Alliance for Community Development is offering free technical assistance for small businesses applying for the CA COVID-19 Relief Grant.

An overview on what's in the latest relief bill for small businesses

Help your employees discover healthy ways to manage stress. With the Finding Balance Stress Management Toolkit, you get resources to help you assess your organization’s needs, plan a strategy, engage your employees, and measure your program’s success.

Develop a customized business restoration plan that enables you to sustain and grow your business. We have included information, exercises, and frameworks that can be used to identify the considerations and actions essential to developing a business restoration plan.

The LA Regional COVID-19 Recovery Fund will deploy flexible loans to micro-entrepreneurs, small businesses, and non-profits across LA County.

El fondo regional de recuperación del COVID-19 de Los Angeles implementará préstamos flexibles a microempresarios, negocios pequeños y organizaciones sin fines de lucro en todo el Condado de Los Angeles.

After submission of your application, you will promptly receive a secure email notification notifying you as to whether a tentative credit reservation has been allocated to you and the amount of the tentative credit reservation.

To qualify for the full $10,000 EIDL grant, a business must: Be located in a low-income community, and Have suffered an economic loss greater than 30%, and Employ not more than 300 employees

Using safe, non-invasive techniques, RiskRecon helps hundreds of organizations better understand and act on their enterprise cybersecurity health by continuously discovering their digital footprint and assessing their cybersecurity across 40 security criteria spanning thousands of security checks. If you are a small business organization that is eligible for the SBA Paycheck protection program, just fill out the form below and we will send you details for how to access your free cyber assessment.

We offer tips, resources and information on new funding opportunities and policy developments that we will share on our website and through online presentations.

We want to provide a place for business owners like you to discuss current events and issues that are impacting small businesses across the country. When business owners can learn from others in similar situations or gain a better understanding of small business issues, the community at large will benefit.

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What small businesses need to know about the new pandemic relief package – changes to PPP and more

Venturize will match you with leading mission-driven lenders in our network.

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. We are compiling relevant tips and resources and information on new funding opportunities and policy developments that we are sharing on our website and through online presentations. We will be posting daily updates to this page with useful information about the ways small businesses can prepare for the impact of COVID-19 on their business and community.

Learn the top tips to submitting an outstanding grant application from the Hello Alice community.

Achieving the impossible begins with your people, but you need the right tools. 15Five helps to keep your teams engaged and motivated wherever they are.

Your 2020 taxes are likely going to look a little different than they normally do. There have been a lot of new programs created to help small businesses, which means you’re probably going to deal with situations that you’ve never seen before including forgiven loans, grants, and unemployment benefits. In this article, we’ll walk through how these three things will come into play when calculating your 2020 taxes.

Social media can do so much more than support marketing. Social channels are great ways to listen to, learn from, and build relationships with customers.

Providing coaching, business mentoring, and other support to hardworking business owners who receive Accion loans.

Accion is focused on serving small businesses that help their communities by providing entrepreneurs valuable resources. Educational resources include videos, mentoring, events, and a free small business owner's toolkit for tips on everything from setting up your business, to creating a website, to paying taxes.

Free, one-on-one financial coaching for Accion loan recipients through our partner Neighborhood Trust, at no cost to you. Contact your Accion loan officer for more information.

Accion serving Southern California is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on small businesses by offering low-interest relief loans and support services. - From $5,500 to $50,000 term loans for COVID-19 impact relief - Low, fixed interest rate with a max of 3.99%* - No payments for the first 6 months - Terms up to 60 months, including the 6-month deferral - Administrative fees waived (State Guaranty fee financed with the loan) - Serving San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties * (1% interest for businesses located in areas unincorporated San Diego County)

It takes money to start a business. And unless you’re carrying around a whole lot of cash, that means taking out a loan. If you’re just getting a new business off the ground, that can be a little overwhelming and lender requirements can be intimidating. The good news is that you can absolutely handle it.

The Accion Academy for Entrepreneurial Success (AAES) is a 10-week San Diego based program consisting of practical, hands-on training accompanied by one-on-one business counseling to empower individuals to become entrepreneurs and create a job for yourself! In addition to receiving access to multiple business resources and experts to help you build a thriving business, participants who complete the series will also be eligible for up to a $5,000 business loan to cover start-up costs! Total cost: $49 (refundable upon successful completion of the program); payable at the 2nd class session.

Accion serving Southern California (Accion sirviendo el Sur de California) está respondiendo al impacto de la pandemia Covid-19 en los pequeños negocios ofreciendo préstamos de bajo interés y servicios de apoyo. - Préstamos de $5,500 – $50,000 para alivio económico COVID-19 - Tasa de interés baja y fija hasta un máximo de 3.99%* - Sin pagos por los primeros 6 meses - Plazos de hasta 60 meses, incluyendo aplazamiento por 6 meses - Exento de cargos administrativos (cuota de la garantía del estado financiada en el préstamo) - Sirviendo a los condados de San Diego, Imperial, Riverside y San Bernardino *(1% de interés para negocios ubicados en áreas no incorporadas del condado de San Diego)

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Accion provides loans from $300-$250,000 with a focus on Women, Minority, and Veteran owned businesses and a specialty with Food & Beverage companies, Startups, and loans for people with disabilities.

Changing the Conversation: @Work + @Home Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are heading home to work remotely – or not work at all.

​We at the Alliance for Community Development provide a set of free and low-cost tools to help entrepreneurs find the right resource at the right time.

COVID-19 Navigation is a free scheduled meeting with our team to go through what types of support you may qualify for during this time. You will receive a customized resource roadmap, which can include financial support for your business or even your personal needs.

The Good Money Guide is a digital and physical guide to support businesses in finding the right capital to support your business to launch and grow. The guide features a list of local community funders, helps to distinguish among different kinds of funding, offers expert tips, and features some local small businesses.

Explore more than 60 products and start building on AWS using the free tier. Three different types of free offers are available depending on the product used.

Just take a few minutes to tell us about yourself and your business dream. No long, complicated forms to fill out. We announce the $10,000 Amber Grant recipient the first week of every month.

Proudly proclaim you're a Black-owned business. Download or order small signs with a big message – from digital badges and social posts to in-store decals and more.

Office Hours features intimate conversations with business leaders and experts who are finding ways to navigate through the current environment. Coco and Breezy Dotson, founders of Coco & Breezy Eyewear, discuss how they kept their business going through uncertain times.

Expand, invest, build, buy, and partner — meet business needs at speed. Explore American Express® business funding solutions that help you operate through these cash-flow products: - Business Loans - Working Capital Terms - Merchant Financing

Amplitude, mParticle, Braze, Branch, and Radar to make our technology completely free to U.S.-based, early stage startups led by Black founders. In an effort to provide concrete, long-lasting support, we will provide: Up to 50 million tracked events per month On the Amplitude For free To early-stage startups that meet these criteria: Have raised less than $30M in venture capital Employ fewer than 150 people Are led by one or more Black founders Are headquartered in the U.S. Our goal is to help you scale your business as rapidly and efficiently as possible. This program will be available for free to you in perpetuity as long as you continue to meet the criteria.

MainStreet RISE is an extraordinary, new solution developed to help Main Street, small businesses survive, recover, and thrive during the COVID-19 shut-down and beyond. Think of it as life support at a time when you are struggling to find ways to save your business.

Amid COVID-19, our 2020 conference theme, Resilient: Small Businesses Strengthening Local Economies, is now more important than ever. We’re sharing dynamic content on how to support Main Street through our conference recap and guidebooks.

Plan Free para que los equipos pequeños alcancen grandes objetivos. Nuestro paquete de productos en la nube permite que los equipos pequeños sean más productivos con menos sin coste alguno.

Atlassian is making it easier for remote teams around the world to work better together. Their suite of cloud products empower small teams to accomplish more with less at no cost.

AIHA has joined efforts with CDC and NIOSH (National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health) to help educate the public about returning to work safely by hosting a series of free webinars by business sector.

The Bay Area Council is providing a series of webinars covering a range of public health and business continuity topics to help members plan for the future and navigate changes already taking place.

In this moment of crisis and uncertainty it is now more essential than ever to center equity in our plans and decision-making. Here are three guiding questions to audit your crisis response plans and strategies before implementing them.

Working to match small business owners with Berkeley Law students who will help them navigate the CARES Act

The California Small Enterprise Task Force (CASE Force) is a consortium of legal, financial, and nonprofit professionals working together to connect California small businesses with the resources they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The task force provides small businesses with weekly access to live support from lawyers and financial professionals via virtual office hours.

ONE-ON-ONE LEGAL ASSISTANCE: Small businesses seeking legal counsel for legal issues may submit an application for assistance. Priority will be given to businesses in under-served communities.

ASISTENCIA LEGAL ONE-ON-ONE: Las pequeñas empresas que buscan el asesor legal para las cuestiones legales pueden presentar una solicitud para la ayuda. La prioridad será dada a los negocios en comunidades debajo-servidas.

Ready to launch your business online? Start now, and take advantage of our powerful ecommerce tools and expert support — plus, you’ll receive your first four months free.

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Bill.com is extending an offer to businesses that are experiencing a significant decline in revenue as a result of COVID-19. New customers can get a free three-month subscription to Bill.com to run payables and receivables remotely.

Empezar la prueba gratuita hoy. Puede realizar la cancelación en cualquier momento.

Start your free trial today. You can cancel anytime.

With 42% of the American workforce working from home for the first time, and 26% working on-site during a deadly pandemic, the mental strain experienced by employees in 2020 is significant. Here to discuss how employers can help are experts Susan Podlogar, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at MetLife, and Maria Dee, Executive Director, Workforce Wellbeing at Kaiser Permanente.

The industry-leading mobile measurement and deep linking platform, trusted by the best brands in mobile to increase user growth, deliver seamless experiences, and attribute across platforms and channels. Participants in this program will receive access to the entire core platform, including: deep linking, attribution, Journeys smart banners, SDKs, and more. Restrictions: up to 500k MAUs.

Braze is a comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and the brands they love. Context underpins every Braze interaction, helping brands foster human connection with consumers.

Psychological capital can help you enhance your ability to recover from setbacks and improve your wellness at the same time. Luckily, there’s a simple and virtual research-based intervention to help you and your teams develop this important resource.

If your company is led by a Minority founder or answering the need of a Minority community, and you are looking for early stage investment we’re here to support you. We are looking for pre-seed, seed or Series A investments.

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CAMEO provides training that promotes scale and sustainability of MDOs and to ensure the quality of services to micro-business clients. Training is based on industry best practices. For upcoming trainings visit our calendar.

13 Week Cashflow Forecast is a pragmatic tool that gives you real information you can use to manage vendors, maintain bank relationships, and to have peace of mind to know what your cash is doing during a downturn.

Duke's COVID-19 comprehensive, searchable database includes grants, loans, and other cash equivalents that can help entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and businesses get capital relief.

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Learn about the various resources that assist local business owners and workers

Ofrecemos consejos, recursos e información sobre nuevas oportunidades de financiación y desarrollos de políticas que compartiremos en nuestro sitio web y a través de presentaciones en línea.

CO— Blueprint is here every other week to help you chart your new path, draft your plan, and rebuild your business.

Our best expert advice on how to grow your business — from attracting new customers to keeping existing customers happy and having the capital to do it.

Practical and real-world advice on how to run your business — from managing employees to keeping the books.

Cal/OSHA and other state agencies have developed guidance on the steps every business should take to reduce the risk of COVID-19 at work. Cal/OSHA recommends employers review the guidance relevant to their worksites, county variance guidance and criteria, along with the guidance on Cal/OSHA requirements below and their existing safety procedures to ensure the workplace is protected from the spread of COVID-19.

The California Capital Access Program for Small Business (CalCAP SB or Program) encourages banks and other financial institutions to make loans to small businesses that have difficulty obtaining financing. If you own a small business and need a loan for start-up, expansion or working capital, you may receive more favorable loan terms from a lender if your loan is enrolled in the CalCAP Loan Loss Reserve Program. This program helps communities by providing financing to businesses that create jobs and improve the economy. Check to see if your commercial lender or financial institution participates in CalCAP or find a participating lender.

Free business training and networking events for business development, financing, business leadership and management in the Sacramento area.

Here at California Capital FDC, we oversee the management of centralized small business micro loan administration and are responsible for all areas of the micro lending process to include loan operations, preparation of loan documentation, outreach and marketing and booking new small business loans.

The Small Business Loan Guarantee program helps lenders make loans to borrowers who cannot qualify for conventional financing. It gives businesses a chance to build working relationships with financial institutions.

We are a non-profit organization located in Sacramento, CA providing FREE business start-up and development assistance for small business owners, with a commitment to meet the unique needs of women entrepreneurs and women in business. We can help grow your business through financing assistance, educational workshops, online business training, one-on-one assistance, networking and connection with local resources.

Esta tabla proporciona una vista estática de las leyes de permiso pagado que pueden cubrir a los trabajadores de California afectados por COVID-19. Esta gráfica proporciona una comparación de las leyes de California sobre Licencia Familiar Pagada, Horas de Enfermedad Pagadas y Horas de Enfermedad Pagadas Suplementarias por COVID-19 para trabajadores del sector alimentario y del sector no-alimentario, así mismo como de la Ley de Federal Familias Primero de Respuesta al Coronavirus (FFCRA, por sus siglas en inglés) Horas de Enfermedad Pagadas de Emergencia y Permiso Médico y Familiar Pagado de Emergencia.

For additional questions on COVID-19 matters and the laws that we enforce, email us at LCO-COVID-19@dir.ca.gov.

Para preguntas adicionales sobre asuntos de COVID-19 y las leyes que hacemos cumplir, envíenos un correo electrónico a LCO-COVID-19@dir.ca.gov.

Proteger a los empleados, los empleadores y el público es absolutamente fundamental para la reapertura de los lugares de trabajo con seguridad. Estas preguntas frecuentes abordan muchas cuestiones relacionados con el lugar de trabajo a medida que el estado de California procede con la guía de resiliencia.

Protecting workers, employers and the public is absolutely critical to safely reopening workplaces. These FAQs address many workplace-related issues as California proceeds through its Resilience Roadmap.

This chart provides a comparison of California laws on paid family leave, paid sick leave, and COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for food sector workers and non-food sector workers, as well as the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Paid Family & Medical Leave.

During this time of uncertainty, we’re supporting California businesses so they can focus on their health and personal priorities.

En este momento de incertidumbre, apoyamos a las empresas de California para que se concentren en su salud y en sus prioridades personales.

The Small Business Finance Center (SBFC) partners with Financial Development Corporations to provide loan guarantees and direct loans for small businesses that experience capital access barriers.

layoffs or plant closures.

program designed to assist companies facing potential

In response to COVID-19, the Governor announced the availability of an additional $17.8 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds to help impacted workers and businesses with re-employment, supportive services for basic needs, and Rapid Response activities.

En respuesta al COVID-19, el Gobernador anunció la disponibilidad de $17.8 millones adicionales en fondos de la Ley de Oportunidades y de Innovación de la Fuerza Laboral (WIOA, por sus siglas en inglés) para ayudar a los trabajadores y negocios afectados con recontrataciones, servicios de apoyo para necesidades básicas y actividades de Respuesta Rápida.

Rapid Response is a proactive, business-focused

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance helps unemployed business owners, self-employed workers, independent contractors, and those with a limited work history who are out of business or have significantly reduced their services as a direct result of the pandemic. This program includes up to 46 weeks of benefits from February 2, 2020 through December 26, 2020 depending on when you were directly affected by COVID-19.

Los empleadores pueden presentar una solicitud para el Programa de Trabajo Compartido del Seguro de Desempleo (UI, por sus siglas en inglés) como una alternativa temporal a los despidos si la producción o los servicios del negocio se han reducido.

If you are experiencing a hardship as a result of COVID-19, you may request up to a 60-day extension of time from the EDD to file your state payroll reports and/or deposit state payroll taxes without penalty or interest. A written request for extension must be received within 60 days from the original delinquent date of the payment or return. For questions, call the EDD Taxpayer Assistance Center. Toll-free from the US or Canada: 1-888-745-3886 TTY: 1-800-547-9565 Outside the US or Canada: 1-916-464-3502

Employers can apply for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Work Sharing program as a temporary alternative to layoffs if the business’s production or services have been reduced.

Orientación del empleador durante COVID 19

The California Rebuilding Fund is a loan program to support California’s small businesses—especially those located in economically disadvantaged and historically under-banked areas of the state. Businesses who employed 50 or less full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) and had gross revenues of less than $2.5 million or below in 2019 are eligible to apply.

Canva is a design tool that helps organizations and teams create and collaborate remotely on templated designs, presentations, and web properties. Try Canva for Enterprise free for 30 days to create on-brand marketing and internal content with their customizable and integrated design tool.

Updated strategies and recommendations for employers responding to COVID-19, including those seeking to resume normal or phased business operations.

El kit de herramientas para reanudar las operaciones comerciales está diseñado para asistir a los empleadores de entornos comerciales que no son de atención médica a desacelerar la propagación del COVID-19 [1] y reducir el impacto en su lugar de trabajo cuando se reintegren sus empleados. ¿No está seguro de si está preparado para reanudar sus operaciones comerciales? Puede comenzar por las herramientas de ayuda de los CDC [2-3].

Estrategias y recomendaciones actualizadas para empleadores en su respuesta al COVID-19, incluidos quienes prevén reanudar sus operaciones comerciales con normalidad o en fases.