Small Business COVID19 Resources

1. CDC – Resources for Businesses and Employers
2. US Small Business Administration (SBA)
   • – Coronavirus: Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
   • – Paycheck-Protection-Program-Frequently-Asked-Questions 4-23-20 updated
   • – Information on applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (Business Impact NW page)
   • – Coronavirus Relief Options
   • – Contact your local SBA office
   • – How-to-Calculate-Loan-Amounts
3. Internal Revenue Service: Coronavirus Tax Relief
4. Federal Guidelines for Opening Up America Again
5. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Small Business Survival Guide
6. U.S. Department of the Treasury: Assistance for Small Businesses Paycheck Protection Program
7. World Health Organization
8. OSHA Guidelines for COVID-19
9. Ready.gov Preparedness Planning Toolkits

1. Governor Inslee’s COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers by Business Sector
2. Essential or Non-Essential?  Can you stay open in WA State?
   • – List of Open and Closed businesses
3. Washington SBDC Business Resiliency Toolkit and Guide
4. Businesses.WA.gov
5. WA Labor and Industries
   • WA L&I Latest News
   • WA L&I – Paid Sick Leave Common Questions
6. WA Employment Security Department
   • – General COVID-19 Page
   • – Layoff Assistance
7. WA State Department of Health
   • – Vaccination Information
   • – Workplace and Employer Resources and Recommendations
8. WA Department of Commerce
   • – Post First-Wave Planner for Small Businesses
   • – Small Business Crisis Planner
   • StartUp Washington: Current Grants, Programs, and Resources available for Small Businesses by County
9. Emergency Management Division Business Preparedness Webpage
10. WA Small Business Development Center
    • – Main Covid-19 Site
    • – Business Resiliency Toolkit
11. WA Paid Family and Medical Leave
12. Association of Washington Businesses (AWB) Rebound and Recovery Guide
    • – Purchase PPE for your staff
    • – Business Toolkit for reopening planning

• Loan Application Checklist
• Personal Financial Statement
• The 5 Cs of Financing
• Business Plan Guideline
• Startup Financial Projections Workbook
• Cautionary Information on Online Loans
• Attorney General’s Consumer Resource Center
• More information about Business Coaching
• More information about Lending

• King County Department of Public Health
  • – Public Health Recommendations: COVID-19 Symptoms and Care
  • – Coronavirus-19 Updates
  • – Recommendations for Food Establishments
  • – Downloadable Signs to Post
• Seattle Office of Economic Development
  • – Weekly Webinar
• MBDA Tacoma Business Information & Resources

1. Business Oregon – Resource List
2. Oregon Economic Development Association – Impact Assistance

The following articles are not government resources, but suggestions from the private sector on ways small businesses can think about coping with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  These are not necessarily the views of Business Impact NW.

1. Health, Wellness, and Leave Suggestions – SHRM
2. 12 Marketing Steps to Face the Coronavirus Threat – Pascha Scott at vertetude.com
3. Resource Toolkit – US Chamber of Commerce
4. Adapting Social Media to Support Your Business – Hootsuite
5. Resources for Employers – Association of WA Businesses (AWB)