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Oct 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted businesses across the nation, but our country’s small businesses are possibly suffering the most. According to the WSJ, thousands of small firms have been driven out of business and 1 in 5 businesses that were open in January have stopped transacting entirely. In a recent survey of 6,325 small-business owners, 42% of respondents said they were at risk of going out of business in the fourth quarter. These statistics are staggering, and small businesses nationwide are trying to figure out how they can survive COVID-19.

About the Interview

In this episode of Hilary Topper on Air, Hilary interviews Tom Moebus and Stefan Doering, Advisor and CEO, respectively, of Shift Group, an online education company helping entrepreneurs worldwide, start and grow their businesses, sustainably. Together with Stony Brook University and Bank of America, they are offering Long Island small businesses free workshops, called Pandemic Shift, to help them survive, strive, and thrive.

Tom and Stefan will discuss why they created the Pandemic Shift Workshop, who should attend, what registrants can expect. They will give insight into how the workshop will help small businesses explore different ways that they can change their business to respond to the new realities and limits of the marketplace due to COVID-19.

About Tom Moebus

Tom Moebus is a dynamic leader who has achieved breakthrough results with vision, leadership, and passionate pursuit of excellence. Throughout his career, he has linked academia and business to put innovation and creativity to work. In the 1990s, he helped transform MIT’s approach to the industry, and in 2002, founded OCTANe, now a preeminent innovation ecosystem in Southern California, launching over 350 companies, raising more than $2.5 Billion in investment capital, and creating 1,000s of jobs. As part of SUNY in NYC, he created numerous programs to help the City and State respond to the financial crisis of 2008 and after.

About Stefan Doering

Stefan Doering has been innovating in environmental business and sustainability since 1987.  He also teaches and coaches green businesses in three major areas:  1) innovating powerful green business models, 2) crafting and implementing marketing and positioning strategies for bringing green to the mainstream, and 3) creating a consistently profitable and sustainable business.

About the Pandemic Shift Workshop

Pandemic Shift Workshop was created to help small businesses survive, strive, and thrive.  It’s built on a platform of small group solution finding, where each participant is part of a mutual solution team during the four 90-minutes sessions of the Workshop.  Participants work with a simple tool, called the Shift Gearbox, to explore different ways they can change their business to respond to the new realities and limits of the marketplace.  For more information about Tom, Stefan or to register for the Pandemic Shift Workshop visit https://www.shiftgroup.com/pandemic-shift.