Our Message to the Small Business Community

As small business owners and advocates ourselves, we join you and share in the immediate emotional and financial shifts that have been required to rise to this occasion of a new normal within our businesses, personal and professional lives. Please know we empathize and are here as a small-yet passionate- team to continue reaching out to engage our professional and business networks. We advocate and add value to thought leadership within our sphere of influence and connection of leaders and decision makers who are on the front lines helping to solve problems during these uncertain times. We are also bridge builders and partners. We want to connect you-all of us-to important resources and other people who can help us lean in and overcome what is likely the deepest challenge that many of us have faced in our lifetime. We hope you find resources on this site helpful. Please upload your business story to share among the business community and keep us informed of how we can support you. Our deepest desire is to see all of us press forward and come out better and stronger on the other side of this crisis. "We rise by lifting others." Robert G. Ingersoll

The Small Business Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party

Consider the following resources to protect yourself and your business against this novel virus.

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CDC

NC Department of Health and Human Services

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SBC-NCDP APRIL NEWS BRIEF

Need disaster relief? Here is a link to the US Small Business Admin. https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2Fela%2FLoanApplication%2FStartApplication&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Wake County Health and Human Services

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NC governor seeks economic relief for small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Disaster assistanceThe SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters.

Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program"The coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries," the Fed said.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

Coronavirus Resource Center - Harvard HealthThe rapid spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 has sparked alarm worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared this rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, and many countries are grappling with a rise in confirmed cases. ...

How to protect your small business in the midst of the coronavirus outbreakIt's not too late for small- and medium-sized businesses to set up remote workforces, communicate with staff and prepare for a worsening coronavirus outbreak.

CoronavirusOn 31 December 2019, WHO was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. WHO is closely monitoring this event and is in active communication with counterparts in China. In line with standard protocols for any public health event, an incident management system has been activated across the three levels of WHO.

Cancellations force The Morehead Inn to close in the wake of coronavirus concerns

Billy Maddalon, owner, of The Morehead Inn, talks about the effects that reservation cancellations due to coronavirus concerns is having on his business and staff. He also talks about the outlook of surviving the shutdown. BY DAVID T. FOSTER III https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article241283666.html