July Twenty Twenty Newsletter
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Monroe County's Lead Economic Development Organization geared up with a growth strategy for the 21st Century …
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Small Business Restart Program - Application Process Is Open Until August 5, 2020
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F
ederal funding received through the CARES Act is available to support small businesses ...
the
Small Business Restart Program
will provide grants to eligible small businesses and non-profits needing working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses or other similar expenses.
Monroe County is set to receive around $1.2 million of funding to distribute grants of up to $20k per selected businesses. The BDC held a webinar last week to go over details on this grant program. If you were unable to attend, please watch the full recorded session above.
Click the button to learn more about this program and apply.
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The BDC will be assisting in another webinar on the SBRP on
Thursday, July, 23, at 3:30 pm. In collaboration with our regional partners at
Ann Arbor SPARK which includes Hillsdale
, Jackson, Livingston, Lenawee, Monroe (the BDC) and Washtenaw counties, a free webinar is being offered with experts from the
Michigan Economic Development Corporation that will h
elp us navigate the process to apply for this grant program.
Participate in this webinar to learn how to apply for the grant program. Since regulations continue to evolve and be published, this webinar will cover the latest developments and answer frequently asked questions.
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Kudo's to Monroe County Businesses - Monroe Strong
We have partnered with our investor and partner at the Monroe County Community Credit Union to share in recognizing some Monroe County businesses that are helping to ease the burdens of COVID-19. Monroe Strong was developed to show appreciation to all those hard working businesses and individuals that found a way to assist our community, state and country through the pandemic!
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Mid-American Group
developed the KEEPS program to provide safe housing for essential employees at power plants throughout the area.
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Shunli Steel
acquired 70,000 masks for 1st responders and healthcare workers. Masks were donated to the Monroe County Health Department and State of Michigan Emergency Response for frontline distribution.
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Temperance Distilling
pivoted their business to produce sanitization products to assist in the fight against the pandemic.
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Industrial Inspection
assisted Monroe High School students with the final assembly of protective face shields. The shields were then donated by the students to those working on the frontlines of the COVID fight.
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If you know of or are one of the businesses in our community that assisted with a COVID-19 response, add a post to one of our social media accounts so that others are aware of this work (links to our pages are at the end of this newsletter!).
We appreciate all that our Monroe County businesses do!
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Met-L-Tec
went back to work to assist Monroe High School students with CAD drawings and part production for protective face shields. Students donated shields to COVID frontline workers.
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Executive Order 2020-147
reiterates that individuals are required to wear a face covering whenever they are in an indoor public space. It also requires the use of face coverings in crowded outdoor spaces. Most significantly, the order requires any business that is open to the public to refuse entry or service to people who refuse to wear a face covering, with limited exceptions.
On July 8, 2020, Michigan reported its highest single-day count on COVID-19 cases in seven weeks.
Until COVID-19 is under control, businesses and their customers will struggle. Governments will have little choice to impose restrictions and customers will continue to hesitate venturing out resulting in the economy and employment suffering.
The Detroit Regional Chamber recently launched a campaign called
Keep Businesses Open #MaskUpMichigan
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he BDC Staff stands behind the belief that wearing a mask is a small thing we can do to show respect to our investors, partners, and to our community.
Health experts have recommended, the most effective step that we can take to help ease the spread of the virus is to wear a face mask anytime and every time we are in public – especially when indoors. This simple barrier helps prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the cloth face-covering coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice. It’s even more effective when two or more people are wearing masks.
Thank you for your consideration on being a part of controlling the COVID-19 spread.
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The BDC has a new Board Member
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We welcome Monique Holliday-Bettie as a BDC Board Member! Monique is the Manager of Economic Development for the Detroit Edison Company. We are excited to have her expertise and knowledge and look forward to working with her in this new capacity.
View members of the
BDC's Board of Directors
. As you will see, we have well-qualified, high-performing Board Members that are
passionate about our mission and who have a track record of leadership in our community.
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Procurement Opportunities
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Bid Opportunity of the Month- July 2020
A pre-solicitation notice has been released by the government for an
8(a) set-aside contract worth up to $50 billion. The notice is for computer design system services, and the government is requesting proposals for a tailored solution. The Michigan Defense Center has several programs that can assist qualified Michigan companies compete for this contract, you may even qualify for a Michigan Defense Center grant to help you hire a pre-qualified professional proposal writer to work with you as you develop a winning bid. You can apply for grant funding with a free Bid Targeting System (BTS) account at
www.bidtarget.org.
You can find the opportunity details below.
Pre-solicitation Notice for the 8(a) STARS III Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)
- Notice ID: 47QTCB20R0005
- NAICS Code: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services
- Set-Aside: 8(a) Companies
- Estimated Value: Ceiling value of $50 billion
- Description: The Government is requesting proposals for the next generation 8(a) Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). GWAC is an information technology (IT) contract and concentrates on IT services and IT services-based solutions. Read more. https://beta.sam.gov/opp/4a45d6dba0014679baae363e3b7da63a/view
Virtual Trade Mission to Mexico
: Automation Alley and MEDC are hosting their
first ever virtual trade mission which takes place
September 21-25, 2020.
During the mission, companies will engage in customized B2B virtual meetings with potential buyers, partners, and distributors from Mexico. The
deadline to register is August 7. MI-STEP grants are available to off-set the cost of the mission.
Webinar on Export Opportunities in Australia and New Zealand: Companies looking to expand into or increase export opportunities in the Australian and New Zealand markets are invited to join a free, MUST-attend virtual event on
Wednesday, July 29. Attendees will hear brief remarks from the Honorable David Bushby, Consul-General of Australia in Chicago, and learn about sectors of opportunity, tips for conducting international business, the current and future state of play in these markets, and more.
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Shape Our Community's Future
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While the current situation with the COVID-19 virus can make it hard to think about the future, the once-a-decade census that counts everyone who lives in the U.S. is exactly what enables governments and communities to plan for these types of crises,” said Steven Dillingham, director of the U.S. Census Bureau. Click below to participate!
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The BDC Staff is ready and available to assist you.
Feel free to send us an email or call!
(734) 241-8081
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