As the DealBook newsletter has been asking all week : What is the role of business in a moment like this?
To further reflect on this for our weekend edition, we spoke with Lloyd Blankfein, the former Goldman Sachs chief executive who has a history of taunting Mr. Trump on Twitter, about the expectations placed on business leaders, their role in enabling Mr. Trump and, as Mr. Blankfein put it, "What good could come of this?"
That conversation is followed by one with Judy Samuelson of the Aspen Institute, whose timely new book on the "new rules of business" explores responsible corporate citizenship. The interviews have been edited and condensed.
Not to change the topic here:
Maine marijuana shops report brisk business despite pandemic - StarTribune.com
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with other states because of the coronavirus pandemic, but shops are reporting brisk business nonetheless.
Maine wasn't able to replicate the grand opening scenes that have followed the first sales in other states. But regulators reported more than $1 million in sales in October, more than $1.2 million in November and nearly $2 million in December. The number of retail businesses also continues to grow.
Creating a Post-Covid Business Plan
To plan for a post-pandemic world, businesses must understand what your stakeholders’ behaviors will look like after the pandemic. Some behaviors will return to their pre-crisis state; others will be transformed; and others will disappear entirely. Drawing on research into habit formation, technology adoption and behavioral economics, the authors offer a framework to help companies make reasonable predictions on what happens next.
PPP Round 2: What small business owners need to do right now to get help - syracuse.com
The Economic Aid Act defines community financial institutions as four types of lenders: community financial development institution, minority depository institution, community development corporation and microlender intermediary.
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The program will end on March 31, 2021, or earlier if the money runs out like it initially did during the program's first round. So businesses should apply as soon as possible.
In the first round, businesses had to pick either eight or 24 weeks. But the second round provides more flexibility, allowing businesses to select any period between eight and 24 weeks.
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Opinion: Business leaders like Zuckerberg, Dorsey and Murdoch should be ashamed for enabling
Business Interruption Grant program ends
(WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity is wrapping up the end of its Business Interruption Grant program.
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Many businesses have been struggling for the past year due to the pandemic. The department told News 3 $5 million in grants
went out to our region.
The State of Illinois has worked with local leaders, business owners
and chambers to help 15 counties in our region affected the hardest by COVID-19.
China to counter 'unjustified' foreign trade and business laws | Fox Business
SHANGHAI - China’s Ministry of Commerce on Saturday published new rules for countering “unjustified” laws and restrictions imposed by foreign countries on Chinese companies and citizens, as economic relations between Beijing and Washington deteriorate.
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The rules on “unjustified extra-territorial application of foreign legislation” were posted on department’s website and established a “working mechanism” to assess the legal implications of such incidents.
Happening on Twitter
"If you ignore a difficult person just because he makes you a lot of P&L, that will end badly," Lloyd Blankfein say… https://t.co/HTmkvgIulM business (from New York and the World) Fri Jan 08 21:24:02 +0000 2021
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein slams Wall Street traders as Trump enablers https://t.co/9gAasNO5CS businessinsider (from New York, NY) Sat Jan 09 16:26:21 +0000 2021
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