Local Examples of Business Assistance/Programs to Help During the COVID-19 Outbreak:
Reopening & Recovery Marketing/Initiatives
- Mono County Tourism mask campaign
- City of Riverside has released a ShopRiverside Business Toolkit that provides Riverside businesses with ShopRiverside logos and digital materials so businesses can share their Riverside pride
Communication, Websites, & Marketing
- Advice & Guidance to Brewers & Breweries from the San Diego Brewers Guild
- City of Long Beach launched a Business Hotline
- City of Riverside has created a map to show residents which essential businesses are open
- City of Lancaster released a Resource Toolkit for Businesses
- Mariposa County, Tourism, and Chamber collaborated to create a chart of all essential businesses and their status
- Humboldt County created the GoHumCO Grants website that helps businesses and residents in Humboldt County view the different funding opportunities available for them and give them updated information. related to COVID-19
Business Permitting & Logistics
- City & County of San Francisco has deferred business taxes & license fees
- The City of Camarillo is providing Shop Safe Camarillo window decals for businesses that complete Ventura County’s self-certification process and is verified by the city’s Compliance Team.
Loans & Grants
- San Diego Foundation’s Community Response Fund has given grant assistance to non-profits for food security, rental and utility assistance, and income replacement or gap funding
- City & County of San Francisco offered up to $10,000 to small businesses impacted by the Coronavirus through their Small Business Resiliency Fund
- City of Bakersfield ReSTART Loan-to-Grant Program
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