
Get help for pandemic stress
March 31, 2020CBJ Editorial
We encourage small business owners and their managers who are feeling stressed and desperate to seek the help they might need from a medical professional or, at the very least, from a peer. Keeping stress bottled up is not a healthy way to get through something as foreboding as this.
Make casino site a downtown catalyst
March 18, 2020CBJ Editorial
A city-owned site between the Cedar River and I-380 once earmarked for a casino could be Cedar Rapids’ catalyst for more downtown development if developed properly.
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Upcoming Events
The CBJ will host a series of webinars every Tuesday and Thursday designed to support businesses during the coronavirus battle. This webinar will examine “How to Market Your Business During a Crisis.”
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