Blueprint Response works with small business owners to plan for the worst. Today I sat down with Founder/Owner Elsbeth Thurston to talk about reopening after COVID. We cover what you need to do as a brick and mortar business and what all businesses need to think about in order to move forward. Check her out at www.blueprintresponse.com Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis

Some Note-worthy Times:

3:00 We talk about reopening physical offices and retail stores (cleaning and employee health is in this part.

9:45 is the run down on using masks and gloves well

14:30 we shift to the more economic business considerations

16:00 starts where we cover getting assistance Reach out to Elsbeth via email blueprintresponse@outlook.com to get a free consultation or her opening checklist

18:00 our thoughts on creating a sustainable shift in your business to a model you can keep up for a good while.

29:13 Elsbeth weighs in on how she stays focused during a global pandemic AND we go on a tangent about working out (its worth it).

Some Time-worthy Notes:

As a small business coach and consultant, I have built my business on the idea that entrepreneurship impacts communities and the world. I work with small business owners to increase their impact, build businesses for greater purposes, hone their focus, and sort out what exactly they should be focusing on. With the members in my Full Focus Entrepreneur Program, I dive into a different key area of entrepreneurship each month to bring them EXACTLY and ONLY what they need to succeed in that area. The Podcast is a chance for me to bring in an outside expert on that topic.

If you want to hear, watch, read, and learn more about Entrepreneurship, Focus, and Living a life of impact I invite you to check out Full Focus Entrepreneur where I coach small business owners to be more effective, more organized, more profitable, and more impactful. Sign up for The Full Focus App to receive access to all my free resources.

If you are interested in listening to more of me talking to myself and others please check out The Emerald Office where all the episodes of all of my podcasts can be found.

A special thank you to Eric Tollis who made this sweet backtrack and to Maria Carias for the beautiful art that graces this Podcast. All of Maria's art can be found on her Instagram. She kinda rocks right?

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