List of links for Small Business support

 

Small Business Relief Fund:  On Monday, March 23, Governor Reynolds announced a new Iowa Small Business Relief Program that will provide financial assistance to small businesses and tax deferrals to any Iowa businesses that have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Application deadline is Tuesday, March 31, at 12 p.m.

APPLY: Click here to complete an application.<https://iowa01.na2.documents.adobe.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhBLjpRJZ5W-Lwpjta-Xas7qYNmA1gffEsZJ9ys3xlyfcXQueX2xWpFZfbGn6GKdG70*>

Click here for more information and FAQs.

  *   Targeted Small Businesses:  A fund has been created to support Targeted Small Businesses<https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/Entrepreneurial/TSB> (TSB) with zero employees that have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will process applications in order of receipt of application and submission of all required documents until funds are exhausted. Please review the requirements and eligibility guidelines here before starting an application. Click here to learn more and apply.<https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/programDetails?pid=137&ppid=26>
  *   Important Tuesday March 31 Webinar:  @ 12pm ET (11am CT) | COVID-19 & Main Street: Organizational Health Check-Up – Join this “check-up” with NMSC’s Kathy LaPlante and Heritage Consulting Inc.<https://www.facebook.com/heritageconsutlinginc/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARAy2dvvz9OQzzcSr5m4bITFSsNWZESliPDcOFqxaPvXGOu8ZGIqVRegB6sAralHy3LdPch8tnpXZE6l&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDjAeEeydz-cHXqvtOfdOZRW8z37VvyqY_olg_rj9FLzGNG0m6AntS5fXiuRMxe690EVN99KNqEHyaEO6CfonXwV9m_kq_2Uw95h2U_0s7dhpDvYccsZDQhzizyYnbYDJMtVR_Z_DUK8IXu5tELv1sx_h4n86DiDuTQd_z3avbzDJzdmbRjqxPi0KJyoihZEyUShGOrooErQ8e5JuuyCH4BafJsSpBLeC6N1LcciN2h2ouIjkdErzkT7p2m8pXdvxcAL_47iSsZmrJUUh_fAI-ez6KT4NFCtMoLM8vyAjs4HBa98czz3IM79fYOmx5N0nIUlCTLTgpid7QOwA>‘s Donna Ann Harris to learn about how your organization should prepare to weather this crisis, think through long-term needs, and focus on your most important work: https://bit.ly/2QB4ZIB<https://bit.ly/2QB4ZIB?fbclid=IwAR1ob40qIUvsa3EwlDP4gEFbV2Jl9wqTuDKvJY4Nh-c7uitkDYvg0shEW9I>

  *   Action Coach, Andy O’Brien, who has worked with Main Street Iowa has a free video recording, PLAN, DON’T Panic video<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DyAPBwvsB1U0&data=02%7C01%7CDarlene.Strachan%40IowaEDA.com%7C7bab4690e85646499b3008d7d00edc37%7C0e7d394658c840c4b5ca04ab67de9145%7C0%7C0%7C637206634589399982&sdata=%2BSGLP2o6lI12aIVp7%2Bk6h7p5mXXHUT0zzCUHxaAflvc%3D&reserved=0>
  *   CARES Act<https://taxfoundation.org/cares-act-senate-coronavirus-bill-economic-relief-plan/>
  *   CARES Act:  The Small Business Owner’s Guide/U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship<https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/9/7/97ac840c-28b7-4e49-b872-d30a995d8dae/F2CF1DD78E6D6C8C8C3BF58C6D1DDB2B.small-business-owner-s-guide-to-the-cares-act-final-.pdf>
  *   CARES Act Webinar:  Learn More About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act & Cares Act Webinar – Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 2:30-4pm Register Here<https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/covid-webinar-nonprofits>
  *   Delta Dental Grants to Support Dentists and Non-Profits Two Relief Programs<https://iowardc.org/business-record-delta-dental-grants-to-support-dentists-and-non-profits/>
  *   Department of Labor:  Guidance<https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20200324>
  *   Department of Labor:  Q & A<https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions>
  *   National Federation of Independent Business COVID Resources:  NFIB Resources<https://www.nfib.com/content/analysis/coronavirus/latest-on-coronavirus-from-nfib/>
  *   National Federation of Independent Business COVID Small Business FAQs:  Questions & Answers<https://www.nfib.com/content/legal-compliance/healthcare/small-business-faqs-on-covid-19/>
  *   The Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center:  COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources<https://inrc.law.uiowa.edu/covid-19-nonprofit-resources>

  *   211 Iowa<https://www.211iowa.org/>
  *   Alcoholic Beverages Division:    For information ranging from Updated Rules and Regulations for Bars & Restaurants from the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division to the latest news and information from the Office of the Governor of Iowa go to Iowa Economic Development Authority<https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/our-agency-detail-resources/6710>
  *   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<https://www.cdc.gov/>

  *   Coronavirus Impacting Your Nonprofit?  Here’s What to Do<https://www.networkforgood.com/nonprofitblog/coronavirus-impacting-your-nonprofit-heres-what-to-do/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRFM09EVm1NbVkwWkRFeSIsInQiOiJXZm0rdTVTajlFYjJzaExUVzFwcVpOYzdmQ3lkSWFtYU00UlN6bTF5WVpqZDdmeHFEanVBR1o1bVVKVjZtNHg2aGt3TGxodjlZSkNDVXBHYXB6bUg5M3cyVWphWTZVbGNhMlJITE9OQndKRjRwNlFuZDFLKyt3STQ5R2daeEFvWCJ9>
  *   Google:  Grow with Google Helpful Site for Small Businesses<https://smallbusiness.withgoogle.com/news/resources-for-smbs-impacted-by-coronavirus/#!/>
  *   Iowa Department of Public Health<https://idph.iowa.gov/>
  *   Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA): See IRDA’s page dedicated to COVID-19: Iowa Business Recovery Assistance<https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/our-agency-detail-resources/6710>
  *   Iowa State University Center for Industrial Research and Service<https://www.ciras.iastate.edu/covid-19/?utm_source=All+Subscribers+for+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1a43ab23ad-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_18_12_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9d5115e4d0-1a43ab23ad-137030529&mc_cid=1a43ab23ad&mc_eid=2aa75f34e8>
  *   Iowa Utilities Board Emergency Extension<file:///C:/Users/dstracha/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/29K2BOH0/Winter%2520Moratorium.pdf>
  *   Isolation Guidance for Iowans<https://files.constantcontact.com/f62597da001/87bacbc0-cadc-41f3-9549-9d6de254ad3a.pdf>
  *   Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security<http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/resources/COVID-19/?__s=rjuw3zszpat9jbcxjxis&utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New+Podcast%3A%C2%A0Coronavirus+and+Our+Common+Humanity>
  *   Main Street America Guidance for your Community<https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/resourcecenter/covid19resources>
  *   Montrose, CO Business Assistance Plan<https://iowa1-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/darlene_strachan_iowaeda_com/EdilMmYJKvlDjpWMDiN1bWkBf7ZZeqgYuT2_tXkiR-efcA?e=YW6wJ9>
  *   SCORE How Small Businesses Can Prepare for the Coronavirus<https://www.score.org/blog/how-small-businesses-can-prepare-for-coronavirus?utm_source=All+Subscribers+for+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1a43ab23ad-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_18_12_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9d5115e4d0-1a43ab23ad-137030529&mc_cid=1a43ab23ad&mc_eid=2aa75f34e8>
  *   Small Business Administration (SBA):   US Small Business Administration<https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources>
  *   Small Business Development Center (SBDC):  America’s SBDC Iowa<http://iowasbdc.org/covid-19/>
  *   Stop Germs Poster<http://iowasbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Stop-Germs-Poster.pdf?utm_source=All+Subscribers+for+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1a43ab23ad-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_18_12_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9d5115e4d0-1a43ab23ad-137030529&mc_cid=1a43ab23ad&mc_eid=2aa75f34e8>
  *   Unemployment…Workforce Development<https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/updates-and-resources-about-covid-19>
  *   Unemployment…File a Claim for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Online<https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/file-claim-unemployment-insurance-benefits?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery>
  *   U.S. Chamber of Commerce Combating the Coronavirus<https://www.uschamber.com/coronavirus?iesrc=ctr>
  *   Video Conferencing Options<https://iowa1.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/IowaDowntownResourceCenter/ESPtjC5ept5PovG-IKgz6p0Bnr0nCa6VSN4Yaa2yxDLEdw?e=OeBwPy>
  *   World Health Organization<https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019?__s=rjuw3zszpat9jbcxjxis&utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New+Podcast%3A%C2%A0Coronavirus+and+Our+Common+Humanity>
  *   WhizBang!:    Helpful tips for businesses…open WhizBang! Retail Training<https://www.facebook.com/WhizBangTraining/videos/221898952265345/?utm_source=ONTRAPORT-email-broadcast&utm_medium=ONTRAPORT-email-broadcast&utm_term=TOTW%20List&utm_content=Tip%20%23894%20-%202%20EASY%20Takeaways%20From%20Our%20Coronavirus%20Facebook%20Live%20Event&utm_campaign=03112020>