Dear Subscriber, we invite you to check out some of our upcoming webinars and learn about different funding programs that are still available. |
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2021 Workshop/Content Survey |
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We value your feedback. We want to encourage you to provide us your insights and thoughts as we plan for next year`s workshops and content to deliver to you. Please take our short 2 minute Survey. We value your opinion and want to serve you better.
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Thank you in advance for your time and feedback.
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The Rent Relief Conversation: Productive ways tenants and landlords can work together for a beneficial outcome |
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In this webinar, we will walk you through templates designed to support you in the following ways:
Calculating:
· Your cost of occupancy
· Your future projections
· Your payback ability
· Your options
Presenting:
· Your situation
· Your plan to move forward
· Your total overall Rent Relief needs
Next Steps:
· Finalizing proposals
· Negotiating
· Moving forward
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DATE: Thursday, November 12, 2020
TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
COST: FREE
LOCATION: Online
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Live Q&A: All About Marketing Your Business |
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About this webinar:
Join the Long Beach SBDC for our Live Marketing Q&A addressing questions on how to effectively market and grow your business. SBDC advisor and Business Growth Strategist David Mitroff Ph.D. and Brad Pollak, Director of the Long Beach SBDC, will interact live with the audience via Zoom and answer questions covering a broad range of marketing topics including cutting edge marketing ideas, business development strategies, how to leverage online platforms to grow your brand, mind-set and professional growth, ways to develop strategic partnerships, event marketing, business operations, recruiting, franchising, the meaning of life and more.
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DATE: Friday, November 13, 2020
TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
COST: FREE
LOCATION: Online
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Webinar - COVID and Managing Commercial Business Risks - Insurance Options and More |
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About this webinar:
Do you know which business insurance coverage is in place? Thought about other areas to explore for coverage? Are there ways to help reduce insurance premiums? Are you aware of exclusions on your business insurance policies? Come ready to learn how to manage potential business risks using commercial business insurance options for new and existing businesses:
- Learn Different Policy Types to Consider – Need to Have versus Nice to Have
- Policy Riders to Explore
- Ideas for Reducing Insurance Premiums with Manageable Risks
- Tips on Preparing Documents for Insurance
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DATE: Wednesday, November 18, 2020
TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
COST: FREE
LOCATION: Online
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PPP Forgiveness - Update on PPP Flexibility Act |
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About this webinar:
The objective of this webinar is to help you understand how to calculate the forgivable amount of your PPP Loan and to prepare documentation that may be required with your forgiveness application.
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DATE: Thursday, November 19, 2020
TIME: 2:00PAM - 3:00 PM
COST: FREE
LOCATION: Online
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COVID Relief Weekly Webinar and Q&A |
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About this webinar:
We will be discussing the Economic Injury Disaster Loan, Payroll Protection Program, Disaster Bridge Loan, 7a Forgiveness Program, and other funding opportunities for your business. Information is changing and updating daily and we want to make sure Small Business owners are being provided the most up to date factual information as to what is available for funding. The webinar will be 30-40 minutes daily with a brief Q&A after.
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DATE: Wednesdays
TIME: 3:00PM PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Online
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Watch and read our weekly content! |
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Funding Programs and Resources |
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PPE Unite - Free PPE Resource |
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The Los Angeles SBDC has launched a new PPE giveaway program called PPE Unite™ that will provide free Personal Protective Equipment to LA small businesses.
Businesses with fewer than 50 employees can apply to receive a one-month supply of face masks, hand sanitizer, and face shields through the PPE Unite™ distribution program.
These supplies are offered on a first come, first served basis, so don't delay - sign up today!
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The LA SBDC is here for you and your small business, partnering with you every step of the way as we work towards safely reopening our local economy. |
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PPE Unite™ is a unique partnership between State, local and private entities created to distribute PPE to the LA small business community. For more information, contact the Los Angeles County Disaster Help Center at 833.238.4450 or disasterhelpcenter@lacounty.gov.
This PPE has been made available to California small businesses through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) in collaboration with the Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA).
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BBB Main St. Matters Grant Program |
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Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis through December of 2020. If you are not awarded a grant one month, you may reapply. Similarly, you may opt in to having your application roll over month to month. In the application, please indicate your interest in being considered on a rolling basis. Please note, grants are nonrenewable and an eligible company may only be awarded one grant in total. We strongly encourage you to watch this brief video which provides a quick overview of what to expect when completing this application. Please note the application may take 15-30 minutes to complete. Since this video was produced we have made one change to the program's criteria. Businesses who have been approved for and/or received funding from the EIDL and/or PPP programs through the SBA are eligible to apply for the Main St. Matters grant. Those businesses will need to provide the amount of funding requested/received. The goal of BBB's Main St. Matters Grant program continues to assist those businesses with the most financial need.
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California Restaurant Association Foundation - Restaurants Care Fund |
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Description:
Restaurants Care offers emergency assistance to California restaurant workers facing an unanticipated hardship such as: accident, illness, injury, death of an immediate family member or natural disaster. If you are in need of assistance, please complete the application form. All grant requests will be reviewed. Restaurants Care grants are awarded to eligible individuals based on available funds and limited to one per individual. Typical grants range from $250-$1500.
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Musicians Foundation CV19 Emergency Aid Grant Program |
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This application is available online only. Modest, one-time grants up to $200 will be available to professional performers, educators and composers who meet the following requirements:
- Be a professional musician with five (5) or more years of experience performing, teaching, or composing in the United States. Applicants MUST earn the majority of their income from any combination of performing, teaching, or composing. If you were enrolled in any musical education program or institution (for performance, education, or composition) within the last five years, you are not eligible. You must have five or more years of professional experience after graduating from your most recent musical degree program to qualify.
- File taxes as musician. Applicants are required to submit fully completed and filed 2018 or 2019 1040 tax return documentation. No exceptions.
- Have the following additional documentation: professional musician materials (resume, biography, website, etc.) and proof of work cancellation (emails, letters, other correspondence).
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Riverside Microenterprise Business Grant Program |
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The Microenterprise Business Grant Program is a United Way Inland Valleys project in partnership with the City of Riverside Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, that offers a ONE-TIME GRANT UP TO $7,500 to help assist Riverside small businesses with their needs during the local emergency.
Who Can Apply?
Owners Of Micro-Eenterprises
- Businesses located within the City of Riverside
- Businesses with 5 or fewer employees (including the owner)
- The owner is of low to moderate income; or
- The business is able to employ people who are of low to moderate income
When Will the Program End?
Until funding runs out,
based on a first come, first reviewed basis.
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Santa Ana CARES Small Business Grant Program |
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The Santa Ana CARES Small Business Grants will provide up to $10,000 for Santa Ana Businesses and non-profits with 25 or less full time equivalent (FTE) employees. Businesses that receive any Small Business CITY grants are limited to a cumulative total amount of $10,000 in grants. Businesses must be able to provide proof (receipts) that funds received were spent in accordance with Program requirements directly to the CITY through a CITY portal. |
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About the Amber Grant
WomensNet founded the Amber Grant Foundation in 1998. The Foundation was set up with one goal in mind: to honor the memory of a very special young woman, Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old — before realizing her business dreams.
Today, WomensNet carries on that tradition, giving away at $10,000 every month in Amber Grant money. Each of those monthly winners is then eligible for our year-end grant of $25,000.
How Do I Apply For an Amber Grant?
Applying is simple. Just take a few minutes to tell us about yourself and your business dream. No long, complicated forms to fill out. We announce the $10,000 Amber Grant recipient the first week of every month, and the $25,000 annual winner every January.
Deadline is October 31st, 2020.
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Tory Burch Foundation -
Fellows Program and Grant
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A nation-wide application process will determine up to fifty (50) Tory Burch Foundation Fellows. Each Fellow will commit to a one-year fellowship which includes:
- One-year fellowship with the Tory Burch Foundation that includes virtual education programming, workshops, and business guidance
- $5,000 grant for business education
- Access to private online peer community
- Trip to Tory Burch Offices for a 5-day workshop, networking, and Pitch Day*
- * Pending CDC safety guidelines and Official Rules.
Deadline is November 12,2020.
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Professional Beauty Association Covid Relief Fund |
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With generous support from our industry partners, the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and PBA Charities have created a new fund to help our industry during this unprecedented crisis.
The PBA COVID-19 Relief Fund will provide $500 to licensed beauty professionals who are unable to work due to COVID-19. The funding, if awarded to you, is intended to be emergency aid for short-term immediate needs such as food and bills.
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To aid its local businesses, the City of La Verne launched a Business Assistance Grant Program in May to provide financial aid to struggling businesses to help them combat the economic setbacks brought about by COVID-19. The program still has the capacity to award up to 100 qualified businesses within its city limits with a $2,500 grant to help them re-open, create jobs, retain jobs and offer quality services to the residents of La Verne.
Grant funds may be used for overhead expenses, rent, utilities, business services such as web site development to increase capacity, necessary equipment to continue business operations and more.
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SBA - Economic Injury Disaster Loan |
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On June 15, SBA began accepting new EIDL and EIDL Advance applications from qualified small businesses and U.S. agricultural businesses. Applicants who have already submitted their applications will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
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IE Covid-19 Resilience Fund |
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The Inland Empire Community Foundation established the COVID-19 Resilience to support nonprofit organizations on the front lines of COVID 19, to help them help our families and communities, and to support their survival through this crisis.
Focus Areas and Grant Amounts
Apply for ONE (1) Focus Area only
1) Basic Needs and/or Emergency services for low income people in the Inland Empire provided by single organizations or coalitions – Up to $20,000: Food, shelter, health care, childcare, cash assistance
2) Capacity Building assistance to nonprofits for financial management and planning and strategies for long-term financial survival: Technical assistance grants to individual nonprofits for financial management, planning, restructuring, legal, etc. - Up to $5,000 o Remote work and technology adaptation for a single organization or coalition of groups – Up to $10,000. Deadline is 11/30/2020.
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West Covina COVID-19 Small Business Loan Program |
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The City of West Covina is offering financial assistance to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with the West Covina (COVID-19) Small Business Loan Program. The loan program offers a one-time $10,000 interest-free loan to eligible West Covina small businesses to help them retain one (1) full time equivalent job and is forgiven after a one (1) year term of compliance. Loan funds may be used for overhead expenses, rent, utilities, business services such as web site development to increase capacity, and necessary equipment to continue business operations, among others. Provided that a business meets all of the conditions of the Program, the loan may be forgiven by the City at the end of the loan period. Application is available starting June 16, 2020. Businesses will be awarded on a first-come-first basis. If funds are exhausted, the remaining applicants will be placed on a wait list until additional funding becomes available. *They are still accepting applications.
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Lender Match is a free online tool that connects small businesses with SBA-approved CDFIs and small lenders. Do not use if looking for Disaster loans. Within two business days after entering their information into the Lender Match platform, a borrower receives an email from lenders who have been matched with them. The borrower can see lenders’ requests for them to begin an application. Borrowers are then able to begin the application process directly from the email they receive.
Lender Match was on pause due to CARES Act implementation priorities and loan volume. It is now being reinstated for CDFIs and other Small Asset Lenders. Leads will only be forwarded to CDFIs and Lenders with < $10b in assets until the PPP program ends on June 30, 2020, at which time Lender Match will be open to all participating SBA Lenders. Lender Match not only connects borrowers with accessing PPP loans, but also other SBA lending products, such as 7(a), 504, Microloans, and Community Advantage loans which are currently offering debt relief.
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SBA Paycheck Protection Program Resources
Provided by the American Institute of CPAs
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The Coronavirus (the virus that causes COVID-19) is having an unprecedented effect on the economy. Main Street’s small businesses are struggling to stay afloat as they’re forced to close to protect the health and safety of employees and customers. Through recently enacted federal legislation, there are opportunities for help through U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.
One of the most impactful is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), designed to provide access to cash so that businesses can keep paying their employees and other expenses such as health insurance premiums, rent or mortgage payments and utilities. This important financial relief will help small businesses return to being fully operational quicker once conditions improve.
In this resource center designed for CPA firms, you’ll find tools to help you educate and advise your clients on the program.
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Covid-19 Safety Compliance Certificate Program |
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The County of Los Angeles launched the COVID-19 Safety Compliance Certificate Program (CSCCP) to help educate and train business owners to comprehensively implement the L.A. County Department of Public Health COVID-19 safety directives.
The CSCCP is a no-cost online training course that educates business owners on the essentials of the CountyHealth Officer’s Orders and what they need to do to ensure that their business practices are aligned and in compliance with infection control and physical distancing requirements. After completing the training, businesses will receive a COVID-19 Safety ComplianceCertificate that can be posted on storefronts. The training will be available in 13 languages and can be accessed online through the Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 website.
This voluntary program offers business, employees, and consumers alike the added reassurance that essential training has been completed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This training is highly recommended for both business owners and employees. Businesses that do not participate are required to display Public Health COVID-19 Protocols in their storefronts.
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Constant Contact Webinars |
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Amazon Small Business Academy Webinars |
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Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, center host institutions, and local or private funds. Funding is not an endorsement of any product, opinion or service. All Federal funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Special arrangements for individuals with disability will be made if requested in advance |
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