Business Resiliency

As developments continue to unfold in response to the spread of COVID-19, we know many small businesses have questions about implications in the workplace and funding options to help bolster their businesses during this difficult time. On this page, we are compiling relevant tips and resources on business resiliency.

Staying safe
National

Health Action Alliance

Recursos de Vacunas para Pequeñas Empresas

Health Action Alliance ha creado un conjunto de herramientas para propietarios de pequeñas empresas acerca de la vacuna COVID-19, que incluye recursos sobre cómo hablar con sus empleados, y pasos que usted debe tomar para facilitar el proceso de vacunación.

 

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed, Non-profits

Staying safe
National

Health Action Alliance

Small Business Vaccine Resources

The Health Action Alliance has created a toolkit for small business owners around the Covid-19 vaccine, including resources for talking to your employees, and steps you can take to make it easier for them to get vaccinated. 

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed, Non-profits

Financial planning
California

Los Angeles County

Financial Navigators Program

The L.A. County Financial Navigators program is designed to help L.A. County residents deal with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing remote assistance in navigating critical financial issues and making referrals to other social services and resources.

Audience: Small Business Owners

Staying safe
National

Internal Revenue Service

COVID-19 Vaccine Tax Credit

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) allows small and midsize employers, and certain governmental employers, to claim refundable tax credits that reimburse them for the cost of providing paid sick and family leave to their employees due to COVID-19, including leave taken by employees to receive or recover from COVID-19 vaccinations. The ARP tax credits are available to eligible employers that pay sick and family leave for leave from April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Employees, Self-employed, Non-profits

Pivoting your business
California

ECHO Housing

Tenant/Landlord Counseling Program

ECHO's Tenant/Landlord Counseling Program provides information to tenants and landlords on their housing rights and responsibilities.  Additionally, ECHO has trained mediators to assist in resolving housing disputes through conciliation and mediation. The primary objective of the program is to build awareness of housing laws and prevent homelessness.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Non-profits

Staying safe
California

PPE Unite

United for Small Business

The PPE Unite™ program is a joint effort to give small business owners and their employees access to much-needed personal protective gear. This public and private partnership program creates access to PPE, promotes PPE use, and provides additional resources for businesses. We need to work together to safely reopen our local economy for the health of our businesses and the general public.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed

Financial planning, Pivoting your business
National

Entrepreneur

4 Crisis-Proofing Lessons for Small Business Owners

Here are a few areas where small business owners can draw significant wisdom from the art of currency trading. 

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed, Non-profits

Financial planning
National

CNBC

5 tips to get help for your small business now, as relief talks remain in limbo

Getting an infusion of funding from another federal stimulus package could be one option. Yet, rather than wait and see what happens with new federal help, experts say small-business owners in need of financial relief should take these steps now.

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed, Non-profits

Financial planning
National

SCORE

COVID-19: Lecciones de negocios aprendidas

Son tiempos difíciles para las pequeñas empresas, y para todas las empresas. Las formas habituales de conseguir y hacer negocios se han invertido. ¿Qué ha aprendido, hasta ahora, de esta experiencia para aplicarla en su negocio en el futuro?

Audience: Small Business Owners, Self-employed

Financial planning
Illinois

Cook County

Cook County COVID-19 Recovery: Small Business Assistance

The Cook County COVID-19 Recovery: Small Business Assistance program provides support for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program offers advising for small businesses in Cook County and grants for small businesses in suburban Cook County and the unincorporated areas.

Audience: Small Business Owners

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