Governor DeWine is moving forward with the reopening of businesses to help Ohioans get back to work while keeping everyone safe. This will be a gradual process. Here is what we know so far:
Half of Clark State’s funds will go directly to students whose education has been impacted by COVID-19, according to a statement from the college. The other half of the funds will go to Clark State in order to provide financial relief related to coronavirus related expenses.
Governor DeWine announced beginning May 1, 2020, Ohio will begin a phased-in reopening of the state economy.
Below are some resources that the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce shared this week.
The new rules have been clarified for self-employed individuals, self-proprietors and partnerships to be eligible to apply for the PPP Federal Loan. Click below to download and read the new Eligibility Criteria and Requirements. ![]()
Below are a trio of helpful PowerPoint presentations. The presentations are used by the Springfield Small Business Development Center, which serves Champaign County, to help figure out available loans and grants for small businesses. ![]()
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Below is the information presented in a webinar by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on The Paycheck Protection Program and Other CARES Act Assistance for Businesses. ![]()
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Thank you to all our local businesses for completing our Business Impact Survey. This information (Business Impact Survey Results) will be used to begin gathering the various resources that you will need to reopen and recover. We certainly appreciate all of our businesses and what you bring to our community. We will do whatever we can to assist you now and into the future. It is recommended you contact your local banks/financial institutions first for potential loan assistance. (Click here for a complete list of area SBA lenders.) They have been able to approve some applications and have others that are pending approval. There are a variety of programs that you may qualify for to get you back to recovery. (These are also listed on this COVID-19 Relief PowerPoint presentation.) And explained further on this Dayton Development Coalition SBA webinar link: https://dialpad.com/shared/call/WfzXD4cBYdVcrHDjNCqP92qw47MfUNMPpzO6v7r4w2Mf
Remember, another local source of information and assistance in completing these applications is the Springfield SBA which serves Champaign County: www.springfieldsbdc.com On April 7th, Governor DeWine announced the creation of the Office of Small Business Relief to identify ways to provide support to Ohio's small businesses. This office will be housed within the Ohio Development Services Agency. The Office of Small Business Relief (OSBR) is focused on identifying and providing direct support to the state's nearly 950,000 small businesses to help during the current public health crisis and to position them for a span rebound. https://businesshelp.ohio.gov Additional tips for businesses from our local lending institutions:
The U.S. Treasury Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans FAQs were released last evening, 4-6-2020. These answer quite a few of the questions that many of us have had in regard to the PPP loans and expands on some of the FAQs relating to businesses with more than 500 employees.
Please note that this applies to non-profits as well, but only those registered as 501(c)3. This is a request from Jim Freeman, the director of the Champaign County Emergency Management Agency:
The EMA is searching for any local business who fit test employee's N-95 masks in-house and have the testing solution the EMA could buy/borrow from them. The stuff is out of stock with every supplier we know of. If you know anyone, please contact myself or Jim asap. James Freeman [email protected] or 937-484-1642. Ohio Lt. Gov. Husted reported that more than 29,000 jobs had been posted on the new website to match essential businesses with Ohioans seeking work: https://jobsearch.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/jobsearch/
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