"Kites rise highest against the wind"
- Winston Churchill
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C3 Meeting 9AM - March 31st
ZOOM - Video Conferencing
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Our business referral meeting is going to be held on
ZOOM
this Tuesday at 9am. Room for the first 100 people signing in. You can call in or put your mug (face or coffee) on Video. We need to continue our meetings, and discuss how we are getting through this, looking down the road how we ramp back up.
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Meeting ID: 919 744 602
Password: 107262
If you want to call in, you can use the one tap mobile, simply copy and paste this in your phone:
+16468769923,,919744602#
Or you can join via SKYPE
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News / Links / Resources for You
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MEDC - $10 Million / Grants
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This program is available to all small businesses in Wayne County. Wayne County partnered with the Detroit Economic Development Corporation (DEGC) to provide this grant opportunity. Applications for this loan will be available on the DEGC web site no later than April 1
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The
Paycheck Protection Program
prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $349 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses.
Small businesses and eligible nonprofit organizations, Veterans organizations, and Tribal businesses described in the Small Business Act, as well as individuals who are self-employed or are independent contractors, are eligible if they also meet program size standards.
Under this program:
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Tax Provisions of CARES ACT
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There will be a
conference call at 2pm on Tuesday March 31st. Call in to hear what provisions, opportunities, and advantages you may now have with the CARES Act signed into law last week.
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Webinar April 1st - 11am
CARES ACT Explained
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This will provide a summary of the CARES Act as it relates to: new federal Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans that could assist your business with its day-to-day operations; the potential tax relief available to your corporation; and health care provisions related to hospitals, health systems and individuals expanded rights.
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Checklist for Small Business
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Download this checklist, which is a
clear and easy read
. You will clearly see how to qualify, apply, what's covered, and how this loan can be forgiven!
Please share with anyone that you know in business, even
independent contractors.
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NEW & MANDATORY
Updated Federal Law Posters
APRIL 1ST DEADLINE
LAW - NOT Recommendation
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There is currently a mandatory update to federal posters in response to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. During the stay at home order, employers should post it in an intranet or email it to all employees. Once the order is lifted it must be posted through December 31.
The Act goes into effect on April 1, 2020.
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TCF / Wayne County Offer up to $6 Million in Assistance!
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TCF Financial Corp. and Wayne County are committing at least $3 million each to a new low-interest loan fund for small businesses in Wayne County to borrow money as soon as next week to sustain their operations during the coronavirus-related shutdowns. Under the program being announced Wednesday, small businesses in Wayne County can apply for working capital loans ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 from Detroit-based TCF Bank that can be used for payroll, rent and utilities.
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In this section, you'll find just a quick note on things that I liked, these are things I may not have done, or found time to do if it weren't for this situation. So, there they are in a nutshell ...
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- Netflix Series: OZARK with Jason Bateman and Laura Linney ... Outstanding series, and Season 3 had some of the most intense drama scenes I have ever watched
- Battleship: Playing games with your family can be done on FaceTime
- Three E's (Enlightenment, Education, Exercise) ...
- More time for all three of these ...
- Due to Corona, the Ballot initiative to have a Michigan Graduated Income Tax Rate has been shelved! Read more :)
What are your favorite things that are coming out of this?
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We might not be on Main Street during all this, but we are here to support you. If you should have any questions, comments, news, information, etc ..
Never hesitate to contact us!
(734) 516-0221
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Thank you to our corporate members
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