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Inside Scoop - September 2021
Bringing you the latest tools to help your business.


I can't believe that summer is almost over. How did your summer go? Do you need assistance reviewing the summer and making plans for the off-season and beyond? If so, please make an appointment to discuss your next steps, develop a plan and help identify resources.

I have included resources to help you grow or stabilize and learn about topics important to your business.

September's Inside Scoop:

  • The CDP is hiring a new CFOO
  • MGCC Small Business Grant Programs
  • SBA EIDL Enhancements
  • SBA PPP Forgiveness Portal
  • Cape Cod SCORE Webinars
  • QuickBooks Help
  • Cape Cod Technology Council offers Getting Your Business Online
  • Center for Corporate and Professional Education workshops
  • CDP Business Assistance staff is here to help - Make an appointment now
  • QuickBooks for Desktop Workshop starts October 27
  • Challenges of COVID in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers November 2
  • Do you need a microloan?

As always, if there is a business topic that comes up for which you need more information or assistance, please email or call. CDP staff will help find resources to answer your questions.

Stay Safe & Well!

Pam

Chief Fiscal & Operations Officer
Working out of our Eastham offices, this full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) position is responsible for the management of the CDP’s financial and administrative functions including human resources, IT, risk management, facilities and finance. The CFOO is a member of the organization’s Senior Management Team and participates in new program development with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), key staff, board members and program stakeholders. The CFOO supervises three direct reports. In addition, the CFOO is responsible for ensuring reporting requirements with funders and subsidizing agencies are met in a timely manner.
A full Position Announcement can be found on our website: https://capecdp.org/uploads/CFO-COO-Position-Announcement-2021.pdf
Two Grant Programs
for Small Business Owners


Prospective applicants need to directly partner with an organization from MGCC’s network of Small Business Technical Assistance (SBTA) providers who will serve as a sponsor to eligible small businesses.  

The CDP is an approved SBTA provider and sponsor.

Please read more about both programs below and follow the links. If you determine that either of these programs is a fit for your business, please contact pam@capecdp.org or call 508-240-7873 x18.
Crowd Funding Matching Grant

MGCC is partnering with a crowdfunding platform, Patronicity, to assist low to moderate-income and underserved entrepreneurs, and small business owners with meeting capital needs of their business through matching grants. The objective of the BIZ-M-POWER grant is to provide entrepreneurs with new knowledge and skills for growing their business and advancing toward innovative approaches to obtaining capital through the earned support of local residents, neighborhoods, community members, and stakeholders alike by raising funding to match the amount requested in their grant application. Eligible MA-based small businesses that have been nominated by MGCC’s SBTA providers may be funded up to $20,000.
Digital Capacity Building Grant Program


Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) launched its Grant Program for the Development of Digital Capabilities on June 15, 2021. With our support, this grant program can potentially provide funding (up to $5k) for tools and services to develop digital capabilities for your small business. MGCC will make these funds available for eligible businesses until funding is fully disbursed.
Current SBA COVID Relief Programs

On September 9, 2021, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the following major enhancements to the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.

  • Increasing the COVID EIDL Cap. The SBA will lift the COVID EIDL cap from $500,000 to $2 million. Loan funds can be used for any normal operating expenses and working capital, including payroll, purchasing equipment, and paying debt.
  • Implementation of a Deferred Payment Period. The SBA will ensure small business owners will not have to begin COVID EIDL repayment until two years after loan origination so that they can get through the pandemic without having to worry about making ends meet.
  • Establishment of a 30-Day Exclusivity Window. To ensure main street businesses have additional time to access these funds, the SBA will implement a 30-day exclusivity window of approving and disbursing funds for loans of $500,000 or less. Approval and disbursement of loans over $500,000 will begin after the 30-day period.
  • Expansion of Eligible Use of Funds. COVID EIDL funds will now be eligible to prepay commercial debt and make payments on federal business debt.
  • Simplification of affiliation requirements. To ease the COVID EIDL application process for small businesses, the SBA has established more simplified affiliation requirements to model those of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

To learn about eligibility and application requirements and how to apply, visit sba.gov/eidl. The last day that applications may be received is December 31, 2021. All eligible applicants should file their applications as soon as possible.


Paycheck Protection Program borrowers:

If your loan is $150,000 or less, you may be eligible to apply for direct forgiveness through SBA using our online portal. Follow the steps below.


  1. Find out if your lender is participating. 
  2. Watch a video about how to use the portal.
  3. Apply for forgiveness.

For additional information, visit the SBA website.
SCORE Small Business Live Webinars


Thursday 9/16

Wednesday 10/6

Thursday 10/14

Tuesday 10/19
QuickBooks Help tailored to your needs!

Did you struggle putting your records together to give your accountant?
Do you use QuickBooks but need to learn how it can do a better job for you and provide you with the information you need when you need it?

CDP Staff offers QuickBooks help. Follow the link below and schedule an appointment to get your business on track. There is still time to prepare now before summer arrives and make life simpler for tax season.
The Cape Cod Technology Council is running a six-part series Getting Your Business Online this fall. Are you struggling or want to up your game advertising online through the web, email, or social media? The Cape Cod Technology Council received a grant for this program and there is no cost to participants. Program begins September 28th.

The Center for Corporate and Professional Education (CCAPE) offers a wide range of education resources, designed for individuals, businesses, and organizations. Business owners and their employees can advance a career, train the workforce and build professional skills.

The Center for Corporate and Professional Education (CCAPE) at Cape Cod Community College will work with your organization to use the Express Grant approved courses to design a Training Plan that will best meet your workforce training needs. To learn how eligible employers may receive a 100% reimbursement for approved courses through a simple online process, visit www.workforcetrainingfund.com


QuickBooks for Desktop

This 3 session zoom workshop will introduce the software, show how it can improve your record keeping and prepare you to make faster business decisions.


Join the CDP, SCORE and instructor Megan Terrio, CPA
10 am to 11:30
October 27
November 3
November 10

Challenges of COVID in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers

This 3 session zoom workshop will introduce the software, show how it can improve your record keeping and prepare you to make faster business decisions.


Join the CDP, and instructor Karyn Rhodes, Complete Payroll
11 am to Noon
November 2
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Need a microloan?

The CDP has microloans up to $50,000 for small businesses on the Lower Cape. Visit our website for complete program details and eligibility requirements.

We are able to lend to businesses that have a limited credit history, are too new to obtain a bank loan or need help developing a business plan or cash flow projections. We even work with local banks offering loan packaging to potential applicants.
The CDP offers Individual Business Guidance in a number of ways.
How can we help your business?
Individual Business Guidance

Are you self-employed, a solopreneur or a small business owner, and live or work on the Lower Cape?

The CDP offers individual business guidance for all types of businesses.

What are your business needs?

Professional Services Grants Still Available for 2021.

Many businesses are finding the need to change their business model in these turbulent times. The CDP has Grant Funds available to help business owners hire specialized consultants to quickly implement these changes whether in technology, legal or marketing.
Make an appointment to learn more and to help stabilize or grow your business.
SCORE


Individual Mentoring through SCORE

SCORE offers individual mentoring across the Cape. The CDP partners with SCORE to offer mentoring on the Lower Cape. Due to COVID19 all SCORE Mentoring Session are currently being help remotely. Please register with SCORE using the link below.
The CDP's small business and technical assistance programs are made possible by the following funders:
Mass Growth Capital Corporation
USDA Rural Business Development Grant
Cape Cod Five Charitable Foundation Trust
Rockland Trust
Santander Bank

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.