State of CT Guidelines for Re-Opening + Special Event Tomorrow!

REMINDER! SPECIAL EVENT TOMORROW WITH UKS

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020

11:30AM - 12:30PM

Join UKS attorneys in a special webinar tomorrow discussing:

Employment Law – Return to Work Issues/Making Your Business Safety Compliant

Navigating The Intersection of SBA and CARES ACT Relief

Taxes – Filing, Declaring Losses, Deferring Payment of Payroll and Property Taxes, Saving Cash and Obtaining Forgiveness Under the Paycheck Protection Program

Government Relief – Relief Certification, Fraud and The False Claims Act

Business Interruption Claims

IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES

STATE OF CT GUIDELINES FOR BUSINESSES TO RE-OPEN

On Friday, the Governor and DECD released their guidelines for industries to start the re-open process.

Our recommendation is to read through these for your business type. Highlight everything you currently do and have the supplies to do in one color. Highlight everything you have to do that is different than ordinary in another color. And finally, highlight all those things that you would have to buy in order to fulfill the guidelines. The Chamber will be hosting webinars this week and next week that will help to:

1. Clarify the guidelines

2. Determine consequences of non-compliance and liability

3. Analyze costs and profits by industry that includes these new parameters

We are partnering with SBDC and several experts in pertinent fields.

Here are the written guidelines:

RE-OPEN CT GUIDELINES >

To date, there is not self-certification portal. We will keep you informed. And we will get to each of you who called. Our phones went crazy over the weekend with over 50 messages and more missed calls.

MORE EVENTS THIS WEEK

Business Roundtable

Tuesday May 12, 2020

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

The Windham Region Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a weekly BUSINESS ROUND TABLE as an opportunity for small business owners and business professionals, entrepreneurs and home based businesses to share ideas and support each other during the Coronavirus Crisis.

This meeting will feature a weekly discussion topic and opportunities for problem solving, resource sharing and networking. Our facilitator will be professional business coach, Steve Porcaro.

Artists Roundtable

Wednesday May 13, 2020

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

We know times are difficult for everyone right now, especially our creative community. And sometimes it is helpful to talk to others in the same boat, share ideas, share stories, keep each other’s spirits up, exchange helpful information. We want to know how you are doing, how you are managing to continue with your creative endeavors during the shutdown. Please join us for this artists roundtable and let us know how the COVID19 has affected your work. All artists are invited to join us…musicians, poets, dancers, singers, painters, seamstresses, carvers, and makers.

Q&A Session with SBA Regional Administrator for New England

Wednesday May 13, 2020

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Q&A SESSION WITH SBA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR NEW ENGLAND

Please join us for this unique opportunity to have an open discussion and Q&A with the Regional Administrator for New England for the SBA, Wendell Davis. Joining him will be the SBA CT Interim District Director, Mark Hayward, and Joe Ercolano, State Director for SBDC. These gentlemen will be able to field your question regarding any of the SBA programs for small business recovery including the EIDL and PPP. This event is free and open to the public but you must register in advance. If you have questions you would like to ask, please submit them in advance to [email protected] .