by Kelly Starzec | Mar 23, 2021 | COVID Archives, Disaster Assistance
The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund, part of the Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, will offer direct grants to restaurants and other qualifying food businesses. The program has not yet opened for applications, and the...
by Kelly Starzec | Mar 23, 2021 | COVID Archives, Disaster Assistance
The SBA has two new targeted grant programs scheduled to open in early April. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and Restaurant Revitalization Fund will be open only to eligible shuttered venues and restaurants. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)...
by Kelly Starzec | Feb 23, 2021 | COVID Archives
The SBA has established a 14-day, exclusive PPP loan application period for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees, beginning on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 9 a.m. and ending on March 9, 2021 at 5 p.m.. The goal is to provide these smaller...
by Kelly Starzec | Feb 5, 2021 | COVID Archives
The CARES Act includes a number of relief programs for small businesses. The main difference between a PPP loan and an EIDL is that you have to spend at least 60% of the PPP loan on payroll expenses. Also, unlike EIDL loans, PPP loans are not issued directly from the...
by Kelly Starzec | Feb 4, 2021 | COVID Archives
Virginia’s permanent COVID-19 workplace safety and health rules have taken effect. The standards mandate appropriate personal protective equipment, sanitation, social distancing, infectious disease preparedness and response plans, record keeping, training, and hazard...