Ride Out The Wave

• • Rideoutthewave.org

Watsonville Open Businesses

• • Map of small Bussinesses still open in Watsonville

  • What's Open Santa Cruz

@831

• https://at831.org/

Nationwide Directory

• Help main street

Covid Meals

Guidance

• Santa Cruz's Small Business Development Center(SBDC)

  • Visit ASKSBDC.com to discover the most up-to-date, accurate information concerning COVID-19 and Cares Act resources for small businesses. Call the 833-ASK-SBDC (833-275-7232) toll-free hotline to speak with a dedicated call center staff ready to help your business get answers to questions and connected to the right resources.

    • ASK SBDC Small Business Town Hall: Disaster Relief Loan Updates. Join the Northern California SBDC Finance Center team each Monday and Wednesday at 10:30 AM as they share updates and answer questions from the meeting attendees.

    • Office Hours: Join the California Small Enterprise Task Force every Wednesday for virtual office hours led by experienced attorneys and business advisors of the NorCal SBDC Network.

    • & more!

• Women’s business centers

• SCORE

Resources for Workers

• Business/worker resources & COVID-19 running list (at bottom of this blog post):
  https://greenbusinessca.org/2020/03/17/how-small-businesses-can-temporarily-adapt/

• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for self-employed, independent contractors, or people who have limited work history, etc.

• Tips for Working from Home

• Legal Aid at Work COVID-19/coronavirus FAQ for workers (English, Spanish, Chinese)

• The Worker’s Guide – Your Rights During Coronavirus (English and Spanish)

• Legal Aid at Work Undocumented Workers Employment Rights fact sheet (English, Spanish, Chinese)

State & Local Support

• California Green Business Network - Certify your business as a Green Business. Help your business save resources & money. Offers a $500 rebate!

• Santa Cruz Economic Development Departments

• The EDD provides a variety of support services to individuals affected by COVID-19 in California. The waiting period is reduced.

Coronavirus Relief

• SBA’s Coronavirus Relief Options

• SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Small Businesses Economically Impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) info. here. Disaster Loan information here: disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/

• Article (with critical links) explaining Payment Protection Plan(PPP) & Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and Advance (EILD) Application here.

• Getting cash for your business under the new CARES act.

• Facebook is offering $100 million in cash grants and advertising credits to help small businesses

• Unemployment Insurance (UI) Work Sharing Program. Employers can apply for this if reduced production, services, or other conditions cause them to seek an alternative to layoffs.

Support for Utilities and Taxes

• • CA Public Utilities Commission: Utility Assistance and Utility Consumer Protections During California COVID-19 Outbreak.

Other information and resources

• • California Treasurer’s Office Small Business Resources Page. Contains a huge list of Federal, State, Local and Private resources for Small Business.

  • Open for Business Hub. Option for enabling remote work throughout this period.

  • National Restaurant Association. Industry-specific guidance for restaurant owners and operators regarding the coronavirus.

  • International Council of Shopping Centers, ICSC. Retail industry-specific coronavirus information & resources.

  • IFundWomen is a startup funding platform providing access to capital through crowdfunding and grants, expert business coaching, and a network of women business owners that sparks confidence, accelerates knowledge, and ignites action.

• New FFCRA Paid Sick Leave regulations.