"Make it evident that your company is well-positioned to maintain its revised business model until things return to normal, signaling that it is weathering the storm. Moreover, highlight what your company has learned from the pandemic experience, as well as how these learnings might improve the way your company operates after the pandemic ends."

— Ted Waldron and James Wetherbe on ensuring your customer relationships outlast Coronavirus

 
Founder: Joseph Bisaillon

Organization: eNotaryLog

Thoughts: Know your market. Market conditions and timing are extremely important when starting a business. It helps define the strategy you will go to market with and allow you to identify when to pivot.

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Growth Jam Session with David Sanghera, Startup Growth Advisor
Webinar Workshop on Effective Facebook Campaigns and Media Buying
Presented by Launch
Thursday, May 7 at 12PM PT | 3PM ET (Today)


How to Use TikTok for Business
Webinar with Haley Hoffman Smith of Big Lash and Keila Delgado-Cruz of NowDrops
Presented by SoGal
Tuesday, May 12 at 12PM ET


Libate & Learn: Intentional Hiring and Boosting Hireability
Virtual Discussion with Nicole McMurray of Apple One and Kelly Bailey of EMSI Data
Presented by Synapse
Tuesday, May 12 at 4:30PM ET


Crash Course: Intro to Web Development
Virtual Workshop on HTML, CC and JavaScript
Presented by Suncoast Developers Guild
Thursday, May 14 at 6:30PM ET

Meet the Entrepreneurs in Nasdaq's Spring 2020 Milestone Makers Cohort
Nasdaq • The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center has announced the entrepreneurs in its Spring 2020 Milestone Makers cohort. One of the cohort members includes SaLisa Berrien, Founder and CEO of Tampa-based COI Energy Services. The program provides individualized mentorship, executive coaching and access to the Center's network of experts.


After a Digital Shift Sparked Growing Pains, Erik Maltais and Immertec are Seeing VR Medical Training Become Essential
TBBJ • Tampa-based Immertec has seen a massive increase in interest in its company since Coronavirus began. Customers that previously saw the Immertec technology as novel now see it as essential.


In a Series of Wins for Florida Funders, Another Startup Will Open in the Sunshine State
TBBJ • Florida Funders, a Tampa-based venture capital and crowdfunding hybrid, is leading a seed round for Vizetto Inc., which is based in Canada. The funding will help Vizetto Inc. hire staff, support sales and software development through 2021, and open a new office in Florida.


Seedfunders Closes Three Deals in One Week
St. Pete Catalyst • Seedfunders, a St. Pete-based early stage investment firm, has closed three funding deals totaling nearly $500,000. Two of the three investments are located in Florida. Seedfunders partners will join the board of advisors or board of management of each company.


Mental Health Resources Available for Health Care Workers
WTSP 10 • Tampa-based Cope Notes, which sends daily encouragement, exercises, and psychology facts straight to your phone via text, was recommended by Tampa General Hospital as one of the resources available to health care workers during the crisis. Cope Notes is offering a free two-week trial with no payment required.

Company: CoreStream

Elevator Pitch: A platform that makes it easy to connect employees with supplemental health benefits, lifestyle benefits, employee discounts, and reward programs.

Position: Product Support Specialist

Position Highlights: CoreStream is looking for a Product Support Specialist to join its team. The position provides 1st Tier B2B file exchange and integration support and requires proven experience dealing directly with IT file exchange and payroll specialist counterparts at its Fortune 500 partners.

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SurveyMonkey's CMO On Making Marketing More Human
SurveyMonkey grew as a consumer-focused, self-serve business, but today they’re stepping back from the B2C versus B2B dichotomy. “It’s really all B2H—Business to Humans—whether you are buying a product on behalf of your organization for enterprise usage or you’re buying it for yourself and a teammate in a startup to use,” explained Leela Srinivasan. In this resource from Open View Partners, Leela shares how SurveyMonkey moved upmarket to serve enterprise and how they leveraged traditional marketing channels with a viral product.


Capital Raising During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Offering Structures for a Volatile Market
Despite market turmoil, alternative offering structures may afford issuers the opportunity to raise capital while avoiding some of the risks and costs associated with traditional public offerings. The advantages, disadvantages and legal and business issues related to alternative offering structures are outlined in this guide from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. Check out the guide here.

The Partner Ship Podcast: Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg: The Skimm Co-Founders
In this episode, The Partner Ship Podcast invites co-founders of The Skimm, an subscription online news service that breaks down the most important news you need to know to start your day, to chat about everything from co-founding the business from their couch to raising $30M in a round led by Google Ventures.

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GuideWell COVID-19 Health Innovation Collaborative Applications
GuideWell is launching the COVID-19 Health Innovation Collaborative to identify and support solutions that can immediately increase the scope and scale of resources aimed at reducing the complex stress factors COVID-19 is bringing to bear on the U.S. health system. Participating companies will receive non-dilutive award funding to validate your solution’s impact and the opportunity to partner with GuideWell and other healthcare partners.
Deadline: May 8 (Tomorrow)
Apply Here


Salesforce Care Small Business Grants
Salesforce is partnering with Ureeka to offer eligible small businesses the opportunity to receive a $10,000 grant to help them through the COVID-19 outbreak. Companies that have between 2 to 50 employees, have been in business for 2 full years as of March 2020 and have an annual revenue between $250K and $2M are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Not Specified
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COVID-19 Support from Hello Alice
Hello Alice, with the support of Verizon, Silicon Valley Bank, eBay, and others, is offering $10,000 emergency grants to be distributed immediately to small business owners impacted by this pandemic. If your business has been severely impacted by COVID-19, you are encouraged to apply. Additionally, Hello Alice has set up the COVID-19 Business Resource Center to help you source additional financial support, find resources and programs specific to where you live, learn how to pivot your small business and more.
Deadline: Not Specified
Apply Here