The past several months have brought extraordinary challenges for our local business community. We are providing information here that speaks to critical issues as Chautauqua County continues to move forward in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber of Commerce strongly encourages all businesses to adhere to the conditions required by New York State for the safety of all employees and customers, and to stay up to date on the changing situation.
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New Federal Relief Programs - January 2021
The second round of the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funding is now available, in addition to the Shuttered Venue Grant. This legislation was approved in late December and local businesses can begin to apply. Courtney Curatolo, Ph. D., Director of the Small Business Development Center at JCC, joined us for a Tuesday Talks webinar on Jan. 19 with details. See her helpful informational slides below, or watch the video of her presentation. ![]()
NY Forward Loan Fund
The New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF) is a new economic recovery loan program aimed at supporting New York State small businesses, nonprofits and small landlords as they reopen after the COVID-19 outbreak and NYS on PAUSE. The NYFLF targets the state’s small businesses with 20 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees (90% of all businesses), nonprofits and small landlords that have seen a loss of rental income. The NYFLF is specifically timed to support businesses and organizations as they proceed to reopen and have upfront expenses to comply with guidelines (e.g., inventory, marketing, refitting for new social distancing guidelines) under the New York Forward Plan. Learn more here. City of Dunkirk Back to Business Grant Program
The City of Dunkirk 2020 Community Development Block Grant program is now offering the Back to Business program on a first come first served basis to small businesses in Dunkirk. Read the guidelines and find the application here. |
Watch the video from our Tuesday Talks webinar on the latest round of PPP, EIDL, and more here:
Our guests for the Business Weekly Webinar on Monday, June 29 were: Dr. James Sherry, Executive Director, Chautauqua Health Network; Dr. William Geary, Director of the Medical Laboratory Science Program, UPMC Chautauqua; and Dr. Patrick Collins, Jamestown Primary Care.
See their important comments on Building Coronavirus Resiliency in Your Business. |
NY State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli joined us online Monday 5/18 for our Weekly Business Call to discuss issues around state finances and how that may impact our communities. You can watch the video here.
View the slides referenced in the presentation here. |
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