La Verne Grants, Loans, And Resources That Are Still Available For Small Businesses.

Press release from the La Verne Chamber of Commerce:

June 06, 2020

CND x BCL Nail Professional Relief Grant
Generously funded by CND Creative Nail Design, these grants will provide financial assistance to nail professionals, whose lives have been drastically changed by the mandated closures in response to COVID-19. Available to licensed nail professionals who cannot maintain their regular income during this time, these one-time $1,000 grants will be distributed directly to provide temporary financial relief. For more information visit: https://beautychangeslives.org/beautyreliefgrants/#toggle-id-4-closed

Amount: $1,000
Deadline: 6/30/2020
For: Licensed Nail Technicians

IE Covid-19 Resilience Fund
The Inland Empire Community Foundation established the COVID-19 Resilience to support nonprofit organizations on the front lines of COVID 19, to help them help our families and communities, and to support their survival through this crisis.
Focus Areas and Grant Amounts
Apply for ONE (1) Focus Area only
1) Basic Needs and/or Emergency services for low income people in the Inland Empire provided by single organizations or coalitions – Up to $20,000 o Food, shelter, health care, childcare, cash assistance
2) Capacity Building assistance to nonprofits for financial management and planning and strategies for long-term financial survival: o Technical assistance grants to individual nonprofits for financial management, planning, restructuring, legal, etc. - Up to $5,000 o Remote work and technology adaptation for a single organization or coalition of groups – Up to $10,000.
For more information visit: https://www.iegives.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IE-COVID19-Guidelines-Application-Information.pdf

Amount: Up to $5,000 or $10,000
Deadline: 11/30/2020
For: Nonprofit, public benfit organizations

Poise Bounce Back Grants
Poise Brand is awarding 30 individual grants of $15,000 to help female entrepreneurs bounce back from financial hardships they’ve experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 of which have already been filled. Now through June 30, Poise Brand is accepting applications for 20 additional grants supporting woman-owned businesses.
For more information visit: https://www.poise.com/en-us/bounce-back-grant

Amount: $15,000
Deadline: 6/30/2020
For: Women-Owned Businesses
The Red Backpack Fund Relief Grants
Since its inception, Spanx and The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation have been dedicated to elevating and supporting women through entrepreneurship. Knowing the ripple effect that empowering women can have to strengthen communities, the foundation donated $5 million to support female entrepreneurs in the wake of COVID-19 and teamed up with GlobalGiving to establish The Red Backpack Fund. GlobalGiving is making at least 1,000 grants of $5,000 each to female entrepreneurs in the U.S. to help alleviate the impact of the crisis.
For more information visit: https://www.globalgiving.org/redbackpackfund/

Amount: $5,000
Application Openings:
June 1-8 / July 6-13 / August 3-10
For: Women Owned Businesses
The Salon & Spa Relief Fund
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR REBUILDING YOUR BUSINESS
The Salon & Spa Relief Fund will be offering grants of:
• $2,500 for salons with revenues under $1M
• $5,000 for salons with revenues $1M or greater
As our fundraising efforts expand, the SSRF board may review adding additional levels and/or 2nd rounds.
Aveda has partnered with The Salon & Spa Relief Fund to help care for and support small business salon communities.
For more information visit: https://salonandsparelieffund.org/apply-for-grant/

Amount: $2,500 or $5,000
Deadline: Unknown
For: Salons
Hairdressers at Heart: Covid-19 Crisis Relief
Hairdressers at Heart was built to support and celebrate beauty professionals at every step of their careers –– even the most difficult. COVID-19 has made an unprecedented impact on our industry, and as we watched it unfold, we began to ask: How can we make an impact where it matters most? How can we make a change in the industry we promised to uplift?
Licensed professional hairstylists and nail techs to salon owners and educators, can apply to receive one of 230 relief checks totaling up to $1,000 each to assist in their pandemic relief and recovery.
For more information visit: https://www.beautyenvisionawards.com/hairdressersatheart

Amount: $1,000
Deadline: 6/30/2020
For: Licensed Professional Hairstylists and Nail Techs to Salon Owners and Educators

Mailchimp Covid-19 Assistance

Resources Available:

• Mailchimp is Giving Away Free .coms for 5 Years. Mailchimp is helping small businesses get up and running online quickly during the COVID-19 crisis with custom domains free for up to 5 years, along with our free website builder, until June 30, 2020. By giving away custom domains free for 5 years, we can take on a small piece of the financial stress small businesses are feeling and allow them to pivot their businesses quickly.
• Mailchimp Announces $10M Price Relief Fund to Support Existing Small Business Customers. Current customers who have 25 or fewer employees in categories including restaurants and hospitality; brick and mortar retail; travel and leisure; entertainment; health, beauty, and wellness; and other select Main Street businesses are eligible for price relief. If you have questions about the Relief Fund, log in to your account to contact our Support team. For more information https://mailchimp.com/covid19-statement/

Headspace Resources

Nearly every business in the world will be feeling the effects of COVID-19. Headspace wants you to know we’re here for you and your workplace. We know an app on your phone can’t solve what’s going on. What we do know is we can support and guide you and your business as best as we can.
Starting today, Headspace is offering a collection of guided meditations and exercises (including brand-new recordings) available for free to all employers and their employees. It’s our small way of helping you and your workplace approach every day with compassion and understanding, as you look to keep your business as healthy and happy as possible. For more information https://www.headspace.com/work/covid-19

For a complete list of upcoming SBDC E Events https://lavernesbdc.org/workshops/

Small Business Development Center

• Sean Snider Director
• June 06, 2020
• (909) 448-1567
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This press release was produced by the La Verne Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed are the author's own.