EP-82 NYBizLab-Clarkson Small Business Owners COVID Panel

This is the edited audio of an online small business owners/leaders panel discussion that I participated in. We discussed how the COVID outbreak has impacted their businesses and the steps they have taken during these challenging times. We discussed a broad range of topics including communications, changing work patterns, leadership and increasing their outreach with their employees and into the community. The conversation was inspiring, comforting, informative, and contains many take-a-ways that other business leaders can draw upon. The individuals on the call are: * Jeff Buell of Redburn Development, which builds affordable housing in the NorthEast of the united states * Antonio Civitella of Transfinder, which makes school bus routing software for school districts, and owns the New York BizLab * David Dussault of P1 Industries, manufacturing power generation equipment * Heidi Knoblauch of Plumb Oyster Bar and works for Pioneer Bank. Payroll protection program -this is a financial relief program for small businesses introduced by the US Federal Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is designed to help small businesses continue to meet their payroll and other expenses as a way to limit economic damage to this important sector of the economy. Rich Honen a Partner at Phillips Lytle LLP. A regional law firm and the sponsor of this podcast. The discussion was moderated by Bela Musits and Rick D'Errico. Rick is the BizLab's managing director and Transfinder's director of public relations. We did this panel discussion online so the sound quality is variable. I also had to do some significant editing as we had several dropped calls and echos. You can watch the complete, unedited video of the panel on this YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QMo8D4AW7I&list=PLOe3ywn73zkKL7Ft2jiYcknM1sttbWAua&index=7 Mike and I hope you enjoy this special episode. We love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at bela.and.mike@gmail.com - we will answer your questions in a future episode. Mike and I would like to thank the law firm of Phillips Lytle LLP for sponsoring this podcast episode. We are proud to partner with Phillips Lytle because of the entrepreneurial approach they take to legal matters and their long history of success with startup businesses. Please reach out to Phillips Lytle Partner Rich Honen at 518-618-1225 or rhonen@phillipslytle.com or check out their website at PhillipsLytle.com. Thanks for listening, Bela and Mike