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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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Coronavirus Resources
For Small Business to Survive, It Needs the Right Kind of Help
Coronavirus has turned the economy upside down, especially for millions of small businesses in Texas. To clarify, this isn’t about some small businesses that aren’t actually small, like NBA franchises and hotels associated with major hotel chains.
Connected Commerce Council urges policymakers to preserve access to digital tools, small business needs
Community leaders and small businesses throughout Kentucky sent a letter calling on Gov. Andy Beshear and other state policymakers to preserve access to business-critical digital tools and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic and the long recovery period ahead.
Congress could extend coronavirus small business loan forgiveness timeline to 12 weeks, Mnuchin says
Lawmakers could extend the time frame for small businesses to spend the coronavirus aid they received through the $660 billion Paycheck Protection Program…
For Many, Remote Work Is Becoming Permanent in Wake of Coronavirus
Companies across the economy are considering a permanent shift to remote work in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, following the lead of tech-sector giants.
Tucson small businesses can get coronavirus relief through city-backed no-interest loans
Small businesses in Tucson can still get direct no-interest loans through a city of Tucson program, but time is running out…
Utah Governor Gary Herbert urged to protect e-commerce tools for small business
Community leaders and small businesses throughout Utah sent a letter calling on Governor Gary Herbert and other state policymakers to preserve access to business-critical digital tools and resources…
Help for battered restaurants could be on the way as House considers new bills
Almost from the day the $670 billion Paycheck Protection Program was announced, restaurant owners have been complaining that it doesn’t work…
Republican senators still cool to more coronavirus relief spending, but willing to talk about PPP revamp
Senate Republicans appear generally supportive of a bipartisan House plan to fix the PPP loan program to allow businesses greater flexibility in spending the loan money they receive, even as they remain cool to passing another large-scale relief bill.
How Small Business Owners Are Banding Together to Adapt During the Coronavirus Pandemic
After two years of planning, chef Helen Nguyen was scheduled to open her first restaurant, Saigon Social, in mid-March in downtown New York City. Saigon Social, however, never got the chance for diners to enjoy its Vietnamese comfort food in-person before the coronavirus pandemic hit, bringing with it state and city mandated closures of restaurants and bars.
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Breaking Google’s search tools will hurt small businesses — including my family’s restaurant
New legislation hinders data collection for targeted ads. That hurts small businesses
Collateral Damage: How Small Businesses Could Lose Big in the DOJ’s Fight Against Google
