COVID-19 Resource Center

Tim McDonald, Vice President of Product and Partner Training, discusses topics like selling gift cards to generate capital, as well as online, phone order, and delivery sales with Clover, Authorize.net and Big Commerce.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR MERCHANTS & PARTNERS

Small Business Marketing 101: Cause Marketing in the Time of COVID-19

Chief Marketing Officer Scott Farace advises small businesses on how to get involved in cause marketing during the COVID-19 crisis.

Restaurants Come Together for Great American Takeout

The restaurant industry has taken a massive hit due to coronavirus, but restaurants around the country came together starting Tuesday, March 24 to launch the Great American Takeout.

#InThisTogether: Seven Ways You Can Help Keep Small Businesses Afloat During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Small businesses nationwide are under serious threat of closure, and with nearly two-thirds of the country’s population working for a small business, we must do everything we can to keep SMBs afloat while still protecting public health and safety.

#InThisTogether: Nashville Restaurateur Adapts for Community with COVID-19

Nashville restaurateur Andy Marshall, owner of the iconic local chain Puckett’s Grocery and Restaurant, is proving that great small business minds are leading by example during these difficult and uncertain times.

#InThisTogether: First Financial Northwest Bank Rises To Support Its Community During Outbreak

First Financial Northwest Bank, a community bank and FI partner of Celero’s, has begun a pair of initiatives that are both fun and heartwarming, as its employees support area charities and restaurants. 

#InThisTogether: Chamberlain’s Steakhouse Offers Lesson for Upscale Restaurants Adapting to COVID-19 Realities

Chamberlain’s Steakhouse is embracing a new normal with resilience and spirit. The restaurant is helping its clientele take the Chamberlain’s experience home safely, launching a curbside pickup option as well as specials like “Standing Together” days.

#InThisTogether: Jones Country Meats and Tandem Payment — A Match Made in Country Heaven

Unlike many small businesses, Jones Country Meats has seen an uptick in business since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as locals flood in to stock up on quality meats. With help from Tandem Payment, they’ve been able to develop several ways for customers to buy and receive products while minimizing social contact.

#InThisTogether: Celero Launches COVID-19 Internal, External Resource Pages for Small Business

Celero Commerce was formed to equip small businesses with products, services, and software tools that help them grow quickly and sustainably. With the outbreak of COVID-19 over the last several weeks, we are putting together a variety of resources, both internal and external, to help our merchants weather the storm and survive for the better times that lie ahead. 

#InThisTogether: Local Salon Innovates To Serve Clients, Drive Business During Mandated Closure

The entrepreneurs at Glam Salon of Hillsborough, NC prove that innovation isn’t reserved for tech and big business — it’s happening in small businesses across America.

Celero Cares Fund Aids Hospitality Workers in Wake of Nashville Tornadoes, COVID-19

In the wake of the tornadoes that ravaged central Tennessee on March 3, and just prior to the coronavirus outbreak, Celero Commerce established its Celero Cares Fund on crowdfunding platform GoFundMe in order to provide assistance to small business owners and their employees during times of need.

#InThisTogether: Kentucky Distillery Joins COVID-19 Fight with Hand Sanitizer

Like other distilleries around the country, Boundary Oak has joined the strategic supply chain for providing hand sanitizer to first responders and communities in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. 

There are nearly 30 million small businesses in America, and they employ nearly two-thirds of the workforce. If you’re looking purely to make an economic impact directly in the lives of your friends, neighbors, and fellow church-goers, you really couldn’t have a better strategy than eating at that family-owned restaurant or having your car repaired with your hometown mechanic.

We’ll be sharing additional resources for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, so be sure to follow Celero Commerce on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for more helpful content.