Covid-19
Washington State’s web portal with official information related to COVID-19
Follow this link to the official information.
To apply for a COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Grant, click here.
Businesses please take a moment to fill out our County Economic Injury Survey. click here
This is very important so that we know who to reach out to about the loan and grant programs and how we can help you moving forward during this time.
Updated info for (4-3-2020)
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is kick off today 4/3/2020. Click (Here) for info on the PPP program. Wondering if your Local Lender is SBA approved (Click Here) for our updated list for our legislative district. You can prefill out the loan packet before the application date by downloading the document (here).
Wondering if you should go with the PPP or the EIDL loans. The National Federation of Independent businesses did a great side by side comparison You can (Click Here) to see it.
Information for Small Business Owners (updated 3/30/2020)-
In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, small business owners in all U.S. states, Washington D.C., and territories are eligible to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000. The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program provides small businesses with working capital loans of up to $2 million that can provide vital economic support to small businesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing.
The loan advance will provide economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue. Funds will be made available within three days of a successful application, and this loan advance will not have to be repaid.
Below are documents you can download to go over for all your small business needs; https://www.sba.gov/
Stimulus Small Business Explainer
Small business Section by Section Summary
Wondering If you job or business is considered essential? Here’s the link to find out.
https://coronavirus.wa.gov/whats-open-an…/essential-business
Still unsure if your business fits any of these categories or do you think your business should be included in the list of essential businesses. You can use this web form to get your industry added.
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/d4c155fa930f4b848f95774d610c9708