May 13, 2020Dear Woodland Business Community,It is our commitment from the City of Woodland's Economic Development & Food Front team to provide you with COVID-19 related business support as information becomes available to us. We encourage you to periodically visit our COVID-19 Business & Employee support page and the business & employee FAQ page. If you have any questions and would like to get in touch with us, please send us a message at the email addresses provided at the bottom of this newsletter.
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The following is covered within this newsletter: Yolo County Enters Phase 2 in "Roadmap to Recovery" Online ResourcesFinancial Information Main Street goes "pollinator friendly"#GOWoodlandlocal CampaignSubmit your food business to the Curbside Restaurant Map
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Yolo County Enters Phase 2 in "Roadmap to Recovery"
The State announced that as of 8 May, we are now in early Stage 2 (out of a four-phase reopening plan), where retail (curbside and delivery only), related logistics and manufacturing and essential businesses can open with modifications. The state is issuing guidance to help these workplaces reopen safely.
Stage 2 expansion will be phased gradually. Some communities may move through Stage 2 faster based on specific public health metrics outlined by the Governor. Restaurants in Yolo County are not yet permitted to re-open for dine-in service. However, local restaurants and eating establishments are encouraged to begin preparing for future re-opening by reviewing the guidance issued by the State for Dine-In Restaurants located here: https://covid19.ca.gov/roadmap-counties/.
As indicated in the 7 May Yolo County Press Release, it was confirmed that Yolo County aligns with this State announcement. Stay informed on the new policies and guidelines for businesses permitted to reopen in line with State and Local Shelter In Place orders, by visiting the “Yolo County Roadmap to Recovery” here: https://bit.ly/2WFKRYf.
For daily updates at 12pm, you can also tune into the Governor's COVID-19 live stream Press Conference: https://bit.ly/3djZTJN
For daily Yolo Couny Press Briefings, tune into the Yolo County Facebook page: https://bit.ly/2yMqJeV
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Norcal SBDC
The NorCal SBDC has a simplified website, providing easier access to information about lines of credit, loans and grants. The SBDC can help small business owners navigate available resources, applying for economic relief and more, all at no cost. Visit the website here: https://www.norcalsbdc.org/covid-19
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Upcoming Webinars
Managing Social Media in a COVID-19 ERA (Part 2) . TODAY May 13, 12:15PMManaging your social media for your business has always had its challenges. But now with the new norm of the Coronavirus, new challenges come into play. How are local business owners and marketers changing the way they use social media? What has been working for them and what has not? Join the Norcal SBDC for this free webinar and listen to local businesses that have adapted their business and social media to the changing circumstances. Special guest: Jill Stone from Miller Maxfield Inc will discuss the top reasons why your business should use social media for marketing during COVID-19.
Considering establishing online presence for your business? While this is not an exhaustive list, the sites listed below are some of the more popular e-commerce website builders for small business owners:
Shopify, Squarespace, Wix and Bigcommerce.
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Financial Information
5k relief grants available for small businesses
Yolo Federal Credit Union is offering releif grants for small businesses operating in Yolo County impacted by the coronavirus. For more information please visit the Yolo Federal Credit Union website.
Filing Deadline for Business Property Statements EXTENDEDOn Tuesday, May 6, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order extending the tax filing deadline for business personal property tax statements from May 7 to June 1, 2020, to avoid penalties. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2xXrl0N
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Main Street goes "pollinator friendly"As part of our commitment as a “Bee City USA” to raise awareness and enhance habitats of bees and pollinators within Woodland, in late 2019 the City began designing a pollinator-friendly Main Street beautification project. Our team has been working closely with the UC Davis Arboretum since late last year, who developed a planting plan for over 100 colorful flowering pollinator resistant plants, which as of this week will now brighten up the “Welcome to Woodland” signs at the entrance of Main Street, the median across from the Weisman building, and 10 street corners between 1st and 3rd Street. Although we were not able to hold the CA Honey Festival this year, this project paves the way to welcome & nourish our local pollinators and keep our new plants healthy and happy.
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West Main Street ImprovementsThe West Main Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Improvement Project, funded by a SACOG grant, is anticipated to be complete in the next month. The project, stretching from West Street to County Road 98 includes installation of bicycle lanes, sidewalk, pavement rehabilitation, ADA corner improvements and traffic signal improvements. The project also includes installing and modifying water and storm utility mainlines, laterals and appurtenances in support of the project. The road base construction on the north side of Main Street was completed last week. The base lifts of asphalt are being placed on the north side this week.
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#GOWoodlandLocal – join in on this Instagram Campaign to increase visibility of your efforts as a local business The City of Woodland invites all local businesses to participate in this free digital campaign. Follow and tag the City’s new Instagram account @GOWoodlandLocal. This platform is the landing spot to promote and share posts published by Woodland businesses across all sectors. The objective is to increase community awareness of what businesses are open, and what products/services they are offering. The success of this campaign relies on the investment of our businesses - the more that join in, the more impactful our digital reach will be to consumers. Our Business Engagement and Marketing teammate, Stephanie Burgos sent out a newsletter on Tuesday about the effort, so check your inbox! If you have any questions about getting involved, email her at stephanie.burgos@cityofwoodland.org
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Add your business to the publicly available database of Woodland restaurants, cafes, breweries, and wineries offering curbside and home deliverTo facilitate safe food access for our community while supporting our Woodland restaurants, cafes, breweries and wineries during shelter-in-place, a new webpage of Woodland food businesses open for curbside and home delivery is available here for the public: https://bit.ly/2y2nyiA.
This link is periodically communicated to our community via Facebook: @TheFoodFront ; @CityofWoodland ; @WoodlandEconDev and Instagram: @TheFoodFront
To submit modifications to this database, please email Stephanie Burgos: stephanie.burgos@cityofwoodland.org. |
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Contact your teamOur team is here to support you through this challenging time. Please contact us at the email addresses below (do not reply to this email). We look forward to connecting with you. |
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