MCSC KERN WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER |
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COVID-19 Resources for Small Business Owners |
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Important Updates from the SBA |
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SBA WEBINAR SERIES
Join the SBA, California Black Chambers of Commerce, business leaders, and resource partners in celebration of Black History Month. Learn about programs to support California’s entrepreneurs. Connect with organizations, lenders & agencies that can help your small business keep going and recover from the pandemic.
No advance registration needed— click the links below to join each event
Wednesday, February 24th at 5:00 pm PST
SUSTAINABILITY with small business loans —Hear from industry leaders about the future of business.
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PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM |
First Draw PPP Loans are for those borrowers who have not received a PPP loan before August 8, 2020. The first round of the PPP, which ran from March to August 2020, was a historic success helping 5.2 million small businesses keep 51 million American workers employed.
Second Draw PPP Loans are for eligible small businesses with 300 employees or less, that previously received a First Draw PPP Loan and will use or have used the full amount only for authorized uses, and that can demonstrate at least a 25% reduction in gross receipts between comparable quarters in 2019 and 2020. The maximum amount of a Second Draw PPP loan is $2 million.
Join SBA Fresno Tuesday - Feb 23rd @ 11 am for a webinar to discuss the PPP and get your questions answered!! NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for this event.
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Recruitment NOW OPEN - Emerging Leaders 2021 |
The Emerging Leaders program assists small businesses in growing their business, creating jobs, and strengthening their communities. This innovative initiative is an intense 7-month course that offers approximately 100 hours of training per participant and provides the opportunity for small business owners to work with experienced professionals at no cost.
Target your business for expansion:
Emerging Leaders training is specifically designed to accelerate growth and support the expansion of your business. The curriculum delivers advanced training and provides strategies to help you access new avenues of capital. It offers practical strategies to help you access new avenues of capital. It offers practical tools to pursue new paths for business development. It surrounds you with a network of government resources and local business leaders prepared to invest time and energy in your business.
Qualifications:
The Emerging Leaders initiative is open to small business owners and executives that:
- Have annual revenues of at least $250,000.
- Have been in business for at least 3 years.
- Have at least one employee other than self.
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Updates from the Governor's office |
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The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has compiled helpful information for employers, employees, and all Californians as it relates to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
GOBIZ has many useful Webinars and resources to help you understand our Reopen plan for California.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM LENDISTRY
REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA RELIEF GRANT
Lendistry is still reviewing applications and sending out notifications to those who applied for the grant. There is a large number of applicants who are not responding to Lendistry's request to provide additional information if you have been selected. We highly advise you to check your email, (including spam) to see if you have received notification regarding the status of your application. If you have been selected to receive a grant and you have not responded to Lendistry's request for additional information you are at risk of losing the award.
If you don't know the status of your application please contact the Lendistry call center at 1-818-612-4370.
-Rick Keyes
Capital Access Manager
Contact the MCSC Kern Women’s Business Center at https://www.mcscorp.org/kern and request a Free Business Consultation for more information.
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California Rebuilding Fund |
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Governor Newsom Announces Immediate Assistance for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Including Temporary Tax Relief and $500 Million in Grants
Billions in immediate, temporary tax relief will support businesses impacted by COVID-19, including an automatic three-month extension for taxpayers filing less than $1 million in sales tax and interest-free payment agreements to larger companies with up to $5 million in sales tax and expanded interest-free payment options for larger businesses particularly affected by significant restrictions on operations based on COVID-19 transmissions.
The loans are flexible, transparent, and are designed to help businesses access the capital and advisory services they need to get through these challenging economic times.
The funds are being deployed by participating community lenders, and businesses with up to 50 full-time employees and gross revenues of less than $2.5 million in 2019 may be eligible to apply.
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For the most up to date COVID-19 resources and information check out our COVID-19 Resource website. |
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UPCOMING CLASSES/WORKSHOPS |
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) |
Is your website hidden in plain sight? Would you like more traffic visiting your site? Are you wondering how to turn visitors into buying customers? This webinar focuses on content creation for SEO.
- Find out how Google works on the inside
- Take a deep dive into the technical infrastructure that powers Google Search, Google Docs, Android & Google Cloud
- Learn about Borg, a predecessor to the Open Source Software Kubernetes; discover how Google engineers
- get code into production efficiently and scale it up to serve billions of customers
Presented by Steve Burnside is the Director of Development and Marketing at Clever Ducks. He holds an MBA in strategic management and has years of marketing industry experience.
Tuesday, March 3rd | 12:00-1:30 pm
Location Webinar
*This is an online meeting, available through video, and/or phone instructions will be provided upon registration.
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Shop Local Small Business Networking Event |
Join us as we continue to celebrate small businesses in our community, we interview another locally owned business that brings positive change to our community.
This week we will be featuring Consultant Domenica Escatel, M.Ed from Chicanainc.
All registered business can send us their company logo and we will include this on our PowerPoint at the end of the webinar.
This is an opportunity to meet other small business in the community
Thursday, March 4th | 5:30-6:30 pm
Location Webinar
*This is an online meeting, available through video, and/or phone instructions will be provided upon registration.
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Prepare for Disasters with the American Red Cross |
Learn how to prepare your business, family, and community for disasters with the American Red Cross. Eddie Zamora-- Executive Director for the Kern and Eastern Sierras chapter-- and Rebecca Anderson-- will review the different presentations available for FREE from the Red Cross, whether for your business, community, or family. In particular, they will focus on Ready Rating (readyrating.org), a self-paced preparedness program designed to help your organization prepare for and respond to disasters.
Wednesday, March 10th | 12:00-1:00 pm
Location Webinar
*This is an online meeting, available through video, and/or phone instructions will be provided upon registration.
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P A R T N E R - R E S O U R C E S |
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Battle of the Badges Bakersfield Community
Blood Drive
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COVID 19 Tracing and Resilience Course Opportunity |
Bakersfield College announces the launch of an Infectious Disease Contact Tracing course. As the need for more contact tracers ramps up, BC is responding by introducing a course that will allow individuals to gain the employability skills needed to provide contract tracing for employers and the community.
The course is a non-credit class held entirely online, for a total of 18-course hours. Students will learn about coronavirus, infectious diseases, and develop the skills needed to perform contact tracing. The course is open to current Bakersfield College students as well as to the community.
These non-credit courses will be 100% online and offered free of charge.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me a text message at my Google voice number at (716)249-6749.
Prefer face-to-face? We have a Virtual Lobby! Visit us Monday - Thursday, 11:00 am-1:00 pm by using the Zoom link below to speak with a student employee "in-person".
Meeting Passcode: 6613954402
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Small Series Workshop in Honor of Black History Month
Session 2 Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 3:00pm
Click the image below to register for the event.
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Be Wildfire Ready. Plan. Prepare. Evacuate |
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Wildfire Season is alive and well. Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Community Action Partnership of Kern are teaming up to encourage you to take command of your family's safety. The key is learning about your risk, preparing for disaster and taking action to keep yourself and those you love safe. Learn more about how to do this by clicking the link below.
#EvacuateEarly #DisasterPrep #WildfireSafety
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RENTAL MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE |
Has COVID-19 affected your ability to pay your rent or mortgage?
Eligibility Guidelines:
- Income LESS than 80% of median income ($55,900 for a family of 4).
- LOSS of income since March 2020, or medical bills greater than $1,000.
- INABILITY to pay full rent or mortgage payment.
- RESIDENT of City of Bakersfield or Rental CONTRACT or MORTGAGE in your name.
To apply or for more information
please call 2-1-1
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HOUSING FOR THE HARVEST PROGRAM |
Housing for the Harvest Program will provide safe and temporary isolation spaces for farmworkers who test positive for COVID-19 to slow the spread in their communities.
Who Qualifies?
- Must work in California food processing or in agriculture.
- Have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed and have been asked to self isolate.
- Be unable to self isolate at home.
To apply or for more information
please call 2-1-1
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