Category: Disaster Lady Q&A

New State Mandated COVID Guidelines for Virginia Business

♪♫ “Hello DOLI!  Well, hello DOLI! It’s so nice to have you back where you belong.” ♬♩ Not the Carol Channing Broadway version you were expecting, was it? This week’s post is on the new Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) emergency standard that focuses on COVID-19 protections that must be implemented by employers… Continue reading New State Mandated COVID Guidelines for Virginia Business

Cyber Hygiene: Is there funk up all in your business?

When you talk to your team about cyber security, do you get that not-so-fresh feeling? When you have a date with your executives or stakeholders, are you afraid of things going too far and that they might find out that your business isn’t clean? If so, it’s time to clean up the cyber funk in… Continue reading Cyber Hygiene: Is there funk up all in your business?

The top 3 things you should make sure you are doing to protect your company today!

The pandemic has changed the way that we will operate our companies forever.  In a Gallup Poll taken in the week of March 30 – April 2 of this year, sixty-two percent of employed Americans currently say they have worked from home during the crisis. That number was double what it was just two weeks prior. “As… Continue reading The top 3 things you should make sure you are doing to protect your company today!

To Pay, or Not to Pay, That is the Question.

New PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidelines Broken Down There are many businesses out there that have either received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the first round of funding for the CARES Act or are slated to receive it during the second round. As mentioned in my previous post about the PPP loans, a recipient can apply for… Continue reading To Pay, or Not to Pay, That is the Question.

Intimate Love in the Time of Quarantine: Love during a disaster.

There was a movie in 2007 called Love in the Time of Cholera. It starred a young Javier Bardem as a man who falls in love with a girl after seeing her through a shop window.  It takes place during the Plague Year (as they called it) sometime at the beginning of the 20th century.  It… Continue reading Intimate Love in the Time of Quarantine: Love during a disaster.

Part 2 of “Is your baby ugly?” Getting lean without cutting bone!

If you haven’t read Part 1, click here. Believe it or not, there is one blessing out of the disaster that is COVID-19. It provides business leaders with the opportunity to take a moment, step back, look at the long term viability of our business, and take stock of its strengths and weaknesses. It allows us… Continue reading Part 2 of “Is your baby ugly?” Getting lean without cutting bone!

I applied for federal loan assistance and learned that the funds have been exhausted. What do I do?

Question to the DL: I own two environmental companies. Both firms have zero revenue and mounting expenses especially now due to shut down caused from COVID-19. I applied for federal loan assistance and learned that the funds have been exhausted.  The environmental practice was already on its way down when the US EPA soften its stance… Continue reading I applied for federal loan assistance and learned that the funds have been exhausted. What do I do?

Tracking Time and Work Productivity

Question to the DL: I found that users that have a dedicated space and get dressed as though they are going to work and have set work times are most productive and have the right mindset compared to someone trying to work in their PJs in bed. Do you worry about tracking their time or… Continue reading Tracking Time and Work Productivity