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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
White House adviser will not rule out more money for states, small businesses
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Sunday he would not rule out anything in a new relief bill…
Sell in more ways with a free online store
Build your retail store online to start selling products fast. Create a restaurant website, take online orders and offer curbside pickup or delivery. Provide online appointment booking for services…
3C Small Business Week
National Small Business Week 2020 has been postponed by the Small Business Administration due to the coronavirus pandemic. While made with the best intentions, the postponement comes at a difficult and challenging time for American small businesses. Social distancing has forced millions of business owners to choose between their livelihoods or the law, while a…
Name Glo: From Producing Neon to Protecting New York’s Health Care Workers
Name Glo co-owners Sas Simon and Lena Imamura are no strangers to finding innovative ways to fulfill a need – whether that need is custom neon signs or protective gear during a pandemic. The New York-based company’s story began in 2014 when Simon was scouring New York for someone to produce a neon sign of…
Mom And Pop Merchants Eye Digital Pivots Built To Last
Normal is not coming back, or at least not in the form we all knew it in January 2020.
Chipotle’s tech push paid off big when the coronavirus pandemic hit
While restaurants have been poster children for the coronavirus economic slowdown, Chipotle Mexican Grill saw digital orders rise 81% …
‘We’re forgotten.’ Struggling N.J. small businesses frustrated again in search of federal loans.
When Congress first allocated money to help small businesses cope with the coronavirus, John Monaco sought a loan for his Nutley florist shop. He’s still waiting, even after…
The Really Small Business Administration
The overly broad definition of small businesses is responsible for publicly traded companies receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds intended to help…
Failures in the government’s response to the pandemic
The April 22 editorial “Warnings ignored” hardly went far enough in its criticism of President Trump.
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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
