Resources for All Businesses
- SBA Disaster Assistance Loans*
- Guidance and Response Plans
- Paid Leave Information from California Employment Development Department (EDD)
- Survival Tips for Small Businesses
- Advice and assistance from the California Governor’s Office of Small Business
- Coronavirus information from the California Governor’s Office of Small Business
- More resources from the California Association for Micro Enterprise (CAMEO)
- Expanded eligibility and flexibility on loans from KIVA*
- Disaster Relief Loan Fund from the California Governor’s Office*
- Support for remote work from openforbusiness.org
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation Small Business Relief Fund*
- Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund*
- Artist + Activist Relief Fund*
- Yelp to match $1 million in GoFundMe campaigns*
- California Restaurant Foundation emergency fund*
- Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund* – Applications Due 4/4
- Facebook Small Business Grants Program*
- CA Treasurer’s Emergency Small Business Resource List
- SBA Disaster Loan Application*
- Square Capital*
- Wefunder Disaster Loans*
- Bumble Loves Small Businesses*
- GoFundMe.org Small Business Relief Fund*
- Freelancers Union Relief Fund*
- Opportunity Fund Small Business Relief Fund*
- National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation* – Applications Open 4/2, First Come, First Served
- Small Business Guide to the CARES Act
- COVID-19 Business Center from Alice
- Emergency Grants from Alice*
- ICA Fund Good Jobs Rapid Response Liquidity Fund*
- The Red Backpack Fund for women entrepreneurs*
- Salesforce Small Business Grants* – Applications for California open 4/27
- Other Salesforce Resources for Small Business
- Black Business Relief Fund* – Applications Due 4/15
- US Chamber of Commerce Foundation Save Small Business Fund – Applications Open 4/20
- LISC Small Business Relief Grants* – Applications due 4/28
- Womply Stimulus 2020*
- Federal Resources for Small Businesses
*Funding-related
Resources for San Francisco Businesses
- Small Business Resiliency Fund* – Accepting applications
- Deferred Taxes and Licensing Fees
- Workers and Families First Program
- SF Assistance Guide for Impacted Businesses and Workers
- SF Arts and Artists Relief Fund*
- Arts Loan Fund COVID-19 Emergency Loans*
- San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Guidance
- San Francisco Hardship Emergency Loan Program (SF Help)* Applications CLOSE 4/23 11:59PM
- Updated Guidelines for Curbside Pickup
- Curbside Pickup Request Form from MTA (reserve parking adjacent to your business)
*Funding-related
Resources for East Bay Businesses
- City of Oakland resources for businesses and workers
- East Bay Community Foundation Response Fund*
- Alameda County Workforce Development Board
- Emergency Grants for Oakland Businesses* – due 4/5 by 5 pm
*Funding-related
Resources for Businesses in Santa Clara County
- Guidelines for businesses and more from the Santa Clara County Dept. of Public Health
- Daily updates from the City of San Jose
- BusinessOwnerSpace.com is a City of San Jose-led team of more than 30 programs which help small businesses. Partners offer free or low-cost mentoring, classes, and other support on many topics including access to capital, business planning, marketing, and legal issues.
- San Mateo County Strong Small Business Grant Program – applications open 4/27
Business Tools/Other Resources
- Faire financial planner for retailers – Calculator to understand the impact of COVID-19 on your business.
- Facebook Business Resource Hub – Ideas from Facebook on how to pivot your business during COVID-19.
- Cash Runway Scenario Planning Tool – Beta tool from Loom to help business owners look at different scenarios on how COVID-19 will impact their business, particularly with cash flow.
- Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation Resources – Articles for Restaurant Workers
- One Fair Wage Emergency Coronavirus Affected Workers Support Fund* – Financial assistance for service workers.
- Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers*
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for gig workers and self employed individuals
- Disaster Relief for Undocumented Individuals
*Funding-related