Solano SBDC

We know completing a loan application for your business can be a daunting task. You want to make sure it is the best it can be! We're here for you. Contact the SBDC and receive FREE assistance on your SBA loan applications, including the EIDL or PPP loan forgiveness. The Solano SBDC also offers FREE one-on-one advising for business owners and entrepreneurs. Visit www.solanosbdc.org and click on 'Apply Now.'

"Since the pandemic started earlier this year, there has been a great cultural and lifestyle shift. This change away from the normal 9-to-5 lifestyle has affected businesses as well as individuals. Companies have changed operations, adopted new working strategies and restructured their operations. The negative side of Covid-19 is obvious. However, it’s not all gloom; the pandemic has had silver linings for companies and employees. Working from home, teleconferencing and adopting new tools are just a few of the recent trends. Here are some of the pandemic’s positive effects."

Do you own a business in Vallejo? The Vallejo City Council has approved a $250,000 grant program to assist small businesses that experienced severely limited operations or required closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For-profit businesses based in Vallejo with 20 or fewer full-time employees are eligible to apply for the Vallejo Small Business Microgrant Program.... You can find more information on the grant and an online application at https://solanoemployment.org/vallejo-small-business-microgr The deadline to submit applications is 5 p.m. Oct. 28, 2020. Grants will be distributed under a lottery system. * * * The City of Vallejo Workforce Development Board of Solano County Vallejo Chamber of Commerce Solano Hispanic Chamber Solano County Black Chamber of Commerce

Are you revamping your business plan or pivoting operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Do you want to learn more about marketing your business or financial management? The Solano SBDC is here for you, with a talented team of advisors who provide FREE one-on-one consulting to small business owners and entrepreneurs. Apply online to be paired with your own business consultant: https://nc.ecenterdirect.com/signup. Jaime Penaherrera, owner of Vallejo's Home Instead Senior Care and Merry Maids, recently shared his own experience as a client with the Solano SBDC. You can read his story here: https://www.solanosbdc.org/story/6862

In case you missed Monday morning's informational webinar on the Vallejo Small Business Microgrant program, we have the entire video available for you to view. Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8grUErZJ54&feature=youtu.be . .... . . About the grant: The Vallejo City Council has approved a $250,000 grant program to assist small businesses that experienced severely limited operations or required closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For-profit businesses based in Vallejo with 20 or fewer full-time employees are eligible to apply for the Vallejo Small Business Microgrant Program. The deadline to apply is 5 pm on Oct. 28. Learn more: https://solanoemployment.org/vallejo-small-business-microgr The City of Vallejo Vallejo Chamber of Commerce Solano Hispanic Chamber Solano County Black Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development Board of Solano County

Over the last six months, as the coronavirus pandemic has caused companies in his industry to cut staff and resources, Jaime Penaherrera, owner of Vallejo-based Home Instead Senior Care and Merry Maids, has seen his own businesses flourish. Since COVID-19 shut the economy down in March, Penaherrera has not had to lay off a single employee. None have had their hours cut, nor is there a hiring freeze. Not a single one of their 50 employees has tested positive for COVID. Things ...are going so well that he and his management team often discuss possible expansion or new growth opportunities. We realize this can all change any minute, but we have been very fortunate so far, Penaherrera said recently from inside the Vallejo office that the two businesses share. It’s really incredible. He attributes their success during the health crisis to dedicated staff as well as their partnerships within the community. Two of those partnerships are relatively new but have proven to be vital - the Solano Small Business Development Center and the Workforce Development Board of Solano County. Read more about this incredibly talented team at Home Instead and Merry Maids, their response to COVID-19 and their ongoing work with the Solano SBDC on our blog: www.solanosbdc.org/story/6862