Resources for Businesses During COVID 19
To help business owners, we have started hosting Business Innovation for Uncertain Times, a weekly brainstorming session. Click here to see the full schedule.
- House passes aid for restaurants, small businesses affected by Covid pandemic
- Senate Covid-19 relief bill renews CERTS, establishes new grant programs
- 2 Years Later: How COVID-19 Continues to Impact NJ Businesses
- ANNOUNCED MARCH 15TH 2022 - Existing COVID EIDL Program Borrowers to Receive an Additional Deferment (30 Months Total)
- NJ Emergency Assistance Eligibility Wizard Tool
- 8 Strategies for Handling Work Stress as a Leader
- CDC Coping with Stress
- US Department of the Treasury COVID-19 Economic Relief
- President Biden's COVID-19 Action Plan
- Why the ‘stay interview’ is the next big trend of the Great Resignation
- What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccination Policies
- Taxpayer Advocate Service
- NJDOL Return and Earn: Incentive Program for Employers & Workers
- NJ Economic Development Authority - Financing and Incentives
- Employee Retention Tax Credit Code
- Employee Rentention Tax Credit Press Release
- CARES ACT - Small Business Owners Guide
- ADP COVID-19 Employer Preparedness Toolkit
Funding for Existing Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
We recognize that times are tough right now for small business owners and we’re here to help. For free assistance with applying for these loan programs, please fill out our business counseling request form.
- (Pre-Revenue Startups!!!) digitalundivided BIG’s Hybrid Cohort for Latina and Black Women Entrepreneurs
- Verizon Small Business Digital Ready
- The New C-Suite Program for Female Entrepreneurs of Color - Cosmopolitan & DigitalUndivided
- 2022 Latina Entrepreneur Academy Grant - Request for Proposals
- Driving Small Business Forward with Progressive® Commercial Insurance
- Fast Break for Women-Owned Businesses - Legal Zoom, NBA, WNBA and NBA G League
- eBay Up & Running Grant Program
- IFundWomen & Newity - 7(a) Working Capital Loan Assistance
- DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Community
- A Digital Funding Solution for Women of Color - HerSuiteSpot
- IFundWomen of Color - Caress & American Express
- AT&T Black Future Maker Contest (Monthly Winners)
- Corporate Counsel Women of Color Grant
- The “No” Grants - Pure Leaf & SeekHer Foundation
- Rapid Response Fund - Groundswell Fund
- Fearless Strivers Grant Contest - Mastercard & Fearless Fund
- USCC Dream Big Awards 2022
- Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 Global Application
- GNEC Entrepreneurs of Color Fund Newark
- Cape May County COVID-19 Business Assistance Program
- Cartier Women's Initiative 2023
- IFundWomen Entrepreneur of the Year 2022
- Morris County Small Business Grant Program
- Rockefeller Foundation & Capital One 3R's Grant
- AACC & NJCC Equitable Small Business Initiative
- FTG COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant
- New Jersey Community Capital: Garden State Relief Fund
- NJEDA Small Business Improvement Grant
- NJEDA Main Street Micro Business Loan Program
- NJEDA Small Business Lease Grant
- GNEC Dream Maker Loan
- Amazon Black Business Accelerator
- AARP Upskilling Grant for Employers
- SoGal Black Founder's Grants
- Amber Grant
- SBA Disaster Loan Assistance
