COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses​

The Virginia SBDC Network staff is located throughout the state and is capable and able to meet with you virtually (phone, web conferencing) to assist with your questions. We offer confidential, no-cost technical assistance to help create a strategy specific to your business needs. Visit our website to find an Advisor near you and to learn some immediate implementable tips.

Contact your local Virginia SBDC Network location to make an online appointment by clicking here.

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Rebuild VA Grant Fund

• Rebuild VA Grant Fund
• FAQs
• Rebuild VA Grant Fund Update and Q&A

SBA Disaster Loan (EIDL)

• Update as of 6/16 –EIDL Loan accepting new applications for all eligible applicants experiencing economic impacts due to COVID-19
• EIDL Applications already in Process
• EIDL FAQs
• Avoid COVID-19 Scams

CARES Act

• Payroll Protection Program Loan Forgivenss Explained
• Employee Retention Credit
• Small Business Debt Relief Program
• SBA Express Bridge Loan
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave

Webinars for Business

• Spanish Language Webinars
• Recorded Webinars
• Live Webinars

Guidance for Specific Business

• Restaurants
• Tourism
• Manufacturing
• Virginia ABC
• Artists
• Freelance Business
• Daycares & Child Care Providers
• America’s SBDC Starts New Federal Resource for Small Business

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I get Financial Assistance?
• Tax Credits: Employee Retention Credit
• What do I need to know about unemployment?
• What else should I be thinking about?
• America's SBDC Small Business Resiliency Guide
• Agriculture CFAP Information

Additional Resources

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources (SBA)
• COVID-19 FAQ for Small Business Government Contractors (SBA)
• General COVID-19 Information and Updates (CDC)
• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers (CDC)
• Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 (WHO)
• Guidance for Preparing Your Business for COVID-19 (OSHA)
• Virginia Chamber Get Back to Work
• COVID-19 Pandemic: What Small Businesses Can Do
• FTC Scam link
• USDA Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
• America's SBDC Small Business Resiliency Guide
• National Restaurant Association COVID-19 Reopening Guide
• Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-Up/Delivery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• National Retail Federation's Open for Business – A Blueprint for Shopping Safe
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