COVID-19 Resources

Curated content from around the state.

We are here and will continue to provide you updates to support your business .

We recommend that you do a few things to support your information gathering:

• Check your local city website for updates and/or sign up for email alerts to get the latest news.
• Check with your local chamber and sign up for their alerts and continue to check their resources.
• Make sure you are receiving updates from your local SBA or SBDC.
• And stay in touch with US!

This page is updated each Tuesday following the WBECFL Window webinar. Please continue to check back.

We are here for you! Let us know how we can help and stay tuned for more virtual resources from us.

Take care and stay healthy!

Updates:

>Things you should know about the new CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security)   

Click here for more information.

>SBA Disaster Assistance Available for Florida Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus

Economic Injury Disaster Loans

SBA Resource Partners information can be obtained on the SBA website at www.sba.gov/local-assistance/find/.

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans offer up to $2 million in economic assistance to help small businesses overcome the temporary loss of revenue resulting from the disaster. These loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that can’t be paid because of the disaster’s impact.

Interest rates offered are as low as 3.75 percent for businesses without credit available elsewhere; businesses with credit available elsewhere are not eligible.  The interest rate for non-profits is 2.75%. 

Loan amounts are set by the SBA and based on each applicant’s financial condition. Repayment terms are up to 30 years. 

To apply, visit the SBA Disaster website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

For additional information, please contact the SBA Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center. Call 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 1-800-877-8339) or e-mail [email protected].

Resources:

We will continue to update this list of resources as we receive information. If you have something to add, please email our communications guide, Steph McFee at [email protected].

>SBDC On Demand Video training: http://floridasbdc.org/training-videos/

> SBA Resources and more, please check this page regularly for updates: https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources

• Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program

Thank you to our partners at WIPP for these resources:

Find more information at their website: https://www.wipp.org/page/coronavirus

As a result of the new legislation, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has four options for funding relief in the wake of COVID-19. 

• Paycheck Protection Program
  For businesses 500 employees or less, including 501c(3) nonprofits, the self-employed, startups, and cooperatives. This loan has a forgiveness component and requires keeping employees on the payroll (these are all links).
• Read a top-line overview of the program.
• Access the application for borrowers.
• Read the borrower information sheet.
• Read the lender information sheet. 
• Debt Relief
  Debt relief for current and new SBA 7(a) and 504 borrowers. SBA will pay the principal and interest for the next six months on SBA-backed loans. 
• Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Loan Advances (EIDL)
  Up to $10,000 economic injury disaster loan within three days of applicants self-certifying they are eligible. 
• Express Bridge Loan
  This pilot program allows SBA Express Lenders authority to deliver expedited SBA-guaranteed financing up to $25,000 on an emergency basis for disaster-related purposes to eligible small businesses. 

Check out these health resources from Moffitt Cancer Center!

Our partners at Moffitt have put together a page full of resources focused on your health and COVID-19.

https://moffitt.org/your-covid-19-information-hub/

Regional Pages

Check out resources focused on your region of the state!