Today in Global Small Business: The Impacts of COVID-19 on SMBs

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Facebook released the latest iteration of its State of Small Business Report, which looks at how COVID-19, and the related lockdown measures, are impacting SMBs around the world.  Full report.
• Not everything is rosy – small-business optimism declines to an eight-month low.
• Quote of the week:  "No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else." – P.T. Barnum
• Take a look at the large U.S. metropolitan areas most dependent on small businesses.
• These businesses thrived during the global pandemic as others struggled to survive.
• Help your company emerge from the pandemic stronger and more agile than ever with these tips.