Here at REV, we’re continuing our mission of gathering the resources small businesses need to respond to these strange times—especially as we begin to slowly transition into the next phase of COVID-19 response.   

This week, the REV BIZ team is focused on supporting small business owners as they begin to develop their reopening strategy. We’re doing that through asking entrepreneurs what they need and responding to those needs through small business coaching and gathering useful and timely resources.   

Here are 10 tools to help you move forward.  

We’re all leaders.  

 Whether you’re a 2-person retail shop, a culinary team of 20 or CEO of a corporation, we are all leaders. If you missed these leadership rockstars, watch those and others here.   

• Dave Gray, Leading Through Covid-19 and Beyond  
• Heather Russell and Melva Tate, Modifying Your Staff Structure + Operations  
• Want the resources Melva mentioned to help you reopen?  Find those here.   

Pivot, pivot, pivot.  

Even as we enter reopen, you’re rethinking your model. Here’s what we’re watching and reading this week.  

• Harvard Business Review, How Restaurants Can Survive Right Now  
• Retail Strategies Covid-19 Webinar Series including Positioning Your Business to Sell Online  

Preparing to reopen

As we’ve listened so far, we heard calculated, an intentional and truly compassionate concern for the Birmingham community which is so very inspiring. Your actions are driven by one another’s needs.  

• Streetsense’s Pandemic Restaurant + Bar Relaunch Toolkit  
• National Retail Federation’s Blueprint for Shopping Safe  
• Cushman and Wakefield’s Guide to Reopening the Workplace  

Let’s be real. We could all use some inspiration.   

The last two are simply good for the soul. Enjoy.  

• ‘Grit: The power of Passion and Perseverance’ A Ted Talk by Angela Lee Duckworth  
• John Krazinki’s Some good news YouTube channel.