Corona Virus Emergency Small Business Guide and Checklist

Via US Chamber of Commerce The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn. Known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the initiative provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses who...

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Tax Deadline Extensions, Access to Emergency Loan Capital, and Business Webinars

Via City of Santa Barbara: There have been several tax extension deadlines, changes to SBA loan payment expectations and other business resources released in the last few days. The following information provides details on those changes. For more information, visit the Economic Development Collaborative website, which is a...

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Commercial Leasing in Crisis

As business owners and landlords consider next steps during this crisis, one of the first actions they take should be reviewing key aspects of their commercial leases. Within some commercial leases are provisions which create exceptions to performance under the lease, including the demand for continuous operation or...

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COVID-19 ABC Guidelines Based on License Type

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has suspended enforcement of specific legal prohibitions to assist California’s alcoholic beverage industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC released a Notice of Regulatory Relief on March 19, 2020 to help licensees with economic challenges brought on by the spread of...

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Will COVID-19 be covered by Business Interruption Insurance?

As businesses are suffering due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many are wondering will my insurance coverage help to cushion the blow to revenue loss? While many business insurance policies cover business interruptions, a significant number of the policies exclude compensation for communicable disease outbreaks. This was a change...

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Employee & Employer Benefits Programs in Response to COVID-19

via Employment Development Department, State of California Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) An outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) has been identified starting in Wuhan, China. There is no evidence of widespread transmission of COVID-19 in California at this time. While investigations...

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