Volume I | March 18, 2020

Business News

The Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce has a dedicated webpage for all business related issues of COVID-19. This will include a list of restaurants open for delivery/take out, webinars, and resources for small business recovery, link to unemployment information. It will be updated as we receive news. Please let us know how we can help you!

Visit our COVID-19 Dedicated Webpage

Small Business Loans The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to North Carolina small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA Loan Fact Sheet Read More Information

Take Out and Delivery Options If you get tired of your own cooking and want a cooked meal, these restaurants are providing take out and delivery options under the new guidelines from Governor Roy Cooper. Link to Additional Resources

Tips for Social Distancing & Going Local We have some helpful suggestions on how you can support local businesses while maintaining your social distance of 6'. Feel free to print and post. Link to Read Tips

Webinars As we get information, about webinars to assist our small business owners we will post them on this page as well. Brunswick Community College Small Business Center has a webinar on March 25 th from 2pm-3:30pm. They will discuss marketing and how you can stay engaged with their clients, financial planning, what's needed to get lending, etc. Link to March 25th Webinar Signup

Pause, Plan & Don't Panic