{"id":48881,"date":"2021-08-18T08:08:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T15:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=48881"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:20:31","slug":"pandemic-startup-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/pandemic-startup-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Startups surged during the pandemic\u2014here\u2019s what we can learn"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2020, it seemed like most small businesses were in danger of closing. The COVID-19 pandemic put most of the world into lockdown. While those closures and other safety measures helped curb the spread of the virus in a lot of places, it also meant a lot of small businesses had a hard time staying open.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But this wasn\u2019t true for <\/span>all<\/span><\/i> small businesses. In fact, startups\u2014the smallest businesses of all\u2014saw a bona fide boom in growth during the pandemic. According to census data, <\/span>2020 numbers for starting a new business shattered 2019\u2019s numbers by 95% in the United States.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

So, what does this all mean? What can you learn from these startups and plug into your own business, in order to become more resilient?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got some ideas about why startups boomed during the pandemic. Today, we\u2019ll talk about those reasons:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Startups are open to remote and hybrid workforces<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Startups use technology to make their work easier<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Startups know an online presence isn\u2019t optional<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Startups bake customer satisfaction into their business model<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Just want the highlights?<\/strong> Skip to our Lessons Learned<\/a> section.<\/p>\n

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    \ud83d\ude80<\/span> The top components of successful startups<\/b>: Does your team have them all?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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