COVID-19
Safe Opening Guidelines
Wisconsin reopening guidelines (WEDC)
Navigating the New Normal: Guide for Small Business (SBDC)
Financing & Technical Assistance
SCEDC Letter to all Sheboygan County firms (4/1/2020) on best available resources
City of Sheboygan Falls Grant Program
For: Sheboygan Falls businesses and non-profits with under 10 employees (contact Falls City Hall)
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
For: Farmers & Ranchers
Wisconsin Farm Support Program
For: Farmers & Ranchers
City of Sheboygan Small Business Emergency Assistance
For: businesses with less than 5 employees in City of Sheboygan
Sheboygan Harbor Centre Small Business Grants
For: businesses in the Harbor Centre Business District
Ethnic Minority Emergency ($2,000) Grant
For: minority-owned micro enterprise (5 or fewer employees)
Sheboygan County Dairy Farmer Fund
For: $5,000 grant to Sheboygan County Dairy Farmers
LISC Small Business Relief Grants
For: women, minority and veteran-owned firms
$2 Trillion Federal CARES Act - Summary of Business Provisions
For: knowledge on what is coming to the aid of business
Main Small Business Programs:
- Second round is open | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Forgivable Loans | Interim final rule
Guide to help calculate payroll | Program detail memo | Video instructions - SBA Loan Debt Relief Program (consult your lender)
- Economic Injury Disaster Loans and up to $10,000 Emergency Economic Injury Grants (reopened on 6/16/2020)
- Counseling & Training
- Employee Retention Federal Tax Credit (consult your CPA)
More Info: Guide to the CARES Act (including non-business stimulus)
Now Closed - Wisconsin "We're All In" Grants
For: $2,500 to small businesses with 20 or fewer FTEs
11 Practical considerations and action items during COVID-19 (WMEP -pecial newsletter)
For: management advice
Financial Advice for Small Businesses During the Coronavirus Outbreak
For: general ideas
SBA Disaster Loan Assistance
For: fixed rate, working capital loans for firms with under 500 employees (summary page)
More Info: presentation with program details & application instructions
WEDC Small Business 20/20 Grant program
For: current loan clients of state Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)
The WWBIC COVID-19 Fast Track Loan Program
For: small business loans under $15,000
Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce (HWCC) Emergency Loan Fund (COVID-19)
For: business two years old and is a minority-owned business or in a low to moderate-income tract
Kiva COVID-19 Crowdfunded Loans
For: small business loans under $15,000
Wisconsin Humanities Council
For: non-profit CARES Act relief grants
On Hold, Funds are tapped | Save Small Business Fund
For: $5,000 grants for businesses with 3-20 people in the following Zip Codes:
- 53081 - Sheboygan
- 53083 - Sheboygan / Howards Grove
- 53023 - Glenbeulah
- 53075 - Random Lake
Workforce (Avoid Layoffs & Rapid Hiring)
For: understanding changes to unemployment benefits
For: firms needing to rapidly hire.
View: SomeplaceBetter.org COVID-19 page
Local Resources
Other Great Resources
More Info: WEDC COVID-19 small business strategy guide (En espanol)
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Topics: Technical & financial assistance matrix
More Info: COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide
Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Wisconsin Procurement Institute
Topics: contracting to produce/supply supplies in need related to COVID-19
