National Small Business Week Virtual Summit: Make Your Small Business More Accessible

Blue and white illustration of stores, with text overlay of National Small Business Week Virtual Summit: Celebrating resilience and renewal, Sept 13-15, 2021

The annual U.S. National Small Business Week is happening this week, a three-day online event from September 13, 2021 to September 15, 2021.

Co-sponsored by SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) and the U.S. Small Business Association, the virtual free conference is open to entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Mark Cuban, Chef José Andrés, and White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond are keynote speakers for the conference.

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Quick Tip: 5 Ally Actions Newsletter

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As I’ve said before, one of the reasons I enjoy Twitter is finding helpful  resources and newsletters.

The web design, accessibility, user experience, and WordPress communities have always been welcoming to me on Twitter, offering recommendations and tips for the questions I ask.

I’ve found solutions for WordPress site issues, learned about privacy-focused site analytics, and discovered a number of focused newsletters that help me with my web projects.

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After COVID: Benefits of a Remote Workforce [Infographic]

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When I worked at the community college, flexible work options like working from home weren’t a benefit readily available to employees.

I knew two people in our information technology department who had very flexible work schedules, but the majority of staff kept a schedule of starting work at 7am or 8am and ending at 4pm or 5pm.

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