Dear 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, which outline topics such as financial resources, workforce employment support (UI, workshare, etc.), and more. 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: Financial Assistance Overview for Local BusinessesYolo County Roadmap to RecoveryWebinars for Small Businesses #GOWoodlandlocal Campaign
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Financial Assistance Overview for Local Businesses (SBA Loans & Advances)Resources are available throughout California for small businesses impacted by COVID-19. As of Monday, April 27, 2020 the Paycheck Protection Program will again be servicing loans through local lenders.
With the additional funding provided by the new COVID-19 relief package, SBA will resume processing EIDL Loan and Advance applications that are already in the queue on a first come, first-served basis.
We will provide further information on the availability of the EIDL portal to receive new applications (including those from agricultural enterprises) as soon as possible.
Please note that the SBA is hosting numerous WEBINARS to help you navigate the resources outlined within the section below. REGISTER HERE.
1. Paycheck Protection Program
This forgivable loan helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. - This is a 100% guaranteed loan for employers who maintain payroll.
- The maximum loan amount is calculated on past year’s payroll up to $10 million.
- The loan is forgivable on allowable expenses which include payroll costs, mortgage interest, rent and utilities, but at least 75% has to be for payroll. Your payments will be deferred for 6 months.
- The program re-opened Monday, April 27, 2020. Details can be found HERE.
- Reach out to your lender or find a small business center to help you HERE.
**PLEASE NOTE**- Relationship between PPP & EIDL: Please access the bottom last three questions of the City's FAQ page for more info.
- Additional programs are available through the SBA for Woodland businesses that have an existing relationship with an SBA Lender and/or an existing SBA 7(a) loan.
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Yolo County Roadmap to Recovery On April 24, Yolo County issued two new announcements; a new health order that requires wearing a face covering in public (effective Monday, April 27) and an amendment to the current Shelter in Place order that now allows certain activities to resume. Both of these are part of an emerging draft ‘Roadmap to Recovery’ response that gradually facilitates a path forward through the current COVID-19 pandemic that is fluid and gradual, continues to protect public health, and allows the County and cities to begin reopening various businesses and organizations.
The Draft Roadmap to Recovery document was released on Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 and will be considered by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020. As outlined in the draft document, the reopening of businesses and activities within Yolo County is predicated upon three guiding principles that shall guide decision-making over the foreseeable future.
THE THREE GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
1) Allowable activities shall only include those not prohibited by the California Shelter in Place Order
2) Allowable activities can be easily modified or require no modification to incorporate social distancing in the activity; and
3) Allowable activities shall minimize the use of shared or communal property or equipment.
Learn more about the Road to Recovery here
Face Covering Requirements
A “face covering” means a covering made of cloth, fabric, or other soft or permeable material, without holes, that covers the nose and mouth. A face covering may be factory made, handmade, or improvised from ordinary household materials. |
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More information about face coverings can he found here.
Business News Business Sustainability News
As COVID-19 quarantines have forced many to close their doors, these small businesses have come up with ways to continue to serve customers and expand their offerings. Small business success strategies coronavirus
How You Can Plan for a Safe Reopening of Your Business
When the current State Order is modified or lifted here's what small businesses and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommend when planning to reopen your business as safely as possible.
https://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/coronavirus-reopen-business-safety.html?utm_source=incthismorning
Grants and Funding
Salesforce Cares Grants
Salesforce is partnering with Ureeka to offer eligible small businesses the opportunity to receive a $10,000 grant to help them through the COVID-19 outbreak. https://grants.ureeka.biz/salesforce
Business for All Grant
Led by Hello Alice, with the support of Verizon, Silicon Valley Bank, Ebay, and small business owners and advocates across America, Business for All provides $10,000 to $50,000 grants, expert mentorship, a strong community, and a comprehensive suite of small business resources. https://businessforall.helloalice.com/ |
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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 will be 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. Stay tuned for more details on how to participate. Questions? Email Stephanie Burgos Stephanie.burgos@cityofwoodland.org
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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