COVID-19

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…