Click here to sign the Pocono Promise
Click here for resources to reopen your business from the
Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau
Resources
Funding
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Pike County Small Business Forgivable Loan Program (due 3/31/21)
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Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance Program (MetroAction)
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HartBeat of Main Street (National Main Street Center)
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SBA loans comparison chart (from SBDC)
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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (for people who are self-employed)
Other Resources
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Pennsylvania COVID-19 PPE and Supplies Business to Business Interchange Directory
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Rapid Response Assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
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Remote mentoring from SCORE
- Marketing and eCommerce ideas from SCORE
- Suggestions for travel-related businesses
- Pike County Economic Development Authority
Planning
National Plans
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Opening up America Again, The White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Implementing a National Return to Work Plan, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Statewide Plans
Local Plans
Planning for your Business
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Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Prepare Your Small Business and Employees for the Effects of COVID-19
Employee Rights and Benefits
Safety
Worker safety and support resources
Workplace training resources from the National Institutes of Health
Workers Compensation - COVID-19 Updates
Official State Documents
Executive Orders from Governor Tom Wolf
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Stay at Home Order (3/23/20)
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Stay at Home Order extension (5/7/20)
Orders from Secretary of the Department of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
Other Official State Communication