COVID-19 Re-opening Your Business
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My hope is that small businesses around the United States are now receiving the funds they need to re-open their businesses. If you are in a State that is re-opening, I want to encourage you to follow the guidance from your State and Local Government on what you need to do to re-open your business. Depending on what phase of re-opening your Local Government is currently in, you will need to follow their guidance on re-opening your business. Note that depending on what industry you are in, some businesses have to get their guidance from the State while others have to get their guidance from the Local Government. Please check your State's COVID-19 website for more information on re-opening.
I was on a re-opening call on 6/2/2020 with the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and we heard from County Executives that if you have a Federal Government contract, you should still be following your State and Local Government guidelines to re-open your business. I am located in the Washington DC Metro area and it is tough because we are a tri-state area and some of us live in Maryland or Virginia but we work in DC. Please know that the DMV State and Local Governments are communicating with each other and are making data-driven decisions on re-opening. They are also working to ensure business owners have the information they need ahead of time to safely re-open their businesses.
As a business owner, have you thought about the changes you will now need to make to operate your business? Do you have a new Operating Plan? Your Operating Plan can be simple as a Checklist or detailed as a laid out plan. You decide. You will need to include in your Operating Plan, how you will now operate your business while enforcing the new COVID-19 guidelines.
Here are some things to think about when creating your Operating Plan:
- Where you will place signage to ensure social distance requirements - entry and exit, furniture and office equipment not in use, limit number of people in bathrooms, stairs, elevators, escalators, etc.
- When to wear Face Masks or Coverings - if staff is rooming with another staff, they need to wear their masks; if they are walking to public areas of the workplace, they need to wear masks; if they are in a private office by themselves, they do not need to wear a mask.
- When Sanitization will occur - ease staff concerns about sanitization by letting them know the frequency of sanitization for high contact areas and items, provide touchless options, provide hand sanitizers at work spaces, provide gloves to do certain tasks, and provide info on other sanitization measures you will take in the future.
- How work tasks will be done - if you are a services company, provide tools and systems for staff to do their work virtually or more efficiently considering new COVID-19 guidelines. Also provide training on new measures you will take to operate and if using new tools.
- When Staff are Psychological Ready to return to work - let staff know that until a vaccine is distributed they will not be forced to return to work if they are not ready.
Now the list above contains suggestions. All businesses are different. You might be able to use some of these suggestions or none. You still will need to write down how you will operate your business and if you have employees, you will have to share your Operation Plan with them.
I hope this helps with your re-opening efforts. If you need advice on re-opening or applying for COVID-19 loans or grants, feel free to contact me. Stay safe...
Varetta Huggins
Your Government Contracting Expert
President & CEO, V-Project Management Consulting, LLC
Leadership Council Member, National Small Business Association
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EIDL Survey Response from April Newsletter
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In our Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Survey from our April 2020 newsletter, we had a total of 42 respondents participating. Thanks to those who responded. The majority of our respondents still had not received the EIDL grant. We are hoping that many small businesses are receiving the funds they need to operate. Please let us know if you were able to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from your bank or a financial institution. Please complete the survey below now. Thanks.
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Did you already receive funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan as yet?
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Not yet but I expect to soon
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Not yet and I do not know when I will
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Upcoming COVID-19 Procurement Opportunities
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Here are some COVID-19 Procurement Opportunities you can bid on:
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V-PMC at the Virtual Small Business Expo
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COVID-19 has restricted us from traveling across the United States and meeting small business owners face to face. However, it cannot stop us from meeting with you online and finding out how we can help you
Gain Access to over $500 Billion in Government Contracting
.
V-PMC invites you to the first ever
Virtual Small Business Expo
. V-PMC will have a booth and Varetta will be speaking at a Workshop (see next event below). If you are struggling to find money for your small business to operate, you don't want to miss chatting with us. Register today before you forget.
We will be launching our
NEW
Membership site
at the Virtual SBE and we will be offering a FREE Membership where you will have access to our Membership site, FREE Live Learnings,
HUGE Discounts
on V-GovCon Events and Services, 15-minutes Consultation, and much more...
At our Booth, you will be able to chat with us and gain insight about applying for the PPP loan, EIDL, and other State and Local Government funding. If you already received COVID-19 loans, you can also chat with us about how to setup your Accounting System for COVID-19.
You will also have access to other exhibitors and speakers. Join us and others by registering for
FREE.
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Virtual Small Business Expo V-PMC Booth
June 10-11, 2020 | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Online - Free Admission
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COVID-19 Government Contract$: Get Paid
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V-PMC invites you to join Varetta Huggins, Your Government Contracting Expert, for a workshop titled "
COVID-19 Government Contract$: Get Paid
" at the upcoming
Virtual Small Business Expo.
During COVID-19, U.S. Federal Government is
OPEN
and they are buying everything. Are you ready to $ell your good$ and $ervices to the
#1 Consumer in the World?
This workshop will equip you with the best tools & techniques to understand “
HOW
” to do Government Contracting and what you need to get your small business ready to "GET PAID" by the U.S. Federal Government. The event is completely
FREE
so Register today and add to your calendar NOW.
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Varetta Huggins, Your Government Contracting Expert
Virtual Small Business Expo - Workshop Speaker
June 11, 2020 | 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
Online - Free Admission
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V-GovCon Virtual BootCamp Spring 2020
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Our first ever
V-GovCon Virtual BootCamp
was held only for our V-GovCon Aqua Members in Dallas TX. We combined 2.5 days into 7 hours and focused on the U.S. Federal Government Budget, Socio-economic Status for WOSB, EDWOSB, and HUBZone Certifications, DUNS updates, SAM.gov Registration, V-PMC's Federal Bid/Proposal Process, Provided a list of Current Procurements matching their NAICS codes, and How to respond to Bids. One of our attendees was able to walk away with the info she needed to respond to a current procurement that she had the capability to perform.
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V-GovCon Virtual BootCamp Spring 2020
April 27, 2020 | 3:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT
April 28, 2020 | 3:00 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT
For V-GovCon Aqua Members ONLY
Via Zoom Conference
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