RESOURCES FOR  BUSINESSES

Small Business Forgivable Loan Program

Forgivable loans for small businesses in Pike County of up to $20,000

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• Program guidelines and application

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Information session PowerPoint

Apply online

Information Session 7/8/20

Click here to sign the Pocono Promise

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Click here for resources to reopen your business from the

Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau

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Resources

Funding

• Pike County Small Business Forgivable Loan Program (apply online)

  • Read the full program guidelines before applying

  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - updated 7/2/20

  • Information Session PowerPoint

  • The Small Business Development Center at The University of Scranton is available to assist you with your application​

• Pike County COVID-19 Assistance Fund

• Pike County Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Fund

• Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance Program (MetroAction)

• HartBeat of Main Street (National Main Street Center)

• Paycheck Protection Program (SBA)

  • PPP Loan Forgiveness Application​

• Economic Injury Disaster Loan 

• COVID-19 Hazard Pay Grant

• SBA loans comparison chart (from SBDC)

• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (for people who are self-employed)

• Federal Reserve Board Main Street Lending Program

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Other Resources

• Pennsylvania COVID-19 PPE and Supplies Business to Business Interchange Directory

• Rapid Response Assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development

• Remote mentoring from SCORE

• Marketing and eCommerce ideas from SCORE
• Suggestions for travel-related businesses
• Pike County Economic Development Authority

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Planning

National Plans

• Opening up America Again, The White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Implementing a National Return to Work Plan, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Statewide Plans

• Plan for Pennsylvania

• Process to Reopen Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania's COVID-19 Plan for Construction

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Local Plans

• Press Release 5/12/20

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Planning for your Business​

• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• Business Risk Assessment Tool

• Workplace Decision Tree

• Small Business Resiliency

• Prepare Your Small Business and Employees for the Effects of COVID-19

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Employee Rights and Benefits

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Employer Unemployment Compensation and Your Business

• U.S. Department of Labor

• Equal Employment Opportunity compliance

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Safety

Worker safety and support resources

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OSHA resources

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Cleaning and disinfecting

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Workplace training resources from the National Institutes of Health

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Workers Compensation - COVID-19 Updates

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Top 10 Tips to Protect Employees' Health (page 2)

Official State Documents

Executive Orders from Governor Tom Wolf

• Stay at Home Order (3/23/20)

• Stay at Home Order extension (5/7/20)

Orders from Secretary of the Department of Health Dr. Rachel Levine

• Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations (4/19/20)

• Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Building Safety Measures (4/6/20)

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Other Official State Communication

• Publications from Governor Tom Wolf

• Guidance for Businesses Permitted to Operate

• Guidance for Businesses in the Real Estate Industry

• Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry

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Posters

Required

• Reopening Businesses Flyer (English)

• Reopening Businesses Flyer (Spanish)

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Other Posters

• Keeping the Workplace Safe

• Keeping Commercial Establishments Safe

• Posters from Pocono Promise