Thursday, April 30, 2020
Facebook small-business grants
Facebook has pledged to give $100 million in small-business grants to help struggling businesses emerge from this pandemic. Applications are open now. to apply, or for more information, go here.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Grant program webinar
BACP is holding a series of webinars to provide information and answer questions about the City of Chicago Microbusiness Recovery Grant Program.
- Thursday, April 30 at 10:00am in Spanish: Click here to register
- Thursday, April 30 at 2:00pm in English: Click here to register
- Friday, May 1 at 12:00pm in English: Click here to register
- Friday, May 1 at 2:00pm in Polish: Click here to register
To learn more about the Microbusiness Recovery Grant Program and to apply, visit chicago.gov/recoverygrant.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Chicago Micro Business Recovery Grant Program
The City of Chicago has established the Microbusiness Recovery Grant Program. This program will distribute $5,000 grants to up to 1,000 businesses with four or fewer employees in low- and moderate-income areas of the city that have been severely impacted by COVID-19 and could most benefit from a grant. To apply, or for more information, go here.
Monday, April 27, 2020
New guidelines for Chicago businesses during the COVID-19 crisis
The City of Chicago has recently released new guidelines for companies during the current crisis.These modifications provide increased flexibility for certain businesses and important new guidelines to protect workers and consumers. These changes and modifications will become effective May 1st and will last through the month of May. Please note that these rules are subject to change- please visit www.chicago.gov/coronavirus for updates and find today's guidelines here.
Sunday, April 26, 2020
SBA Disaster Loan Funding expected to reopen Monday morning
On Friday, April 24, President Trump signed into law a new bill providing a much needed additional $310 billion into the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), created under the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act) to help small businesses keep employees on the payroll, and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).
For those who have not yet applied for these programs, applications are expected to open up again at 9:30 am on Monday, 4/27. Find more information here.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
New grant program for the small business community
Thanks to a $1 million grant from Sam’s Club, LISC will provide the emergency assistance that small businesses desperately need to stay afloat. They will deploy grants to help bridge the financial gap, and deliver technical assistance to help navigate the intricate web of public and private resources now available. LISC will focus these efforts on historically underserved communities—especially those enterprises owned or led by women, minorities and veterans, which often lack access to affordable capital. For details, or to apply, go here.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Resources
The Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil rights has put together a great resource page for businesses and individuals affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Find out more here.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Friday deadline for loan applications
The deadline for applying for the City's Resiliency Fund program offering emergency small business loans to is the close of business on Friday, April 24. To apply or for more information about the small business loan program, go here.
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Save Small Business Fund
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Restaurant worker impacted by the Covid-19 crisis? Check this out.
Samuel Adams and The Greg Hill Foundation are bringing the successful Restaurant Strong Fund to 20 total states to aid the restaurant workers impacted by the Covid-19 closures. Find more details here.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Independent contractor, unemployed because of COVID-19?
If you are you an independent contractor, self-proprietor, or a worker not typically eligible for unemployment benefits, the new federal stimulus program might be able to apply to offer some assistance. Find details here.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Foreclosure and COVID-19: Tips to help you keep your home
Has your ability to pay your mortgage been effected by the COVID-19 financial crisis?
If so, relief and resources may be available to help you avoid foreclosure and keep your home. Find more information here.
Resources for Small Business
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has put together a comprehensive listing of resources available for Illinois businesses harmed by the current crisis
Find a downloadable pdf here.
Monday, April 13, 2020
Great resources from the Young Center
Thank you to the Young Center staff for putting together these great resources for the community to help cope in these uncertain times. We hope they are helpful to you.
- Spanish-language resources, including information on financial help, mental health and self-care tips, tools to engage and educate children, and much more from Alianza Americas
- A virtual learning community to help parents cope with COVID-19 through classes taught by expert moms around the country from Mamas Con Poder
- Paula y la Pandemia, a short, Spanish-language e-book for children on remaining safe during a pandemic; you find the English version here.
- Contact details for state and local health departments from the CDC
- A comic discussing COVID-19 with children in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Braille, Chinese, English, Finnish, German, Italian, and Spanish from NPR
- Tips on managing anxiety during COVID-19 from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
- Six strategies to help teens care for their mental health during COVID-19 from UNICEF
- Exercises to keep you active and strong from the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Free virtual cooking classes from Milk Street Cooking School
- Liberate, a meditation app with free guides for and by people of color
- Insight Timer, a more general meditation app with thousands of free guides and courses
- Quick tip for working from home: remember the 20-20-20 rule. Stay at least 20 inches away from the screen and every 20 minutes give your eyes a 20 second break.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
New hours for alcohol sales
The Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago has ordered that all liquor stores cease selling alcohol by 9 pm each day. read the full order here.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
We're Hiring!
Photo courtesy of Cytonn Photography
The Greater Southwest Development Corporation is hiring. Join our team and help improve the community on Chicago's southwest side. For more information, click on the open position below:
The Greater Southwest Development Corporation is hiring. Join our team and help improve the community on Chicago's southwest side. For more information, click on the open position below:
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Woman owned business? Read this!
Do you own a business? Are you hurting due to stay-at-home orders and COVID-19? We're here to help.
We're directory of woman owned business to help folks find you and support you through the downturn. If we all help each other out during this time, we'll all make it out on the other side.
If you or your female friends own a business, submit through this form and you'll be included in the public directory. We're launching soon, so please complete ASAP!
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
FREE business education workshops are now available as WEBINARS!
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Friday, April 3, 2020
COVID-19 support portal
Information is coming fast-and-furious so ChiBizHub has launched a COVID-19 support portal here, that is updated hourly with all of the city, county, state, federal and private programs available to our small business community.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Arts for Illinois Relief Fund
The Arts for Illinois Relief Fund provides financial relief to workers and organizations in the creative industries impacted by COVID-19. This includes all artists and artisans, including stage and production members and part-time cultural workers, and large to small arts organizations in all disciplines. Donations to the fund will go directly to artists and arts organizations throughout Illinois. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For details, visit their website.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Applications for the Chicago Small Business Resiliency Fund now open.
The City of Chicago recognizes that COVID-19 has put a difficult burden on our business and non-profit community. As a response to this challenge, the City of Chicago has established the $100 million Chicago Small Business Resiliency Fund (the Resiliency Fund), which will provide small businesses and non-profits with
emergency cash flow during this health crisis. Funds will be provided to eligible businesses as low-interest loans.For more information, or to apply, go here.
What's for dinner?
Lots of tasty choices for delivery or carry out here on the southwest side. Find a downloadable list here.
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