May 6, 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, 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: Stay updated on State guidelines for non-essential businesses on the Yolo County Roadmap to Recovery pageGSEC Small Businesses WebinarUpdated Financial Assistance Overview for Local Businesses#GOWoodlandlocal CampaignSubmit your food business to the Curbside Restaurant Map
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Stay updated on State guidelines for non-essential businesses on the Yolo County Roadmap to Recovery page
This Thursday 7 May, it is anticipated that Governor Newsom will release new guidelines regarding essential and non-essential businesses. Pending updates from the Governor, the Yolo County Public Health Officer will update guidance policies for local businesses and activities. Stay informed on these 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
Want to submit feedback about the Shelter in Place? Share stories of kindness and connections? Yolo County wants to hear from you! Share your stories, report an issue or ask questions here: https://bit.ly/2W1euEa
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Local Webinar This Thursday! Economic Recovery Next Steps in Yolo County Webinar hosted by Greater Sacramento Economic Council. May 7, 2020 @ 1pm-2pm. Register here: https://bit.ly/2WpgPI2
Small businesses across the Greater Sacramento region and communities in the area are not only dealing with pivoting to try and keep businesses afloat, but are also working to determine the best course of action to protect their business or to close it with the least losses possible, while working to protect their employees. GSEC Board representatives are some of the most knowledgeable individuals in the banking and human resources fields who can help connect the dots between the COVID-19 disaster relief program information being circulated and practical applications for business.
Featured speakers to including Don Clark, Co-CEO Clark Pacific; Chelsea Minor, Corporate Director of Public Affairs, Raley’s; Stephen Fleming, President & CEO River City Bank; Joe DiNunzio, Chair, Davis Chamber of Commerce.
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Small Business Administration Loan Updates Paycheck Protection Program FAQThe SBA has released a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FAQ to provide additional guidance to borrowers. Please see the FAQ page here: https://bit.ly/2zZeXhxSBA Loan ResourcesSBA provides a number of loan resources for small businesses to utilize when operating their business. For more information on loans https://bit.ly/2YzY0o0
List of SBA LendersHere is a list of local SBA lenders: https://bit.ly/3c6bko7
Email About Loan Options
Want to talk to an actual person about loan options? Email loans@asksbd.com to get connected with additional loan options and help with unanswered questions.
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Federal Assistance Program UpdatesThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released an overview of how the federal loan assistance programs work, please access this document HERE. |
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Alternative Funding SourcesOpportunity Fund Opportunity Fund has opened up a loan assistance program. Visit the webpage HERE to find out how to apply and call them at 1-888-720-3215 for more info.
Fintech LoansFinancial Tech (Fintech) companies have a role to play by helping small businesses that may not have an established lending relationship with a large bank, community bank or credit union. Here is a list of Fintech offering PPP loans: https://uscham.com/3ddu1q7
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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 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. 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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