Restaurant gift certificates sold at less-than face value.

If you own a business, it’s pretty common to write yourself a check or transfer business funds into a personal account and consider this to be your salary.

Promote your restaurant and increase your takeout sales.

Need to find out which Downtown restaurants are offering curbside service or if your favorite Downtown shop is offering online shopping? Checkout the Downtown Chattanooga Business Directory which lists all the ways you can support your favorite Downtown restaurants and retailers during this time

Find a PPP lender near you.

A high-level overview of important information regarding emergency funding programs, that small businesses can take advantage of during COVID-19. This information is a collaboration between many Hamilton County organizations

The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is a provision included in the CARES Act that incentivizes employers to keep employees on payroll during the economic downturn. It is a credit that employers can receive for up to 50% of qualified wages paid to employees.

This post, is updated reguaraly and covers statewide laws and orders that require employers to take employees’ temperatures and/or conduct other employee health screening procedures, such as asking employees about any COVID-19-consistent symptoms using a questionnaire or checklist.

Issue emergency grants to those impacted by Coronavirus through Employees 1st. Get your employees the help they need.

Small businesses that have laid off displaced workers should report this information to the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development. Displaced workers may be eligible for unemployment benefits.

An article by the U.S Chamber Commerce about how businesses of every size and industry have been impacted by this pandemic, and how employers havehad to figure out how to operate a business in an entirely new landscape.

EnrichHER is a lending platform providing women led businesses the opportunity to apply for up to $250,000 in business financing, as well as training on effective cash flow management strategies.

If you are a musician who has had a gig cancelled, please visit this page to request assistance from the Corona Relief Fund.

Chattanooga Business Elite brought togethert a group of experts to provide insight and answer questions about the financial implications of the current economic climate and how it relates to the CARES Act, PPP, SBA loans for small to medium businesses,

Non-Profit Frequently Asked Questions.

10 non-credit online courses absolutely free including Creatinig Web Pages and Worpress sites and Small Business Marketnig.

Facebook is offering $100M in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 eligible All Small Businesses.

Answer a few short questions to learn about USDA farm loans that might be right for you

USDA and its Federal partners have programs that can be used to provide immediate and long-term assistance to rural communities affected by the COVID.19 outbreak

Emergency cash assistance applications are being accepted online for qualifying families that lost a job as a result of the pandemic state of emergency

HHM is creating resourceful content in the areas of finance and accounting, which includes webinars on topics including CARE Act updates and more.

Find food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic.

A list of resources for restaurant and consumer-packaged food and beverage companies.

A new series of free classes through Gale starts May 15th. Includes classes on Adobe Creative Suite, Quickbooks, Excel, and so forth. Available through the Chattanooga Library System.

Businesses struggling to quickly adapt their business processes or infrastructure for remote work can set up an appointment for a free Disruption Assessment. During the call we will discuss your current IT situation, challenges, and goals then explore potential IT or technology solutions.

LVL knows that you have very real and very immediate questions and concerns. For the legal ones, LVL wants to help.

Your web presence these days is more important than ever. Cresco Group's website audit will help you identify the issues surrounding your website

This list is specifically designed to serve freelance artists, and those interested in supporting the independent artist community.

Three-minute approval time for a line of credit

DeJuan Jordan with LAUNCH Chattanooga will discusses funding applications and the information you need to apply quickly and correctly.

A roundup of funding resources specifically for rural communities.

USDA offers a variety of funding opportunities to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners finance their businesses. Explore and learn about funding programs that may meet your current business needs.

SheaMoisture announced, under its long-established Community Commerce business model, a $1 Million Fund to support entrepreneurs of color and small businesses.

Get prepared, and stay organized, during your loan application process.

While the PPP is currently closed, it is encouraged to get your 2019 bookkeeping and taxes completed. If the PPP does re-open, this will help you be ready to apply.

Sell gift certificates online to your customers or anyone wanting to support participating small businesses.

The Purpose of the Gospel Music Trust Fund is to give financial assistance in the nature of gifts in time of need, in the event of an emergency or major catastrophe, terminal or severe illness without efficient insurance, to individuals who derive or have derived a substantial portion of their income from the field of gospel music.

Learn how every employer with a payroll has an opportunity to retain cash under the CARES Act,–whether they have a PPP loan or not. What employers need to know right now.

Have you lost part-time work? Gigs? Here's an infographic describing government support for creative professionals

Opry Trust Fund’s mission is to help those in the country music industry when they need it the most, by offering financial assistance during their time of need.

This website allows grant seekers to find and apply for federal funding opportunities

Licensed professional hairstylists and nail techs to salon owners and educators, can apply to receive one of 230 relief checks totaling up to $1,000 each to assist in their pandemic relief and recovery.

Grant Opportunities Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

As a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Federal Reserve has created the Main Street Lending Program to provide a total of $600 billion in financing for small and medium-sized businesses.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act expands the Small Business Administration’s long-standing Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL).

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act created a new employee retention tax credit for employers who are closed, partially closed, or experiencing significant revenue losses as a result of COVID-19.

Updated daily, with real-world funding, resources, and support for small business owners adapting to the impacts of coronavirus.

A map of local restaurants across the country in need. Buy a giftcard from your favorite through this online platform.

Step by Step guide on applying for the Paycheck Protection Program

A PhD economist gives his take on what it takes for a business to stay afloat during a recession.

Where Does Stress Begin, Physically and Mentally? What happens to our health, both physical and mental, during such an unprecedented crisis? Get these and other questions answer in this SCORE article.

Right now at Office Furniture Warehouse, they want to open a dialogue about what it will take to return to work safely. Thier Return to Work Summit explores expert perspectives surrounding the built environment to strategize how we can reoccupy as safely as possible.

Basic tips and suggestions for going virtual.

Learn tools and strategies for finding calm in this live workshop led by Dr. Shelley Prevost.

If you happen to run your business or work from home, there are ways you can adjust to and help ease the temporary transition.

Van Tucker, COO of LaunchTN, provides guidance on how to establish a culture that provides an optimal working environment for all team members – whether in the office or working remotely – and launches business success into hyperdrive.

Four bridges recently shared a free Cash Flow Forecasting Template. This How to Video gives you a step-by-step walkthrough of the template, so you'll know exactly where and how to plug in your numbers.

Learn more about available tax credits and use our Tax Credit Estimator to calculate your potential savings.

Maintaining a positive attitude can help better support your employees and make rational, proactive decisions to handle the weeks and months of changes ahead.

Base Camp Health, a Chattanooga-based healthcare analytics company, has developed the Ascend application.Ascend was developed to help organizations assess risk and manage information related to COVID-19 so that businesses, schools, and community activities can return to productivity safely. Base Camp Health is donating 90 days of use for free of this platform for any organization interested.

This guide is intended to help nonprofits with fewer than 500 employees navigate the loans made possible by the CARES Act.

For non-profits wishing to receive response and recovery grants, instructions for grant proposals will be issued by the Department of Human Services and its partner non-profit grant administrators on August 1, 2020.

Loans: $2,500 - $50,000, apply through a technical assistance provider (listed on the website). Can be early stage or existing businesses.

If you are an independent contractor or self-employed, you may be eligible for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans/grants, SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), and/or Unemployment Compensation for losses of income related to the coronavirus pandemic.

List of fundraising campaigns for independent venues from around the country, with links to each.

This interim guidance is based on what is currently known about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person.

The following interim guidance may help prevent workplace exposures to COVID-19, in non-healthcare settings. (CDC has provided separate guidance for healthcare settings.) This guidance also provides planning considerations for community spread of COVID-19.

Real support for bluegrass professionals in times of emergency need.

Support for musicians who have made a living playing blues, jazz, and roots music.

To help offset cost burdens on our nonprofits, Venture Forward is offering new memberships for free through June 30, 2020. Not a member yet? Join now.

Through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, small businesses can apply for loans for payroll and other eligible expenses.

A guide from Kauffman on applying for SBA relief funding.

How to do good PPP loan accounting, how to appropriately document the loan transactions, and practical ideas related to you not losing forgiveness.

Kiva, a crowdfunding platform that allows entrepreneurs to raise money via lending, has now increased funding capacity to $15,000 with grace periods possible up to 6 months. Term lengths can be up to 36 months depending on borrowed amount. Please reach out to Katie Hendrix at katie@colab.co if you have additional questions about criteria and applying.

In addition to the Paycheck Protection Program loan, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is also offering an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to small business owners. How do you know what to apply for?

Lender Match is a free online tool that connects small businesses with SBA-approved CDFIs and small lenders.

Term Loans and Lines of Credit designed to help startups get to the next level without giving up equity, board seats, or personal guarantees.

Comprehensive, running list of FinTech companies participating in the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program

Helping businesses get the right funding quickly by letting them design loans that fit their unique needs to get approved based on how they manage theiri business.

ArtsBuild has complied a list of resources that target the arts and culture community, all information on how to find funding to things to do online

Information from this form will be used to create a directory on the Chattanooga.is website so that patrons can easily find ways to support our local independent artists and creatives.

Accurate, relevant, and timely resources to help you through the days ahead.

Main Street America is compiling existing resources, opportunities, and community response examples to help Main Street districts during this crisis. They are updating the list frequently.

On June 8, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board (the Board) announced changes to certain primary loan terms for the Main Street Lending Program. These changes are intended to allow more small and medium-sized businesses to participate.

On June 8, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board (the Board) announced changes to certain primary loan terms for the Main Street Lending Program. These changes are intended to allow more small and medium-sized businesses to participate.

Join a community of investors who are reshaping the landscape of small business financing. By providing revenue sharing notes in exchange for capital, businesses on Mainvest are growing with the support of their communities on Main Streets across America.

Conversation with leaders from Unum to discuss how you can keep yourself, your employees and your communities engaged during this time!

Kyle Bryant and Kevin Rose, founding partners of Market Street Partners, address COVID-19-related business finance questions, including tax filing extensions, employer tax credits, SBA loans, and more.

Bi-weekly coworking sessions held for those looking to connect with the local community of entrepreneurs, learn more about growing your business, and collaborate on a particular issue that you or your organization is currently facing.

Read this conversation with Jacqui Jones of One Degree Marketing as she discuss how

Free workshops and entrepreneur self-awareness assessment to help with mental health and well-being.

MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need... treating each case with integrity and confidentiality.

Apply for a business development grant from the NASE worth up to $4,000! Designed to help address a specific business need.

The NEA will award funds to nonprofit arts organizations across the country to help these entities and their employees endure the economic hardships caused by the forced closure of their operations due to the spread of COVID-19.

Quick term loans for businesses w/ personal service and customized options to help you reach your business goals. Learn more about small business lending solutions, including small business loans and equipment funding.

Contact a Local PPE distributer

$10,000 grants provided by LISC will focus these efforts on historically underserved communities—especially those enterprises owned or led by women, minorities and veterans, which often lack access to affordable capital.

$10,000 grants provided by LISC will focus these efforts on historically underserved communities—especially those enterprises owned or led by women, minorities and veterans, which often lack access to affordable capital.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.[1] The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces the new law’s paid leave requirements. These provisions will apply from the effective date through Dec. 31, 2020. Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees may qualify for exemption from the requirement to provide leave due to school closings or child care unavailability if the leave requirements would jeopardize the viability of the business as a going concern.

List of funding sources, learning resources, and inspiring ideas that we hope are helpful for nonprofits.

Register as a new business seller and receive a Basic Store for free for three months! Plus, pay no selling fees on up to 500 orders when you sign up.

Opportunity Fund is committed to supporting existing and new small business customers who are financially struggling amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.

Beginning Thursday, June 4th, and then continuing weekly, throughout the month of June, TSBDC in partnership with HHM (Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough) CPAs, will be hosting a class that will provide information on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Forgiveness Application.

Learn how much you may qualify for.

SBA issued an Interim Final Rule establishing criteria for "individuals with self-employment income" to obtain loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (a PPP Loan).

Recommended checklist of documents needed to apply for PPP. Check with your lender as they may have different requirements.

Every Thursday from 3:00 pm - 4:00pm the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s program brings a series called Path Forward that will foster dialogue on helping America prepare to restart the economy and get millions of people back to work.

Business loan or line of credit. Flexible loans, fair rates, and no hidden fees plus access to advisors work together to grow your business.

A fixed-term loan based on a full picture of your business that you automatically repay with a predictable weekly payment.

PayPal Working Capital makes it easier for your business to get funding

Use this form to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program with an eligible lender

Learn the steps you should take as a small business owner to apply for the PPP loan

In partnership with PayPal, AEO has announced the PayPal Empowerment Grants for Black Businesses Program, which will award up to $10,000 to more than 1,000 black-owned businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and civil unrest.

The CARES Act allows employers to postpone paying their portion of 2020 Social Security payroll taxes to the end of 2022.

In this one-hour Q&A session, you can ask any and all of your business-related legal questions.

This article will assit you as a leader to do everything in your power to give your employess as many resources as you can to offer them the most dignified exit possible.

Poise® Brand is awarding 30 individual grants of $15,000 to help female entrepreneurs bounce back from financial hardships they’ve experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 of which have already been filled. Now through June 30, Poise Brand is accepting applications for 20 additional grants supporting women-owned businesses.

Education and business planning assistance in the face of disasters.

DRW Financial is offering pro bono financial planning services to those who need help sorting through short term options while dislocated during this present pandemic.

The PBA COVID-19 Relief Fund will provide $500 to licensed beauty professionals who are unable to work due to COVID-19. The funding, if awarded to you, is intended to be emergency aid for short-term immediate needs such as food and bills.

A list of public and private opportunities for small businesses.

REFOCUS is a new, virtual, two-hour workshop with CO.STARTERS CEO, Enoch Elwell. In this workshop, business owners will work with Enoch through the CO.STARTERS Canvas to figure out their next steps for their venture.

This week, RISE Chattanooga has launched their online creative teaching program presented by some of Chatanooga's cultural arts producers and teaching artist.

A platform for buying gift cards from local restaurants without leaving your house.

A guide to helping businesses of all types and in all regions navigate the complex process of reopening and evolving post-coronavirus pandemic.

Department of Homeland Security guidelines for preparing a buisness for crisis situations.

SCORE and Constant Contact present the new Real-Time Mentoring platform to connect small business owners with SCORE mentors LIVE.

Refocus is a two–hour virtual workshop designed to help entrepreneurs shift their mindset around their businesses and find a new way forward in our changing times.

A webinar facilitated by Mayor Berke's office on the topic of reopening the community safely

An online toolkit on, how to get started, preping your worker, preping for the people and more

Developed in partnership with The UPS Foundation, Resilience in a Box is based on best practices and designed to educate business leaders on disaster preparedness and business resilience.

Clear information and online tools that put the power to find the best loans and benefits for your business

As the situation with coronavirus (COVID-19) evolves, the U.S. Chamber Foundation stands ready to help businesses navigate the significant challenges they are facing.

Open We Stand is a website of resources, inspiration and connection to other everyday entrepreneurs with creative solutions to keep their business open, even if their doors are closed due to COVID-19.

The Restaurant Employee Relief Fund (“Fund”) was created to help restaurant industry employees experiencing extraordinary hardship in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Financial assistance and resources for restuarants hit by the COVID-19 crisis.

The Takeout posted a wonderful article about how restaurants should be redesigning their website to assist their customers in understanding how they can best support them during this time.

A list of worthy reads, available national and regional relief funds, non-profit donation opportunities, and resources from restaurant associations that stood out as informative, helpful, or useful.

United Way of Greater Chattanooga has designed and mobilized a new Restore Hope Fund to support our community’s response and resilience efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this fund is to support individuals and households experiencing lost wages or other adverse circumstances due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Join PathwaysWBC on Wednesday, April 29t, to build your Resiliency Toolkit for the coming weeks and months. Think through how you can move your business forward despite the unknowns, disruptions and quickly changing circumstances.

Get answers to commonly asked questions about how rehiring employees can affect PPP loan forgiveness.

Quick reference provided by Brightbridge.

Enables small businesses who currently have a business relationship with an SBA Express Lender to access up to $25,000 quickly.

FAQ from Chambliss Law to clarify important points regarding the CARES Act

Easy-to-use business planning, finance, sales, marketing and management templates to help you plan for a new business or grow your existing business.

Score provides free mentoring to small business owners. Currently helping owners figure out which options to select

Volunteering at SCORE is a way for you to give back, connect with fellow business owners, and share your knowledge with others.

This is an effort by the Cape Cod & Islands SCORE mentors to provide the best thinking on how you can take steps now to help your business survive and prosper.

Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

CDOT seeks to support restaurants and retail businesses through a recovery pilot program, SPROUTS, that will allow businesses to expand their footprints into the public right-of-way while waiving associated permit fees.

Listen to this timely webinar, presented by environmental health and safety expert Laura Bonk, that shares the latest federal government and professional safety organizations guidelines to protect you and your employees from COVID-19 exposure.

Salesforce Care Small Business Grants of $10,000 to provide capital to help keep businesses afloat.

Salesforce SmallBiz Recovery Grants: Applications open in two phases — Phase 1 on Friday, April 24 at 11am ET & Phase 2 on Monday, April 27 at 11amET. $10,000 grants to eligible small businesses across the U.S., D.C. & Puerto Rico.

ArtsBuild has partnered with Chattanooga Business Elite to spread the word about The Sankofa Fund for Civic Engagement is offering twenty $1,000 grants to black businesses in Chattanooga through the COVID-19 crisis and recovery. This grant program will open on May 5, 2020 and end on June 1, 2020 or when funds have been expended. Grants will be awarded based on need demonstrated in the application.

A grantmaking initiative offering short-term relief for small employers from the US Chamber of Commerce.

How to file Unemployement when you are self employed

Some tips on how to make a successful transition from a retail location to an online store.

A platform for financially supporting small businesses from home.

A guide to and rollup of resources for brick-and-mortar retailers for earning profit during the crisis.

The Small Business Assistance Hotline is a project of the Chattanooga Chamber and other local organizations, providing real-time advice, counsel and professional expertise to small businesses seeking financial, human resources, banking, credit and business assistance as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19.

ICIC's curated economic resource rollup for small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.

List of the Best 8 Financial Tools to Combat COVID-19 as curated by an investment professional.

Short list of resources music industry professionals can browse to apply for aid.

Southern Payroll & Benefits, one of the fastest growing, and most innovative, Payroll/Benefits companies in the southeast. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN. Speak to a representative today about how they could help your business.

Customers may be on self-quarantine, but staying connected and continue providing excellent service.

Provided by The Law Office of Autumn Witt Boyd this guide covers Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”).

With new guidance being issued on what seems like a daily basis, there is a lot to keep up with. HHM Certified Public Accounts has put together some of the most recent updates and changes that may affect you and your business.

Fast and Easy Online Small Business Loans Services. No Cost, No Obligation, 24-Hour Approvals Next Day Funding

Autumn Witt Boyd from the AWB Firm talks about how to deal with supplier contracts when suppliers can't deliver on time.

Craig Fuller with FreightWaves will discuss supply chain strategies for the COVID-19 economy.

If you are a service industry worker impacted by this in or near Chattanooga, please share your information.

EMCArts is offering a variety of opportunities for individual and organizational support, specifically aimed at helping you move out of disorder and respond meaningfully and adaptively to your situation.

For business owners, the state of TN is seeking your input on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting your business and wants to know what you need most from the State’s Economic Recovery Group.

Donor Directed Fund with a limited amount of funds available to be used specifically for musicians and music industry workers affected by the Coronavirus.

Resources put together by the state of Tennessee, including unemployment for employers and employees, department of revenue tax updates, and more.

See if applying for unemployment benefits is an option.

Tips to help your employees during this unprecedented time of stress and uncertainty.

Here are some ways your business may be able to receive financial assistance with tax relief options offered by the federal government and Small Business Administration (SBA) in response to COVID-19.

Here are some ways your business may be able to receive financial assistance with tax relief options offered by the federal government and Small Business Administration (SBA) in response to COVID-19.

A helpful rollup of resources for startups compiled and continually updated by Techstars.

Info & Resources for Tennessee’s Artists and Arts Sector

Governor Lee has directed the Tennessee Department of Revenue to issue business relief payments through the Tennessee Business Relief Program to small businesses for costs incurred as a result of mandatory business closures.

Find work in the grocery, retail and logistics industries now.

Check the status of your Unemployment claim.

Tennessee parents who work as essential employees can access free child care until June 15, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Human Services announced in a news release.

In this webinar, presented by Director of Business Market Development Brian Trzcinski, they focus on the four areas of your business you should be focused on right now, to successfully traverse through these turbulent times

These tools can help you keep your customers safe and retain contact with them, conduct business online, and respond quickly to evolving developments during this difficult period.

The Chattery is continuing to offer its classes online for those interested in learning about a wide variety of skills and topics. Classes in these upcoming weeks include pivoting your business online, bookkeeping for creatives, and more.

Should you add a gift card program for your small business? Here’s everything you need to know about different types of gift cards and where to get them.

Are you a black female entrepreneur? Take this quick survey to determine eligibility for the Doonie Fund

The Entrepreneurial Dream Project is a $100,000 non-dilutive grant fund and mentorship program benefiting new businesses that are building during COVID-19.

A list of investors, ready to invest in black owned businesses.

Funds for nonprofits to maintain viability during COVID

The HartBeat of Main Street Grant Program will fund solutions that help small business owners respond and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, and also help to revitalize and strengthen older and historic downtown commercial districts. Grants of $5,000 to $15,000 will be awarded on a competitive and first-come, first-served basis.

The Nav CARES Act Calculator helps business owners estimate their potential PPP loan amount so they can apply with confidence.

Now that many businesses have taken advantage of PPP loans, some are worried that they may be audited and have to defend their “need” at the time of the loan. Stuart McCallum with HHM CPAs walks us through the legal implications of the PPP.

1,000 grants of $5,000 each to female entrepreneurs in the U.S. to help alleviate the immediate needs and support the long-term recovery of those impacted by this crisis. The portal will open for applications again on May 4, June 1, July 6, and August 3.

A coalition of independent food and beverage professionals are working together to connect Tennessee hospitality workers with financial assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn what Facebook Live can do for your business.

US Treasury resources regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Our complete coronavirus coverage, updated daily with new resources to assist you and your business.

Microloans financing needs of small, beginning farmer, niche and non-traditional farm operations.

The focus of Microloans is on the financing needs of small, beginning farmer, niche and non-traditional farm operations, such as truck farms, farms participating in direct marketing and sales such as farmers’ markets, CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture), restaurants and grocery stores, or those using hydroponic, aquaponic, organic and vertical growing methods.

If your business is reducing hours or closing due to COVID-19 you may expedite the unemployment claim process for your employees by submitting an Employer-Filed Mass Claim.

Here's how to navigate emergency small-business funds and unemployment benefits at the same time.

This website has specific unemployment filing instructions for the self-employed.

A resource rollup of funding sources, state-by-state guides, and ways to support the bartending industry.

Highlights of the new guidance from The Department of Labor

Yelp compiled these step-by-step guides to help you easily update your Yelp business page with relevant changes to your operations.

Visa has extended its partnership with IFundWomen to support Black women-owned small businesses in the United States through a new grant program and educational resources. Applications are being accepted from June 30, 2020 through July 31, 2020.

The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga is resuming the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program that provides free tax assistance for residents who meet income residency requirements. Taxpayers are now able to drop off documents at one of two sites to be completed by volunteers and returned to them.

Starting on July 15, 2020, the certification process for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged WOSBs (EDWOSBs) will begin to change as SBA implements Congress’ changes to the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program (WOSB Federal Contracting Program), as put forth in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

We Over Me is a collaborative community group who desires to support and inform the Hamilton County community during this State of Emergency.

HHM CPAs Jon Paul Davis and Stuart McCallum outline updated guidelines and answer questions related to the application process

As churches and faith based organizations in our community begin to open, the City of Chattanooga is offering a 1-hour webinar to talk through the guidelines set forth by the State of TN and best practices suggested by the CDC and other industry leaders.

Information from Elliot Davis regarding new cyber threats, best practices for remote workers, common areas of exposure, solutions to reduce phishing schemes and social engineering attacks and how to improve breach response.

A webinar facilitated by Mayor Berke's office on the topic of reopening the community safely

Stratton Tingle, Executive Director of SoundCorps joins us to talk through the various forms of assistance that are being offered to artists during the pandemic, including the Arts Build Artist Emergency Fund.

Thrive Regional Partnership and partners offer a free webinar to highlight ways to engage local artists and arts programming to encourage community vibrancy in the midst of COVID-19.

Jennifer Harper, Bridge Financial Planning discusses the financial impact of COVID-19 on individuals.

The CARES act provides for up to 39-weeks of benefits for individuals who do not qualify for regular unemployment insurance. While details around this program have been scant, this week the federal government released guidelines for distributing these funds to the self-employed and those working in the so-called gig economy.

A webinar for creatives impacted by COVID.19

Simple chart about the differences between two loans provided by federal government.

If you’re a business owner or human resources manager, you’ve likely spent serious time and energy poring over the best solution for an office environment that fits the budget, boosts company culture and ensures healthy, productive workflow.

Grants of $4,000 each month are given out and can qualify for a $25,000 at the end of the year. All women-run businesses are qualified to apply

Working, Gathering and Teaching Online

An equity crowdfunding platform, available for both companies and investors to participate in. Includes Revenue Based Financing options.

Yelp announced a $25 million relief program aimed to serve small, independently-owned restaurants and bars.

13 Zoom video chat tips, tricks and hidden features