Covid Resources2021-04-14T19:43:36+00:00

COVID Resources

Important Resources:

COVID-19 Small Business Disaster Assistance

  • Due to the hardships that so many of our country’s small businesses are continuing to suffer, Congress enacted a year-end pandemic relief package to provide additional assistance to businesses impacted by the pandemic.  In particular, the package included several changed to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and created a “Second Draw” PPP for small businesses who have exhausted their initial loans.
    • Other changes impact eligibility for initial PPP loans, the loan forgiveness process, and the tax treatment of PPP loans.  Furthermore, Congress also made changes to additional programs such as the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, the Employee Retention Tax Credit, a Venue Grant Program, and traditional SBA loan programs.
      • An excellent summary of the provisions and the benefits to small businesses is available via the U.S. Chamber of Commerce here.
      • More information on the different SBA programs is also available via the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) website here. 
      • The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) has another summary here.
      • Lastly, Chairman Marco Rubio and the U.S. Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee released two (2) summaries of the legislation, one specific to small business relief provisions and the other a section-by-section breakdown of the entire bill.
        • The more comprehenisve breakdown of the entire bill is available here.
        • The small business summary is here.

National Grant and Loan Programs

  • In partnership with AEO, Fiserv has launched a Back2Business Grants for Small Business Program.  This program will award up to $10,000 to Black- and minority-owned businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and social unrest.  More information is available here.
  • The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the largest organization in the country supporting self-employed and micro-businesses, offers grants up to $4,000 to help its members. The “Growth Grants” provide NASE members with capital to train employees, improve their marketing assets, invest in hardware and software and more. More information is available here.

Florida SBDC at FIU Resources

  • Thier team of experienced business consultants is available to offer confidential, no-cost advising to business owners impacted by COVID-19.  More information on our program and the services we offer can be viewed here.
  • Florida SBDC at FIU and our sister SBDC centers around the state have numerous upcoming free webinars that may be of interest to you.  To view the list and register, visit this website.
  • You can view recent FSBDC at FIU webinars and trainings, including recent COVID-19 webinars, on their YouTube page.
  • Florida SBDC at FIU has also set up a special email list for businesses that would like to receive regular updates from us on disaster-related information on the COVID-19 virus.  If you would like to receive these periodic updates with additional COVID-19-related resources, please reply to this email and indicate your preference to be added to that list.

Additional Business Resources

    • Florida Short-Term Compensation:  The Short Term Compensation Program is a voluntary employer program designed to help employers maintain their staff by reducing the weekly working hours during temporary slowdowns instead of temporarily laying off employees.  More information is available here.

Career Source South Florida

  • CareerSource South Florida:  CareerSource South Florida administers programs to assist businesses with training needs and employees with re-employment.  Contact CareerSource South Florida to learn more about its One-Stop services that may help you.  More information is available here.

COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund 

Re-Employment Assistance Hub

BizHelp Miami:

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Main Street Lending Program:

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Florida Department of Health

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Miami-Dade County COVID-19 Scorecard

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Baptist Health South Florida

Patient & Visitor Safety

U.S. General Services Administration

COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

Re-Employment Assistance Claim Workflow