Key Resources
Small Business Association Exclusive Coronavirus Relief Presentation
Macerich and the Small Business Administration (SBA) joined forces to share important details on three SBA Coronavirus Relief Options: Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), SBA Express Bridge Loans, and the SBA Debt Relief. Click below to see the full presentation.
Shuttered Venue Operators Grants
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was established in December 2020 and amended by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Administered by the SBA, the program will make over $16 billion in grants accessible to live venue operators including movie theater operators and other related businesses.
Eligible applicants may qualify for grants equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue, with the maximum amount available for a single grant award of $10 million. Two billion dollars are reserved for eligible applications with up to 50 full-time employees. The SBA expects to open applications in early April 2021.
Who’s eligible?
- Live venue operators or promoters
- Live performing arts organization operators
- Motion picture theater operators
- More – follow link below for complete list
- Must have been in operation as of February 29, 2020
How it works
- Applications for businesses suffering the greatest economic loss will be processed first
- Funds may be used for specific expenses – follow link below for details
- Application period expected to open in early April
Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund was established as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and will offer $28.6 billion in grants to restaurants and bars, with restaurants able to apply for grants based on lost revenue. Five billion dollars will be earmarked for businesses with 2019 gross receipts of less than $500,000.
Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Cash Grants of $10,000
Update (April 6, 2021): The Consolidated Appropriations Act extended the Small Business Administration’s COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, with applications for low-interest loans now being accepted through December 31, 2021.
The American Rescue Plan Act also allocated additional funding for targeted EIDL advance payments, extended the loan deferment period and increased the maximum loan limit for loans approved after April 6. Please visit the SBA via the “Learn More” link below for details about these changes.
Who’s eligible?
- Businesses with fewer than 500 employees.
- Must have been operating since January 31, 2020.
How it works
- EIDLs for up to six months of working capital are available
- Collateral is required for loans over $25,000
- EIDLs that are smaller than $200,000 can be approved without a personal guarantee
Tax Breaks for Businesses
Update (April 1, 2021): The deadlines for individuals to file and pay most federal income taxes are extended to May 17, 2021.
- The American Rescue Plan Act extends the employee retention tax credit (originally authorized under the CARES Act) for eligible employers that continue to pay employee wages during COVID-19-related closures or experience reduced revenue through December 31, 2021
Learn more about tax provisions in the American Rescue Plan of 2021 that may impact your business by visiting the link below.
Other Resources
Get the Advice You Need
For all assistance programs, it’s important to understand the fine print. Be sure to check with a financial advisor or lender before applying to better understand the details and how individual programs could fit with your specific business needs.
- Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (US SBA)
- Express Bridge Loan Program (US SBA)
- Small Business Resilience Hub (SCORE)
- Coronavirus Tax Relief (IRS)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (U.S. Congress)
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (U.S. Congress)
- Small Business Resources (ICSC)
- State Microlenders (SBA)
- Coronavirus Small Business Resource Portal (US Chamber of Commerce)
- Retail Restrictions by State (NRF)
Arizona
- Small Business Success Loan (Growth Partners Arizona)
- Shared Work Program (AZ Dept. of Economic Security)
- Financial Resources (Greater Phoenix Economic Council)
- Small Business Resources (Arizona Commerce Authority)
- COVID Updates and Resources (Maricopa County Small Business Development Center)
- Business Resources (Chandler Chamber of Commerce)
- Small Business Relief Grants (Arizona Community Foundation)
- Arizona Businesses COVID-19 Resources (Local First Arizona)
- Small Business Resources (City of Chandler)
- Small Business Assistance (City of Mesa)
- Community & Business Assistance Portal (Mesa Economic Development)
- Business Resources (City of Scottsdale)
- Small Business Webinars (Arizona Commerce Authority)
- Resources for Small Business (DTPHX)
- Small Business Webinars (AZ Dept of Economic Security)
- Small Business Webinars (Arizona Commerce Authority)
- Arizona Restaurant Resources (Arizona Restaurant Group)
- Business Webinar (Glendale Chamber - Biz Build Up)
- On demand Webinars (Arizona Small Business Association)
- Small Business Webinar (ASBA)
- Small Business Support Webinar (ASBA) No Cost Small Biz Support
- Small Business Webinars (Local First AZ)
- Small Business Webinar (Local First AZ) - SPANISH - Social Media
- Small Business Webinars (Arizona Commerce Authority) - Small Biz Bootcamp & Collective
- Small Business Webinar (Visit Phoenix)
- Small Business Webinar (AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
- Small Business Resources (Maricopa County)
- Arizona Business Resources (Arizona Commerce Authority)
- Small Business Resources (Experience Scottsdale)
- Small Business Webinars (Southern Arizona Score)
- Small Business Webinars (Connect Tucson)
- Small Business Resources (Tucson Metro Chamber)
- Annual Economic Development Summit (Westmarc)
- Small Business Webinars (Hownd Marketing Platform)
- Small Business Webinars (Desert Financial Credit Union)
- Small Business Webinar (Gilbert Chamber)
- Small Business Webinars (Local First Arizona & CO+HOOTS)
- Small Business Webinars (Arizona Commerce Authority)
California
- CA Small Business Finance Center (CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank)
- Shared Work Program (CA Employment Development Dept.)
- COVID-19 Small Business Information (City and County of San Francisco)
- Small Business Resources (Sacramento SCORE)
- Coronavirus Resources (California Restaurant Association)
- Business Resources (Marin Small Business Development Center)
- Business Resources (NorCal Small Business Development Center)
- COVID Resources (Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce)
- Coping with COVID (Contra Costa Small Business Development Center)
- Information for Businesses (Walnut Creek Downtown)
- COVID-19 Travel Industry Resources (CalTravel)
- COVID-19 Funds by Community Foundations (League of CA Community Foundations)
- LA Regional 2021 COVID Fund (LA COVID Fund)
- California Rebuilding Fund (Connect2Capital)
- Assistance for Small Business Owners Affected by COVID-19 (Opportunity Fund)
- COVID-19 Resources and Info for Businesses and Employers (State of CA)
- Business Resources (Corte Madera Chamber of Commerce)
- Small Business Webinar (Fresno Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Resources (Fresno County)
- Webinar Digital Marketing during Covid 19 (SCORE of Ventura County)
- Small Business Webinars (County of Ventura)
- COVID-19 Business Resources (Economic Development Collaborative) – EIDL, PPP, UI and Grants
- Business Assistance Grant Program (Economic Development Collaborative)
- SVOG Application Informational Webinar (Economic Development Collaborative)
- Managing and understanding your debt during covid (Women's Economic Ventures)
- Small Business Webinars (County of Ventura)
- COVID-19 Business Resources – EIDL, PPP, UI and Grants (Economic Development Collaborative)
- Small Business Webinar (Inland Empire SBDC)
- Small Business Events (Inland Empire Regional Chamber)
- Small Business Webinars (SBDC)
- California Small Business Relief Grant for Los Angeles Businesses (Small Business Majority)
- COVID-19 Updates Live Q&A (Northern California Small Business Development)
- Small Business Support Webinar (LA and Small Business Majority)
- Business Resources (Marin Professional Women’s Network)
- Covid 19 Business Resources (CA.gov)
- Business Assistance Resources (State of California: CA.gov)
- Business Relief Resources (Fresno EDC)
- Small Business Resources (City of Goleta)
- Small Business Grant Resources (Modesto Chamber of Commerce/CalOSBA)
- Business Events (Valley Sierra Small Business Development Center)
- Small Business Q&A - PPP2 (paycheck protection program) and other funding updates (SBDC LA Network)
- California Small Business Relief Grant for Los Angeles Businesses April 22, 2021 11 a.m. (PST) (Small Business Majority)
- Business Resources (Northern California Small Business Development)
- Business Webinars Contra Costa (Small Business Development Center Contra Costa)
- S.B. Business Recovery Programs (CA.gov)
- Business Resources (SBCovid19.com)
- Business Loan Assistance (S.B. Workforce Development)
- Business Services Resources/Webinars (S.B. Workforce Development)
- Small Business Relief Grant (State of California)
- Business Training Resources (State of California)
- Recorded Webinars (State of California Entrepreneurship Task Force)
- Small Business Crisis Hotline (UC Berkeley School of Law)
- Business Webinars (Hacker Lab Sacramento)
- On-demand Webinars (UC Davis Health)
- Business Events and Workshops (Sacramento Metro Chamber)
- Small Business Webinars (Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce)
- Small Business Events/Workshops (Marin Small Business Development Center)
- Small Business Resources (Visit Santa Barbara)
- Business Webinars (Santa Barbara County SCORE)
- Santa Monica Small Business Webinar (City of Santa Monica)
- Business Resources (Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce)
- Resources and Webinars (Walnut Creek Downtown)
- Rebound Program Resources (City of Walnut Creek)
Colorado
- SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Help (CO Small Business Development Center)
- Work Share Program (CO Dept. of Labor & Employment)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Businesses and Communities (State of CO)
- COVID-19 Information (City of Denver)
- Small Business Webinars (Boulder Small Business Development Center)
- Small Business Webinar (CCLR)
- Small Business Webinar Library (Boulder Small Business Development Center)
Connecticut
- Coronavirus Business Recovery (CT Dept. of Economic and Community Development)
- Business Resources (Danbury Chamber of Commerce)
- Webinar Working Women Persevering the Pandemic (Danbury Chamber)
- Webinar COVID Effect - Your Up To Date Business Resources (Danbury Chamber)
Illinois
- SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Help (IL Dept. of Commerce and Eco. Opp.)
- Small Business Emergency Loan Fund (IL Dept. of Commerce and Eco. Opp.)
- Small Business COVID-19 Relief Program Loans (IL State Treasurer)
- Coronavirus Resources (Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce)
- Resource Center for Businesses (City of Chicago)
- Virtual Business Webinars (Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Grant Resources (Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
- Business Webinars (City of Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection)
Indiana
- COVID-19 Business Resource Center (State of Indiana)
- Business Resources (United Way Southwestern Indiana)
- Small Business Resources (SW Indiana Chamber)
- Resources and Guidelines (SW Indiana Chamber)
Iowa
- COVID-19 Business Recovery Assistance (State of Iowa)
- Restaurant Revitalization Fund Webinar (National Restaurant Assoc)
- Business Workshops and Events (Iowa State University)
- Business Resources (Quad Cities Score)
- Restaurant Resources (Iowa Restaurant Assoc)
Kentucky
- Business-Related COVID-19 Guidance and Resources (KY Cabinet for Economic Development)
- On demand webinars (America's SBDC Kentucky)
Missouri
- Kansas City COVID-19 Resources (Greater KC Chamber of Commerce)
New Jersey
- Coronavirus Information for NJ Businesses (NJ State)
- Coronavirus Small Business Support (New Jersey Small Business Development Center)
- Podcasts (NJ Department of Labor)
- Business Recovery Services (NJBAC)
- Small Business Support and Resources (NJ Small Business Help)
- Small Business Webinars (NJBIA)
- Business Resources (Business.NJ.Gov)
- Business Webinars (Choose NJ)
- Business Events (Princeton Mercer Chamber)
- Small Business Resources and Events (Monmouth County Regional Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Resources (Monmouth County)
- Small Business Workshops (NJ State)
- Business Financial Assistance (Business.NJ.Gov)
- Webinar Pre-registration process for Small Business Emergency Grant Thursday, April 22 at 12 Noon (NJEDA)
New York
- SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Help (Empire State Development)
- Shared Work Program (NY Dept. of Labor)
- Assistance and Guidance for Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (NYC Small Business Services)
- NY Forward Small Business Recovery Hub (Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce)
- Tax Relief for New Yorkers Impacted by COVID-19 (State of New York)
- Business Resources (Niagara River Region)
- COVID Resources (Downtown Brooklyn Partnership)
- Bring Back Brooklyn Grant and Loan Application (Brooklyn Alliance Capital, Inc.)
- Small Business Loans (Renaissance Economic Development Corp.)
- New York Forward Loan Fund (Connect2Capital)
- Round Two PPP Updates (Queens Chamber of Commerce)
- The New Normal: Business Adaptation Workshop Series (NYC Department of Small Business Services)
- How to Develop a Marketing Plan for this New Economy April 20, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT (Brooklyn Small Business Development Center)
- Business Resources (Business Mentor New York)
- Business Resources (Niagara County Center for Economic Development)
- Business Resources (NYC Economic Development Corp)
- Business Training Webinars (NYSBDC)
- Webinar Online Selling April 13 2-3 GMT (Queens Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Resources - Past Seminar Slide Decks (Queens Chamber of Commerce)
- Restaurant/Food Services Resources (Queens Chamber of Commerce)
- Webinar Government Grant Opportunities April 8 11-12 GMT (Queens Chamber of Commerce)
- Webinars Gallery (Queens Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Webinars (Greenstone Experiential)
- Business Resources and Recorded Webinars (Northeast NY Score)
- Business Resources and Webinars (Onondaga Small Business Development Center)
Oregon
- Coronavirus Resources for Businesses (State of Oregon)
- Tigard Business Support (City of Tigard)
- Small Business Webinars (Eugene Business/Public Seminars Webcasts)
- Business Webinar Library (Tigard Chamber Business Library)
Pennsylvania
- COVID-19 Business Resources (State of Pennsylvania)
- COVID-19 Relief PA Statewide Small Business Assistance (PA Business Grants)
Texas
- COVID-19 Resources, Updates and Links (Texas Economic Development Council)
- Assist Her Emergency Grants for Women-Owned Businesses (Center for Women Entrepreneurs at Texas Women's University)
- COVID-19 Resources (Lubbock Chamber of Commerce)
- COVID-19 Webinar Series (Lubbock Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Webinars (Lubbock Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Resources Center (US Chamber of Commerce)
- Small Business Resources (City of Lubbock and LCC)
- Small Business Events (America's SBDC)
- Small Business Workshops and Events (Texas Tech University)
- Business Resources (SCORE Lubbock)
- Small Business Resources (Northwest Texas SBDC)
Virginia
- Business and COVID-19 Resources (VA Community Business Partnership)
- Small Business COVID-19 Resources (VA Chamber)
- Business Resources and Videos (Virginia SBDC)
- Resources and Groups (Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Resources and Events (NOVA Chamber of Commerce)
- Business Resources (Fairfax County Gov)
- Business Resources (Biz.Loudoun.Gov)
Private
- COVID-19 Business Resource Center (Hello Alice)
- Expanded Loan Policy for Small Businesses (Kiva)
- COVID-19 Relief Grants (iFundWomen)
Nonprofit & Trade Association
- Main Street RISE Program (Assoc. for Enterprise Opportunity)
- Small Business Growth Grants (National Assoc. for the Self-Employed)
- COVID-19 Information and Resources (International Council of Shopping Centers)
- Street Shares Small Business Award for Veterans and Families (Street Shares Foundation)
- COVID-19 Daily Updates and Resources for Small Businesses (Small Business Majority)
- Corporate Aid Tracker (U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation)
- Small Business Resources (ICSC)
- Retail Restrictions by State (NRF)
- Travel Industry Relief Resources (US Travel)
- Webinar: Understanding and Accessing American Rescue Plan Relief (US Travel)
Updated as of June 7, 2021
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