The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted our lives and our businesses, both large and small. Small business owners must take some immediate action, but also need to consider the best path forward to be ready for the eventual recovery. The MidFlorida SCORE chapter has pulled together recommendations for how to respond to both the challenges and the opportunities this presents. This page will be regularly updated with new information and resources, so check back regularly.
New - Fed opens Main Street Lending Program for new loans
SBA EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loans) and advances reopens
Congress passes Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) - PPP loans min pay now 60% over 24 weeks
From SCORE:
- New - Mid-Florida recorded Webinar: Managing Cash to Survive the Pandemic
and Creating a Cash Flow Analysis for the Pandemic - Pandemic Financial Survival Guide
- Getting your customers back by providing a safe environment
- SCORE National: SBA Loans and Cares Act Assistance
- US Senate Guide to the CARE Act And US Chamber - Everything You Need to Know About Federal Small Bus. Stimulus Aid
- Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program
- FedEx giving $1 million to small business
- Facebook Small Business Grants Program And Nav's Quarterly $10,000 Small Business Grant
- How Businesses Can Prepare for Coronavirus
- Crisis Communications Planning Checklist
- Adapting to Customer Needs Post COVID-19
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Recorded Webinars - Ocala CEP Managing Cash Flow in a Crisis and Ocala SBDC - Florida Emergency Bridge Loans & SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans
From the Small Business Administration:
- Covid Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
- Summary of SBA Economic Disaster Loans
- Disaster Assistance Programs
- SBA Disaster Assistance in Response to the Coronavirus (PDF)
- FEMA
From the CDC: