Events like the COVID-19 pandemic can turn the world upside down. The immediate impact of this turmoil creates sometimes insurmountable challenges to small businesses. But it is nearly impossible to predict the long-term effects on those small businesses that have somehow managed to survive the initial blow. Small businesses may have a narrower margin with which to withstand the upheaval of a global pandemic, or an economic downturn, but these businesses do possess one advantage over the … [Read more...] about Imagining a World Beyond the Pandemic
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Insurgent Brewing is First ‘Makeover of a Lifetime’ Winner
On March 12, members of the Yavapai College SBDC Team, Yavapai College Film and Cinematography crew, and Chino Valley Economic Development Director Maggie Tidaback surprised Laura and Rob Valenzuela at their Chino Valley brewery. The purpose was to announce that a panel of Yavapai County chamber executives and economic development officers had selected Insurgent Brewing Co. as the first Yavapai College SBDC Makeover of a Lifetime winner in the Small Business Makeover program. “I was driving … [Read more...] about Insurgent Brewing is First ‘Makeover of a Lifetime’ Winner