Find Funding Assistance & Relief
Small businesses are in dire need of assistance as many have been forced to close or rethink operations during the coronavirus outbreak. Those whose operations haven’t been directly affected, have felt its impact through staffing issues or lagging customer demand as the nation locks down to fight Coronavirus.
To help you find the funding your business needs to survive, we’re aggregating all available public and private funding options in the easy to navigate tool below.
Find funding immediately available to your business from federal, state, and private sources. We’re updating this page daily with the latest resources available. If you have any questions, please email info@connectedcouncil.org
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Stephen Moore: Don’t break up Big Tech
It’s the oddest thing. The more America’s Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have contributed…
Swaths of New York City small businesses face extinction in the wake of coronavirus
As New York City begins to emerge from the coronavirus shutdown, thousands of its small businesses — many already struggling before…
Gov. Edwards signs bill making grants available to aid small businesses affected by COVID-19
Monday, Governor John Bel Edwards signed a bill aimed at helping small businesses recover from the COVID-19 outbreak despite Mayor…
Big tech isn’t swallowing up small businesses, it’s saving them. Trump, Congress should get out of the way
It’s the oddest thing. The more America’s big tech companies – such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter – have…
New Data Shows Shopify Was A Godsend For Mom And Pop During Coronavirus
68-year-old Jan Buerge was days away from losing everything. For 35 years, she has run World’s Window in Kansas City, a store that sells…
Minnesota lawmakers pass $62 million in small business relief
The Minnesota Legislature on Friday voted to give $62.5 million to small businesses battered by the COVID-19 pandemic and government-mandated…
Peeko Oysters Has Hope for a Digitally-Enabled Future
Oyster farming is a tough business – but CEO Peter Stein’s determined grit as an oyster farmer served him well when the COVID-19 pandemic took everyone by surprise. Peter has always been interested in aquaculture. When he found himself laid off from a job in the educational software industry, he decided to turn a difficult…
As states lift coronavirus restrictions, 1 in 5 small businesses remains closed: Poll
One-fifth of the nation’s small businesses remain closed, even as states gradually lift the economic lockdown instituted to counter the novel coronavirus outbreak…
Facebook Tries to Friend Small Businesses Crippled by Coronavirus
Enrique Marquez stopped advertising his dog-obedience classes on Facebook during the pandemic, and instead started using the platform to live-stream sessions and conduct training…
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