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3-session series ready to learn tips on increasing engagement to your website: https://smallbizla.org//webinar-series-improving-search-e/

FOUND/LA Small Business Recovery Fund FOUND/LA + TMC Community Capital + Pacific Community Ventures Deadline: Tuesday, February 21st at 11:59 PM FOUND/LA laun...ched the Small Business Recovery Fund in partnership with Pacific Community Ventures and TMC Community Capital to protect small businesses in LA who have been impacted by COVID-19. Grants range between $5,000 and $25,000 depending on the size of the business. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY? Must be bricks and mortar businesses serving the neighborhood in which they’re located, where customers can come in during business hours; Business must be located in LA County; Under 20 employees (includes full time, part time, and/or contracted workers); Evidence of profitable business pre-COVID; Evidence of being negatively impacted by COVID; Company founded by February 2019; Revenue between $30K and $3M; Must own at least 50% of the business; Must be willing to complete the application process and submit all required documents; Must be willing to have your story told in FOUND/LA, TMC Community Capital, and/or Pacific Community Ventures’ print, digital, and audio outlets. https://www.foundla.org/covid-recovery-fund-for-small-busi/

Por ley, la compensación por desempleo es tributable y debe incluirse en una declaración de impuestos federales de 2020. www.irs.gov/uc #IRS

Takeout Tuesday Tuesdays are for takeout. Order your favorite dish from your go-to local business tonight, dig in, and help out. Don’t forget to tag your #TakeoutTuesday eats! #ShopSmall #SBDC #supportlocal #shopsmallbusiness

CA Small Business Relief Grant -- ****UPDATE: deadline is Jan 13 Applications Now Open... We are pleased to announce that the application period for Round 1 of the California Small Business Covid-19 Relief Grant program is now open. Small businesses and nonprofits can visit www.CAReliefGrant.com and apply for micro grants up to $25,000. Assistance is available in all counties and in multiple languages. Grants will not be issued on a first-come, first-served basis and first round of applications ends January 8, 2021. Please note that applications opened today, Wednesday, December 30th, 2020. Please take the necessary time to go to the website, review eligibility requirements and application process. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the high volume demand today, please get ready your documents and circle back in lower peak demand times, today and throughout the holiday weekend. In today's press release, Governor Newsom shared: Small business owners and our nonprofits serve as the economic heart of every California community. This grant program isn’t the end, it’s the beginning. It’s a bridge to help the millions of Californians, whose dreams and livelihoods are now on the line, as we work with the State Legislature to create additional support. As we enter the New Year, we hope that this program offers inclusive, equitable relief to as many small businesses and nonprofits impacted by COVID-19 and the health and safety restrictions. https://sbdc.mylendistry.com

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NEW STIMULUS PACKAGE Nearly $900B The package includes an extension of the small business Paycheck Protection Program, which expanded eligibility to local newsp...apers, broadcasters and nonprofits. It will direct another $20 billion to small business grants and $15 billion to live event venues. Over the weekend, top leaders finally reached a deal on a $900 billion stimulus package that provides much-needed aid for small businesses, schools and unemployed Americans. Congress is expected to vote on the agreement later today, although exact timing remains unclear. The full details of what will be in the relief package have yet to be released but here are the key provisions, according to a release Sunday evening from House and Senate Democratic leaders: Direct payment checks of up to $600 per adult and child Aid for struggling small businesses, including more than $284 billion for forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans and $15 billion "in dedicated funding for live venues, independent movie theaters, and cultural institutions" $300 per week for enhanced unemployment insurance benefits $25 billion for rental assistance and an eviction moratorium extension $82 billion for education providers like schools and colleges, including aid to help reopen classrooms safely $10 billion to help with child care assistance $13 billion in increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and child nutrition benefits $7 billion to bolster broadband access to help Americans connect remotely during the pandemic Funding totaling in the billions of dollars to support coronavirus vaccine distribution, testing and contract tracing efforts and health care workers A tax credit "to support employers offering paid sick leave" https://www.cnn.com//second-stimulus-check-cong/index.html

PPE Unite is coming to Hollywood! PPE Unite has partnered with @hollywoodchamberofcommerce to provide a Hollywood PPE pick-up event on December 26th between 11...-4pm. All businesses must have signed up at ppeunite.org with a booking confirmation to receive their supplies. Appointments are live! Sign up and book your appointment now at ppeunite.org. Stay tuned for more information about this event and future PPE-Up events. #hollywood #smallbusiness #shopsmall #supportsmall #ppe #ppeunite

resources regarding #COVID-19 CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html Dept of Public Health - http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/

Thanks HUTdogs for the invite #SBDC #smallbiz #constantcontact #emailmarketing

GRANT GRANT GRANT L.A. County is accepting applications for its FOUND LA/Small Business Recovery Fund. This grant offers up to $25K per award and is available t...o small business owners throughout L.A. county. The deadline to apply is Sunday, 12/20. The link below provides additional information and eligibility criteria. https://www.tmccommunitycapital.org/lagrants

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We launched SERVE to help provide cash aid to food service workers during this difficult time. Applications are open now through Dec. 11. For eligibility info and to apply, visit: Coronavirus.LACity.org/SERVE.

We have resolved the technical issues that downed the Keep LA County Dining Grant Program application portal. A new application platform is scheduled to reop...en on Monday, December 7, 2020, at 8 a.m. and will remain available until Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 5 p.m., or until 2,500 applications are received, whichever comes first. The application can be accessed on Monday at https://keeplacountydining.lacda.org. Until then, please visit that website for FAQs and more information. Please note: User accounts created within the previous system are no longer valid. Applicants will need to re-register through the new application portal on Monday, December 7, at 8 a.m. County of Los Angeles County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs

INFO IMPORTANTE: Información de apoyo para la solicitud EIDL por COVID-19 (formulario 3502) Use esta traducción como referencia en español para proveer la infor...mación de apoyo que se le pide al rellenar la solicitud EIDL en línea en inglés, para así solicitar un Préstamo de desastre por daños económicos (EIDL, por sus siglas en inglés). https://www.sba.gov//support-informacion-de-apoyo-para-la-

NEW GRANT: Restaurant owners can apply for the Keep L.A. County Dining Grant starting this Thursday. Learn more: keeplacountydining.lacda.org #SmallBiz