by Veronica Hill | Apr 20, 2021 | COVID19 Resources
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a grant for new and existing businesses who are primarily serving food or beverage. This program will provide businesses with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 17, 2021 | COVID19 Resources
The California Department of Public Health moved Riverside County into the red tier of the state’s reopening framework, allowing for more businesses to resume indoor operations. The move is based on the county’s steadily declining coronavirus cases (6.1 case rate),...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 15, 2021 | COVID19 Resources
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020. The program includes $15 billion in grants to shuttered venues, which will be administered...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 8, 2021 | COVID19 Resources
As businesses continue to struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic, several groups have continued to offer free online webinars with advice and support for businesses owners. Here are a few going on for the month of March 2021: Learn more about the PPP, PPP Forgiveness,...
by Veronica Hill | Mar 1, 2021 | COVID19 Resources
California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) has announced four new funding rounds for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The four competitive funding rounds will be conducted by CalOSBA’s selected intermediary, Lendistry....
by Veronica Hill | Jan 15, 2021 | COVID19 Resources
Immediate Tax Relief for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Program administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) Provides an automatic three-month extension for taxpayers filing less than $1 million in sales tax on the return Extends...
by Veronica Hill | Jan 14, 2021 | COVID19 Resources
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, will re-open the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for First and Second Draw applications on Friday,...
by Veronica Hill | Nov 6, 2020 | COVID19 Resources
San Bernardino County has introduced another tool to assist businesses in their efforts to keep employees and others safe: the COVID-19 Facility Outbreak/Cluster Reporting form. The COVID reporting form’s purpose is simple: to make it easy to notify the County...
by Veronica Hill | Oct 23, 2020 | Business Law, Employment Law, New California Laws
On January 1, 2021, employers with more than 100 workers will be required to comply with SB 973 — a new measure that mirrors the federal Employer Information Report (EEO-1) form. SB 973 requires businesses to provide annual pay data reports for employees by race,...
by Veronica Hill | Oct 16, 2020 | Business Law, Employment Law, New California Laws
Dubbed one of the California Chamber of Commerce’s “Job Killers,” SB 1383 goes into effect on January 1, 2021. Under the new law, small businesses with as few as five employees must provide up to 12 weeks of protected leave for the medical care of qualified employees...
