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*WEBINAR: Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - May 19

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Price: 
FREE

Detailed updates on government pandemic business relief programs as time runs short to apply and tracking for Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield. 

“Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic will be online Wednesday, May 19 from 12 noon to 1 p.m.

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will provide updates on the Paycheck Protection Program [PPP], Restaurant Revitalization Fund and Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program.

Underserved businesses, including women-, minority- and veteran-owned, can submit applications for the remaining $8 billion in the Paycheck Protection Program [PPP] through May 31. Portals to both the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund [RRF] and the $16 billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program remain open, but will close once all funds are awarded. 

Additional topics include PPP forgiveness tracking and preparation, the Employee Retention Tax Credit, recent changes to the EIDL program including the Supplemental Targeted Advance, the governor’s proposed $1.5 billion addition to the California Relief Grant Program and more. 

Questions from attendees will be taken. 

This marks the 62nd in the weekly “Webinar Wednesday” series that provides pandemic relief updates on available federal, state, and local funding options, tax credit programs, employee programs, and other opportunities helpful to employers and business owners. 

The SBDC is open for free one-on-one consulting to help small business owners. New and existing businesses can sign up for assistance by clicking here.

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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.