Telephone Town Hall: COVID-19 & Small Business
Teleconference with Gary Palmer and Tom Todt of SBA On Monday, Congressman Gary Palmer (Al-06) will host a teleconference call to discuss COVID-19 and efforts to assist small businesses through the Small Business Administration. He will be joined in the call by Tom Todt, District Director for the SBA based in Birmingham, who can discuss…
Read MoreBeware of Stimulus Payment Scams
Beware of Stimulus Payment Scams. Here’s is information you may need to know about stimulus payment processing in order to protect yourself from scammers: 1. Be alert for phone scams. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury Department, or any other government agency will not contact you by phone to collect information for stimulus payment processing.…
Read MoreUSCC: 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…
Read MoreSBDC 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…
Read MoreSt. 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…
Read MoreGovernor 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…
Read MoreSouthern 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…
Read MoreImportant 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
Read MoreASBDCN 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…
Read MoreA 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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