{"id":487669,"date":"2020-06-01T21:34:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T21:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=487669"},"modified":"2020-06-01T21:34:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T21:34:01","slug":"new-initiative-helps-small-businesses-get-the-resources-they-need-to-succeed-during-covid19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/new-initiative-helps-small-businesses-get-the-resources-they-need-to-succeed-during-covid19-pandemic_487669.html","title":{"rendered":"New initiative helps small businesses get the resources they need to succeed during COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;  width:250px; padding:8px 10px 10px 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/uploads\/1591006400.png\" style=\"border:none !important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"New initiative helps small businesses get the resources they need to succeed during COVID-19 pandemic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/uploads\/1591006400.png\" alt=\"New initiative helps small businesses get the resources they need to succeed during COVID-19 pandemic\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic; padding:8px 0px;\">\u2018Small Biz Heroes\u2019 Instagram following skyrockets as small businesses seek emergency support<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>San Francisco, Calif. &#8211; June 01, 2020 &#8211;<\/strong> As the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to shutter small businesses around the country, a new initiative is stepping up to provide solutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Small Biz Heroes is a virtual community that connects small businesses worldwide that have been impacted by COVID-19 with &ldquo;heroes&rdquo; who can help them by providing a range of free business services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project, launched earlier this month, has quickly amassed a following of more than 8,500 followers on Instagram as of today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The premise of Small Biz Heroes is simple: Small businesses needing support and guidance can connect with &ldquo;heroes,&rdquo; skilled professionals willing to share pro bono expertise on how to successfully navigate through the crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The initiative was founded by entrepreneur and Google employee Brandon Youra.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;Small Biz Heroes was created to unite talented people around the world to address an unprecedented threat to entrepreneurs and small business owners everywhere,&rdquo; Youra said. &ldquo;Small businesses around the globe are at risk of permanently shutting down within a few months. Now, more than ever, we must come together as a global community to help small businesses in need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Youra recently launched the &ldquo;Small Biz Hero Store&rdquo; at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/smallbizheroes.store\">https:\/\/smallbizheroes.store<\/a> to sell branded gear including mugs, face masks, stickers, and apparel, with all proceeds going toward the launch of the Small Biz Heroes web platform, slated for June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the meantime, small businesses are invited to follow the Small Biz Heroes page on Instagram at @smallbizheroes. They can also sign up for the email list at smallbizheroes.co to get updates on the launch of the global platform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">View the video &ldquo;We are all in this together&rdquo; from Small Biz Heroes at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OUx7m7GpCFQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OUx7m7GpCFQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn more about Small Biz Heroes at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/smallbizheroes.co\">https:\/\/smallbizheroes.co<\/a>. Follow Small Biz Heroes on Instagram (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/smallbizheroes\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com\/smallbizheroes<\/a>), Facebook (www.facebook.com\/smallbizheroesfb) and LinkedIn (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/small-biz-heroes\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/small-biz-heroes<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/smallbizheroes.co_58532.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Small Biz Heroes<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Brandon Youra<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=new-initiative-helps-small-businesses-get-the-resources-they-need-to-succeed-during-covid19-pandemic\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 949.697.9874<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizheroes.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/smallbizheroes.co<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object type=\"text\/html\" data=\"https:\/\/smallbizheroes.co\" style=\"width:900px; height:400px;\"><\/object><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=new-initiative-helps-small-businesses-get-the-resources-they-need-to-succeed-during-covid19-pandemic\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Small Biz Heroes\u2019 Instagram following skyrockets as small businesses seek emergency support San Francisco, Calif. &#8211; June 01, 2020 &#8211; As the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to shutter small businesses around the country, a new initiative &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/new-initiative-helps-small-businesses-get-the-resources-they-need-to-succeed-during-covid19-pandemic_487669.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[401,404],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-487669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Business","category-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}