CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – Business Community

Updated May 21, 2020

Small business guidance and loan resources are being provided below to assist you during this very difficult time due to COVID-19. For more information on the below, please contact Michelle Bruner at the Economic Development office at 856-468-1500 x122.

SMALL BUSINESS GUIDANCE & LOAN RESOURCES

EIDL – Economic Injury Disaster Loan:? www.sba.gov/page/disaster-loan-applications? /? https://covid19relief.sba.gov/

PPP ? Paycheck Protection Program: www.sba.gov? /? https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program

PPP ? New Loan Forgiveness Application:? https://www.sba.gov/document/sba-form–paycheck-protection-program-loan-forgiveness-application

SBEAGP ? Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program: www.njeda.com ?/

NJ Community Capital Garden State Relief Fund:? https://www.newjerseycommunitycapital.org/initiatives/garden-state-relief-fund

Gloucester County Business Loan Program w/CBAC (856-384-6930): ?http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/depts/e/ed

Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program: ?https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/mainstreetlending.htm

CBAC ? Cooperative Business Assistance Corporation:? https://www.cbaclenders.com

 

JOBS, HIRING PORTALS, RESOURCE CENTERS:?

GC American Job Center:? http://www.co.gloucester.nj.us/depts/e/ed/jobres/oscc.asp

NJ COVID-19 Jobs & Hiring Portal:? https://jobs.covid19.nj.gov

NJ Career Connections:? https://careerconnections.nj.gov/careerconnections/

 

CONTACT TRACING JOBS

What Is ‘Contact Tracing’ and How Does it Work?: ?https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200504/what-is-contact-tracing-and-how-does-it-work#1

NJ Contact Tracer Interest Registration: ?https://covid19.nj.gov/forms/tracer

Making Contact: A Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracers: ?https://learn.astho.org/products/making-contact-a-training-for-covid-19-contact-tracers

 

GLOUCESTER COUNTY ?OPEN FOR BUSINESS? DASHBOARD (Free to Advertise Your Business Is Open Here):? https://arcg.is/1mmHTX

 

BUSINESS RE-OPENING GUIDELINES ? PLAN, PREPARE, RESPOND

CDC ? Centers for Disease Control & Prevention:? https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html

NJ Governor Murphy 5-18-2020 Summary:? https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/approved/20200518a.shtml

 

?SMALL BUSINESS VIRTUAL RESOURCE EVENTS:?

  1. Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey is hosting a Cumberland, Salem and Gloucester County small business resource event on May 28th from 10:30 ? 12:00. To Register Click Link: https://chamberofcommercesouthernnewjerseyccsnj.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/aPoXeYML?sourceTypeId=Website

 

  1. Webinars: May 27, 2020 Going Virtual: Strategies for Business Model Innovation presented by Rowan University College of Business.

 

  1. Webinars:? May 28, 2020 Good Morning SJ Series – Small Business COVID-19 Resource Center ? Discussions on how to navigate crisis with key state and federal stakeholders.

 

UNEMPLOYMENT (South New Jersey:?856-507-2340):

Unemployment Insurance To File Unemployment Claim:? www.myunemployment.nj.gov ??/

https://myunemployment.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/

 

OTHER RESOURCES

New Jersey:? https://nj.gov? /? www.coronavirus.gov

Gloucester County:? http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov

NJDOL Worker Benefits & Protections:? www.nj.gov/labor/covid