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Dear Businesses:
SCAM ALERT
A division of Homeland Security sent out a notice warning of businesses receiving phishing emails from someone posing as the Small Business Administration (SBA). The emails look similar to the SBA's Covid-19 webpage and include a malicious link to redirect to a fake page.
The phishing email contains:
A subject line that reads : SBA Application – Review and Proceed
The sender is: disastercustomerservice@sba[.]gov
Text in the email body urging the recipient to click on a hyperlink to address:
hxxps://leanproconsulting[.]com.br/gov/covid19relief/sba.gov
The domain resolves to IP address: 162.214.104[.]246
Do not click on the link in this email or enter any personal or financial information.
This alert can be found here .
Updates from the States:
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gover Sununu
New Hampshire Agriculture Relief Program -emergency funding/grants to support dairy farmers, and specialty crop producers, including fruit, vegetable, and ornamental plant growers, and maple producers, with COVID-19-related expenses and lost revenues from March 1, 2020 to December 30, 2020. This is a second round of funding. Deadlines are:
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October 15, 2020, for expenses and/or lost sales incurred during July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020; and
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December 10, 2020, for expenses and/or lost sales incurred during October 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020.
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VERMONT
Deadline
The VT Department for Children and Families on Friday announced the launch of the Operational Relief Grant Program, funded with $12 million from the federal CARES Act. These grants are for child care centers and parent child centers. Deadline to apply is August 26.
VT Emergency Economic Grants have been extended to include businesses with at least one W-2 employee - now including those who are an owner - are also eligible and encouraged to apply.
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Lebanon Passes Mask Ordinance |
The City of Lebanon has enacted a mask ordinance. The ordinance stipulates that employees at all businesses will wear face masks when interacting with the public.
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HELPFUL WEBINARS
- NHSBDC, Tuesday, Aug 25- 1 PM
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Did you know that as a member of the Upper Valley Business Alliance, you can post offers, discounts and specials on our website?
Did you know that we have over 100 UV residents who have signed up to receive a monthly e-newsletter of those offers and discounts (and growing)?
Did you know that posting an offer to our website boosts the SEO of your own website? And our website receives 300,000 hits annually?
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UVBA Member Benefit Spotlight
Make Our Website Work for You
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Did you know that we also share the offers you post in our weekly newsletter to 1400 emails as well?
What kind of offers should you post? Discounts on merchandise, new customer specials, move in specials (apartments), dining out specials, ticket/event offers...any offer or special you want to highlight.
Already a member? Log into our website and start posting your offers. Not a member but want to know more info? Email us. Let us help you connect with more people.
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Upper Valley Strong has launched an Open & Safe Campaign to spotlight the health practices that keep us safe and help our local businesses to serve their communities. The goal is to celebrate and encourage continued adherence to health
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UV Strong Launches Open & Safe Campaign |
and safety guidelines around mask usage, hand washing, staying home when ill, ventilation, and physical distancing.e
fIf you know of an Upper Valley business that is working hard to keep its employees and customers safe, let us know by filling out this nomination form. Businesses are welcome to nominate themselves and encouraged to submit photos displaying these safety precautions in action.
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Vermont Everyone Eats! Restaurants Please Note!
Vermont Everyone Eats is a food relief program that uses CARES Act funds to pay local restaurants to make meals for hungry Vermonter. A coalition of UV hunger-relief partners are developing a project that will support area restaurants and farms while feeding our hungry neighbors.
Participating restaurants will be paid $10/meal and at least 10% of the value of ingredients for each meal must be sourced from local farms and value-added food producers. Local in this case means from Vermont or within 30 miles of state borders. Meals must be nutritionally balanced. For this program "restaurants" can be brick and mortar, food trucks/carts, caterers, or any other food service provider that pays Vermont Meals Tax. Please fill out this survey if you are interested in participating in this project or contact nancy@vitalcommunities.org with any questions.
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UVBA Member News & Good News to Share |
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UVBA Members: Log into to UVBA website to post your news releases for inclusion in the newsletter. Need help with your log in? Email Us.
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We will be sharing news on what our members are doing to navigate the current situation as well as any good news or happenings here. Members log in and post a news release or email us at uvba@uppervalleybusinessalliance.com
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UVBA Members - Let Us Know What Virtual Events You Are Doing! Webinars, Zoom events...Post to Our Events Calendar and we will share here.
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UVBA Members: Don't forget to log-in to the website backend and add your hot deal! |
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Members - Selling Online? Submit your Online Deal and we will share.
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Thank You to Our Community Stakeholder for Their Support |
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Thank you to Our Sustaining Partners |
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Please visit our Sustaining members' websites to learn more: |
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