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- Les Shaver
Les Shaver
Lshav22
NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: 11 | LAST PUBLISH DATE: 05-18-2022
Summary
Les Shaver is a long-time business journalist with more than 15 years of experience covering news in trends in the SMB space.
Leslie's Recent Articles
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Lenders Weigh the Best Small Business Options
May 18, 2022
Since the pandemic hit, small businesses have been scouring for different options to raise much needed funds. Here are loan options your business can apply …
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From Kitchen to Consumer: How a DC Accelerator Supports Small Food Businesses
May 18, 2022
Cullen Gilchrist, a DC entrepreneur, created Union Kitchen to support consumer packaged goods startups. With hard work and passion, he outlines how he did it.
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How One Preschool Used Tech and PPE to Reopen Its Doors
May 18, 2022
This preschool made a transition to technology to circumvent shutting down and found a new way of handling business processes while increasing efficiency.
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How Two Wedding Photographers Made It Through COVID
May 18, 2022
This photography business started to feel the effects of COVID and came up with an effective game plan to get them through the pandemic. Here's …
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Old-Fashioned Vacation Rental Company Adopts Tech to Get It Through the Pandemic
May 18, 2022
After the COVID restriction was lifted, the phones began to ring again for this vacation rental company. A surge in business forced them to invest …
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How One Recording Studio Added New Services During the Pandemic
May 18, 2022
Once COVID hit, this entrepreneur encountered challenges that he never would have imagined. Learn how he was able to pivot online with his recording studio.
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Lessons for Growth: An Interview with Libby Isenstein of Morning Consult
May 18, 2022
Morning Consult is a D.C. based market research firm that is known for its granular insights into consumer sentiment. Learn how they filled a void …
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How a Baby Food Startup Is Surviving the Pandemic
May 18, 2022
This baby food startup had an idea to help struggling parents without childcare. In the midst of COVID, they launched their business. Here's how they …
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Minneapolis Bakery Owner Adds New Products to Survive COVID
May 18, 2022
No one has been able to escape the negative impacts of COVID on small businesses. Here's the story of how one bakery pivoted to survive …
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How One Real Estate Agent Adjusted for COVID-19
May 18, 2022
The arrival of COVID-19 started a scramble to rush homes to the market, purchase protective equipment, and adopt video technology. Here's Marty Signore's story.
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How Clinical Massage Therapists Are Taking Business Online During COVID-19
May 18, 2022
Body Dynamics, a massage therapy business, reinvents itself by taking massages online. Learn how this company is using virtual sessions to keep business alive amid …
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