Category: SBX NOW & NXT

5 Lessons on Business Resilience and Stakeholder Engagement

Businesses are dealing with busts, booms and everything in between amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment in the U.S. has climbed to nearly 15%, the highest level since the Depression and roughly double the number during the 2008 recession, and thousands of small businesses are scrambling for federal financial assistance. The recession of 2008 and its ripple effects provide…

Pssst – Your Deprivation Mentality is Showing.

Whether we want to admit it or not, we are all creatures of habit. In small ways and sometimes in big ways, we like what we like when we like it and we are not happy nor are we comfortable when someone tells us we are no longer allowed to …. Enter a pandemic. As…

Unified Commerce: Next Generation of Online Business

With a single view of inventory, orders, and customer data, online businesses can keep track of what’s happening across their entire business in real time, allowing them to make informed business decisions that drive revenue. Customers reap the benefits of always up-to-date product inventories and the flexibility to browse, pay, and fulfill orders however they…

The Legal Brief: COVID-19 Stage Two Reopening Updates & ESA Amendments RECAP

Stage two of reopening the economy has commenced for the Province of Ontario, however, the criteria and modifications that are needed to do so may be unclear to many. In our recent Experts in Residence session, The Legal Brief, Sandbox hosted experts Barriston Law and special guests to explore the recent stage two reopening updates…

MAKING A SUCCESSFUL PIVOT THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE CULTURE

In our recent look at what it takes to make a successful pivot in your business during these uncertain times, we’ve had some conversations that dig into the mentality and perspective required to have an innovative culture that would allow you to make a successful pivot. We had the opportunity to speak with Trefor Armstrong who operates…

Canadians satisfied with their company’s response to covid-19

Companies in Canada are rising to the occasion to navigate the pandemic, new research from global staffing firm Robert Half shows. A majority of Canadian office workers surveyed (94%) said they are satisfied with their company’s response to COVID-19, with 67% reporting they are very satisfied. In addition, 95% of respondents noted their manager has…