Helpful Coronavirus Wedding Resources Every Creative Business Needs to Know About

1. HoneyBook Resources

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I have been using HoneyBook for years, and I can always rely on them to jump on any situation. They have created so much helpful information for businesses to pull from.

How to prepare your business for coronavirus – 18 protection steps

How to prepare your business for coronavirus

1. Get and stay informed
2. Revisit your cancellation and rescheduling policies
3. Add three clauses into your contract templates: Force Majeure Clause, Safe Working Environment Clause, and Failure of Company to Perform Services Clause
4. Create a strategy to battle cancellations
5. Proactively manage your client relationships
6. Issue a message to inquiries/clients
7. Know how to enforce retainer payments for cancelled events/projects
8. Plan for backup help
9. Get video meeting software
10. Understand your financial position
11. Identify new revenue streams
12. Pivot your business strategy
13. Create a playbook
14. Identify ways to supplement income
15. Tap into city resources
16. Start saving now
17. Take care of yourself, your family and your team
18. Lean on community 

What To Say When: Swipe Copy for Responding to Coronavirus Scenarios

• when you want to proactively prevent cancellations
• you want to be proactive in reassuring clients
• clients are looking for guidance regarding canceling or rescheduling
• clients are looking for guidance regarding canceling or rescheduling because they are high risk or have a high risk loved one
• your client asks to reschedule or cancel
• you want to limit in-person interactions 
• you want to cancel for your own safety (but a force majeure event has not happened)
• you need to reschedule due to a force majeure event
• you want to send existing clients revised contracts with new protection clauses added in

Coronavirus & Small Businesses Resource Hub

“As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to impact the global community, we have seen many questions and concerns regarding how to navigate this challenging time as a small business.

We’ve created this real-time resource library that will help you manage your business as impacts of the coronavirus continue.

People come first at HoneyBook, and we are committed to supporting our community and your business however we can. We are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to do everything in our power to support you and your business as you navigate the road ahead.”

Force Majeure Clause Sample [Free Template]

To help in minimizing the impact on your business from coronavirus outbreak.

2. CDC Information for Travel

Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers

Everything you need to know about the Coronavirus: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and you

“If you are sick, to keep from spreading respiratory
illness to others, you should
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the
tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects
and surfaces.”

They also refer to The Occupational Safety and Health Administration .

3. Ways to socially distance, while still serving.

Consider apps like Zoom that my friend Casey with Cultivate Event Co. shared about on her Instagram.

“Hopefully helpful information for all my vendor friends: one of my favorite tools that I currently use is Zoom. It’s a virtual meeting room that you can use for free (I currently have a subscription, but it is free up to 45 minutes per meeting). This allows me to take face-to-face meetings with clients without leaving my home. You can also share your screen, which I find helpful when reviewing their design together.” – Casey with Cultivate Event Co.

4. Sharing tools and resources with our clients to help them transition – Ciarra Claire Shop

“Customized Digital Download and DIY Print File to inform guests of new arrangements for weddings in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak.“

“This download is a note designed for those who have had to postpone their wedding due to the current Corona Virus outbreak and have yet to solidify a new date. Simply send the downloaded image via email or text to remind your guests to check your website for up-to-date details. Our digital design is an elegant letterpress mockup so you can continue your elevated wedding aesthetic without adding to costs associated with the current health crisis.”

5. Coronavirus Best Practices And Clauses To Have In Your Contracts by The Legal Paige

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The Legal Paige Podcasts:

• Ep 49: Best Practices for Unforeseeable, Unpredictable, and Impossible Events, and the Protection Clauses You NEED in Your Contracts Which covers the “Summary of what Covid-19 is, why you should do a risk assessment of your business, and specific clauses to have in your contract”
• Ep 50: Covid-19 Discussion with Caroline Fox, J.D. of Engaged Legal Which covers the “Updates to How Corvid-19 is affecting small business owners, specific contracts and contract clauses, insurance policies, having a plan for various situations, and financial implications of Corvid-19 as small business owners”

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