USCC: Paid Leave Guide and Upcoming Calls 4/6

USCC: Paid Leave Guide and Upcoming Calls 4/6 Dear Southeast Chamber Friends – Please find below a list of all of our most recent guides to the aid and programs being made available to assist businesses during the ongoing pandemic, including our newest guide to the paid sick and FMLA programs. NEW – Guide to…

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SBDC Update

Alabama Small Business Development Center Network Status Update: SBA Loan Programs In talking with SBDC colleagues and lenders throughout the US: • No one has received any portion of the $10,000 forgivable advance that was supposed to arrive “within three days.” Current guidance is “5 to 7 days, maybe longer”. • We have heard that…

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St. Clair PPP Lenders

The SBA has these banks as PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) lenders in our county/community: Metro Bank BancorpSouth Bank BBVA USA Truist Bank / BB&T Regions Please share this with your local companies and anyone else who could benefit from this information. Stay safe! Blair Goodgame Tourism Coordinator St. Clair County EDC 500 College Circle, Suite…

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Governor Ivey urges you to apply for Federal Relief

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday urges Alabama Small Business Owners to respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic by taking steps to ensure their business will withstand the troubling economy. Final guidelines for how the federal government will distribute financial relief to Alabama’s small businesses will be released very soon. In the meantime, Small…

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Southern Company COVID-19 Message

Good afternoon!  I wanted to share with you a couple of grant opportunities our team has come across that may be of some help to the Leeds Chamber membership.  I’ve also included the AL Small Business Development Center’s COVID-19 Webinar information below.  The first of 3 webinars took place today, but there are two more…

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Important Links from St. Clair EDC

We received these links from the St. Clair Economic Development Council.  We appreciate them sharing these with us!!! Link to Stimulus Package Document: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ae48dc20a-ab76-4fe4-bbc7-9dcefda8ef26   Link to Alabama’s SBA District Office: https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/al/birmingham Sandra McGuire Executive Director Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce 205-699-5001 wk 205-965-9392 cell

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ASBDCN Update

Alabama Small Business Development Center Network | New Disaster Loan + PPP Application Webinars The Alabama SBDC is hosting three webinars this week regarding the updated process for applying for the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan, the $10k forgivable advance, and the new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Each webinar is limited to the first 1000…

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A Message from St. Clair County EDC

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. I wanted to update some information that may I sent to many of you last week. We are continuing to gather information and resources to help everyone navigate this most unusual time. I have updated resource pages below that contain information for business (large and small) and…

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USCC Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist

USCC Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist | Dear Southeast Chamber Friends – Good evening.  Please find the U.S. Chamber’s Coronavirus Emergency Loans Small Business Guide and Checklist.  This is the first of a number of resources we are developing to help you connect your members with the resources recently approved by Congress…

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COVID-19 Closure of Nonessential Businesses

COVID-19 Closure of Nonessential Businesses | Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday ordered the closure of most nonessential businesses in that state in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Ivey, who in comments earlier this week appeared focused on getting people back to work, also defended her decision not to issue a more…

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