| Dear SBDC Clients, Resource Partners, and Friends, We hope this email finds you well and adapting to this unprecedented time. We know you’re being inundated with emails, so we’ve adjusted the layout of our newsletter to list the most relevant information in an easy-to-digest format. Please see below for resources and information for your small business, and contact us at any time if we may be of assistance. Sincerely,The Mohawk Valley SBDC Team NEW SSBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application Portal CHANGED https://disasterloan.sba.gov/apply-for-disaster-loan/index.html As of this morning, the format of the SBA loan application portal has changed. Applications submitted via the portal and for which confirmation emails were received are still in process. If you started your application but did yet not submit it, we recommend uploading the documents via the new instructions. SBA Express Bridge Loan Expansion In response to the COVID-19 National Emergency, the SBA Express Bridge Loan (EBL) Pilot Program has been modified and the term extended. The EBL Pilot Program is designed to supplement the Agency’s direct disaster loan capabilities and authorizes SBA Express Lenders to provide expedited SBA-guaranteed bridge loan financing on an emergency basis in amounts up to $25,000 for disaster-related purposes. Click here for eligibility requirements. Oneida County Impacted Business SurveyOneida County, in collaboration with Mohawk Valley EDGE, the Utica Chamber of Commerce, the Rome Chamber of Commerce, the Genesis Group and Oneida County Tourism, is conducting a survey to identify and assess the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19), on Oneida County businesses. Click here to fill out the survey. RESOURCES SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans http://www.nyssbdc.org/EIDL.html New York SBDC News and Resources for Small Business Owners http://www.nyssbdc.org/CoronaSBupdates.html New York State Shared Work Program https://www.labor.ny.gov/ui/dande/sharedwork1.shtm CDC Guidance for Businesses https://bit.ly/SBDC-CDC OSHA Resources https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/ UPCOMING WEBINARS SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for COVID-19Note: This webinar will include a walk through of the new loan application portal. March 31: https://bit.ly/COVID19Loans Marketing Your Business Online: The New World Order Small Business Resilience Through Crisis April 1: https://bit.ly/MVSBDCOnline Using Office Automation and Working Remotely April 8: https://bit.ly/SBDCRemote WEBINAR RECORDINGS SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Basics https://bit.ly/LoanBasicsRecording RESOURCE PARTNER EVENTS Innovation Collective Episode 1: Featuring Big Mike of Total Solutions March 27: https://www.facebook.com/events/586887641908498/ Innovation Collective Coffee and Concepts April 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/214602596285701/ Small business questions? We’re here to help. Schedule Appointment Leave us a review. Mohawk Valley SBDC (315) 731-5884 SBDC@mvcc.edu Visit our website FOLLOW US New York SBDC is a Partnership Program with the SBA, administered by the State University of New York. Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Subscribe to the Mohawk Valley SBDC Newsletter View this newsletter as a webpage |
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