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Companies of all sizes have one thing in common: They all began as small businesses. Starting small<\/a> is the corner for those just getting off the ground. Learn about how to make that first hire, deal with all things administrative, and set yourself up for success.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The pandemic has been hard for everyone, but for small businesses trying to get off the ground, it\u2019s been especially trying. When COVID-19 hit, mobile app development company Appdrop<\/a> had to shut its office in the San Francisco Bay Area, sending both cofounders to their respective hometowns\u2014one to Nashville and the other to Washington, D.C. A long-distance cofounder relationship was also the case for Ian Mukherjee, cofounder and head of engineering at Kouch<\/a>, a gaming platform where fans can play against celebrities. Mukherjee lives with his cat in a studio in New York\u2019s Financial District, while his cofounder is all the way in Florida. \u201cMy cofounder and I have been working a world apart,\u201d Mukherjee says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was definitely difficult transitioning to remote work. We\u2019re already introverted, and now it\u2019s that much more difficult,\u201d says Appdrop cofounder and CEO Kamar Mack. Not being able to be in the same room makes it that much harder to complete the long list of to-dos<\/a> that go into building a business: everything from ideating and executing product ideas to securing funding and hiring people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n