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If you’ve spent the last year of pandemic life excessively wiping down counters, and disinfecting surfaces, you may be able to relax a bit more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on cleaning and disinfecting everyday household surfaces on Monday, saying that in most situations with no known coronavirus exposure, scrubbing a surface soap and water, rather than […]
Lean manufacturing is built on the premise that reducing waste, eliminating redundancies, and operating with precision are key to succeeding in the marketplace. In this model, extra inventory equals wasted resources. It assumes a supply chain that is always on, always available, and always responsive. But as we’re seeing, that assumption doesn’t always work. For […]
Last year, we saw a plunge in retail foot traffic as the pandemic kept consumers at home and a corresponding explosion in e-commerce as shopping shifted online. Year-over-year e-commerce sales growth was up 49% in April 2020 and topped out at 78% that May. While the dust has settled to reveal more modest e-commerce increases, the point is that […]
February 1, 2021 7 min read I once hosted a podcast called Pessimists Archive. It gained a large and loyal listenership and got lots of media coverage. That success helped me ignore a problem I knew about but just wished would just go away: The show’s name was turning people off. I first heard about it […]
January 5, 2021 6 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown affected businesses in many ways. There were problems from manufacturing to distribution. Many brick and mortar […]
September 21, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Savvy entrepreneurs are familiar with Gary Vaynerchuk books like #AskGaryVee, Crush It and Crushing It. Those in the social media world know Gary Vaynerchuk as a brilliant marketer and entrepreneur. I had the opportunity to see Vaynerchuk speak before he was a social […]