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COVID-19 Resources: Business

Helpful links for small business, job and career search, & personal finance during the outbreak.

The Business and Career Center is committed to keeping up to date list of resources available to you during the COVID-19 pandemic. This page contains links to helpful information pertaining to Small Business.

Updated January 11, 2020

General COVID-19 Resources

Questions, answers, resources: esd.ny.gov
Form to submit your questions: esd.ny.gov/covid-19-help

Advice to liquor stores about carryout: sla.ny.gov

NYS Small Business Development Center: nyssbdc.org 

Offers help to small business, including: 

Visit this webpage for details. sba.gov/coronavirus

Help for...

NY Foundation for the Arts, emergency grants: nyfa.org
List of other grant sources (from WBUR public radio in Boston, MA, March 24)

Additional grant sources (from The Art Newspaper, March 17)

Chase Bank is offering grants (as of March 19)

Resources to help your small business manage through uncertainty: smallbusiness.withgoogle.com

Virtual Notary Public services authorized by NY State (Forbes news article, March 20)

Article about the problems these businesses face (from The City, March 16)

Restaurant Workers Community Foundation (has zero-interest loans for restaurants)

Bookstores - Book Industry Charitable Foundation: bincfoundation.org

Phase 2

Worker Protection

NYC COVID-19 Resources

The borough's leading business association has mobilized to help small businesses during the crisis.
Page of resources: brooklynchamber.com/covid-19
Smartphone app (for getting updates, news): thebrooklynapp.com

The city's government agency for helping small business is offering a variety of help, including:

  • Zero-interest loans
  • Employee retention grants
  • Small business continuity loans

For details, see this factsheet or this website.

Businesses can assist during the emergency by donating, selling or producing necessary goods or services.

  • Medical supplies & equipment, donating or selling to the city: nyc.gov/covidsuppliers
  • Personal protective equipment (masks, hazmat suits), donating to the city: nyc.gov/ppedonations
  • Manufacturers, offering to produce supplies for the city: visit edc.nyc
  • Food and other goods, donating:  visit DonateNYC 
  • Real estate, office space, other spaces, offering for city use: Share Your Space survey
  • Drivers, getting hired to deliver food for the city: DeliveryTLC 

Professional association for workforce training providers and related organizations. Offering advice for workers, small business, and nonprofits. Roundup of useful links: nycetc.org/covid-19-updates

New York Public Library
Links to community resources for small businesses during outbreak: nypl.org/smallbiz