Helping Small Business Owners & Work-at-Home Parents Thrive During COVID-19 and Beyond

by Stacey M. Crutcher

In these economic times of uncertainty, such as the one we're currently living in, where can someone turn for good business advice? With so much content out there in the digital space, it has left many small business owners lost in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A hard economic time like this is one of the reasons I started my blog six years ago. I wanted to not only build a brand but also create a platform to educate, inspire, encourage, and motivate others. I wanted to create a place for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and work-at-home parents to rely on for solid advice.

As a business owner, you may have thought you had prepared for anything you could face. The reality is that no one can ever be fully prepared to handle or meet the demands of an economic crisis like we are facing, and this applies to families who work both inside and outside of the home.

Unfortunately for those families and many others, they are now facing the inevitability of getting laid off, or they are suddenly finding themselves working from home for the first time.

At least 46 States across the U.S. suddenly no longer considered some workers essential workers. This non-essential status led some of those families who operate a small business to reduce their hours of operation or close down altogether.

During trying times such as these, this is why it's so important as community leaders, small business owners, and members of the Lorain community to come together and show that we are Lorain Strong.

As a freelance blogger, I want to provide an online resource for small business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, those who have lost their job, and those who are merely curious about working from home. I want them to get the tips, tools, and local resources necessary to start, market, and continue managing a successful business from home and to thrive beyond COVID-19.

Stacey M. Crutcher—Working from Home With Stacey

photo courtesy of Stacey M. Crutcher

About the author: Stacey is a writer, author, freelance blogger, and publisher of the website Working from Home With Stacey, a business blog started in 2014. Initially tailored to the work-athome parent, the blog has evolved over the years and is now serving aspiring young entrepreneurs. WFHWS is a place where small business owners, as well as work-at-home parents alike, can find a wealth of information on how to start, market, and manage a successful business from home. Stacey's inspiration for starting the blog was to not only educate but help people eliminate barriers when it came to earning income from home. Making money from home could be a choice or the result of various challenges such as adversity, an economic downturn, or a pandemic. She hopes that by sharing her experience, online tips, tools, and resources, she will make an impact by helping others around her to become more aware of their options – most importantly, educate others on how to start businesses of their own, and break down barriers when it comes to earning income from home." Stacey's mission statement is "to help encourage, motivate, and inspire our next generation of entrepreneurs to create a profitable online business from home." Her vision is to continuously grow and teach as she expands her platform to become the next online go-to source for business and marketing tips. She wants to provide an online culture for entrepreneurs of the future to exchange ideas and share their business expertise and knowledge not taught in school.