To extend a helping hand to small businesses suffering from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation – in partnership with Vistaprint and a coalition of supporting companies, foundations, and philanthropic donors – is working to provide financial relief through the Save Small Business Fund.  This fund is a key pillar of the U.S. Chamber’s Save Small Business Initiative. For information on this grant program, visit :https://www.savesmallbusiness.com/  

Small business owners are fighting to keep their workers employed and their dreams alive. Amid the pandemic, too many small businesses already have shuttered, and millions more are on the brink of permanent closure. That’s why we launched the Save Small Business Initiative, a nationwide program to provide supplemental funding, resources and webinars, research, and advocacy. Most immediately, we are urging Congress to replenish funds for critical small business emergency loan programs in the CARES Act. CLICK HERE for more information.

CLICK HERE the latest update of the COVID-19 grant guidebook.

Message from the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA): Reports of scammers are on the rise with respect to the PPP and EIDL programs. If you hear about anything from your constituents, please forward the email to my attention. I would encourage them to report fraud directly via the information below, as well. A couple of things that we’ve seen directly: Emails impersonating SBA to a borrower regarding PPP loan applications. SBA DOES NOT communicate with borrowers regarding specific PPP loan applications. All PPP loan correspondence should be between the lender and the borrower. Emails impersonating SBA asking for borrowers to […]

Lapse in Appropriations Notice: SBA is unable to accept new applications at this time for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)-COVID-19 related assistance program (including EIDL Advances) based on available appropriations funding. Applicants who have already submitted their applications will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.  The following are two links to documents received along with this announcement. Click to read. SBA News Release EIDL PPP Talking Points

  E X E C U T I V E  O R D E R  Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, I issued Executive Order Number 202, declaring a State disaster emergency for the entire State of New York; and WHEREAS, both travel-related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19 have been documented in New York State and are expected to be continue; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 29-a of Article 2-B of […]