COVID-19 Resources For Small Businesses, Employers & Employees

From the Town of Los Gatos:

March 18, 2020

The Town is an active member in Joint Venture’s Silicon Valley Economic Development Alliance. Through this partnership, the Town has learned of resources available during this time of hardship for many small business owners, employers, and employees.

U.S. Small Business Administration is now accepting applications for low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital (Economic Injury Disaster Loans) for small businesses and private, non-profit organizations in designated counties of California and other states to help alleviate economic injury caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This includes Santa Clara County. To access SBA assistance, go to the https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/

To register your email address to receive updates from the SBA, visit: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USSBA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USSBA_205?

For additional information, please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center at 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 1-800-877-8339) or e-mail disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or visit www.sba.gov/disaster.

The California Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) is an executive branch agency that provides leadership to protect and improve the well-being of California’s current and future workforce. LWDA oversees seven major departments, boards, and panels that serve California businesses and workers.

Here is a link to information LWDA is offering: https://www.labor.ca.gov/coronavirus2019/#chart

This press release was produced by the Town of Los Gatos. The views expressed here are the author’s own.