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Resources to Combat COVID-19

Like you, our staff and board of directors are deeply concerned about the impact the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic will have on lives and livelihoods. We want to provide you, our women business enterprises (WBEs) and corporate members, information that can assist you and your businesses as we move through these critical times. We know that you are doing everything to keep your business up and running while creating a healthy environment during this unpredictable period.

This site has been set up to provide and connect you with the most accurate information about resources that can assist you with your business needs, such as financing from the Small Business Administration (SBA). We will also include links to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization to keep you informed about the latest guidelines and recommendations about COVID-19.

We encourage you to share how you are managing your business under the WBE Forum section as we continue to monitor and provide the most recent and relevant health and business insights. It is important that you take mental breaks to clearly think about good solutions. You and your team are your business’s most valuable assets.

Remember we are a community of strong women businesses with corporate partners who understand the value that you bring every day. Stay tuned for updates on this page, check out our blog and download our live radio show on key business subjects at GWBC Radio.

Roz Lewis, President and CEO, Greater Women's Business Council

RETHINKING YOUR
GAME PLAN:

How to Thrive
Working Remotely

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EMPLOYEE
CARE:

How Businesses Can
Contain the Outbreak

CUSTOMER
CARE:

How to Maintain
Customer Relationships

FINANCIAL
RELIEF:

Resources
and Updates

STRESS
RELIEF:

Coping with Uncertainty
and Business Stress

RECENT AND
REGIONAL NEWS:

COVID-19
Business Updates

COMING SOON: WBE Forum

Coming Soon: GWBC® has created the WBE Forum in an effort to give certified women business enterprises the space to ask questions of their peers and respectfully voice common industry concerns. Share your best practices as they relate to managing COVID-19 and your business, ask the questions that are keeping you up at night and network with other WBEs. Not certified? Click here for more information.

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Rethinking Your Game Plan: How to Thrive Working Remotely

Links to information to help your business continue to thrive via virtual meetings, working from home, remote technology capabilities and more:

Lessons from Chinese Companies' Response to COVID-19 (Source: Harvard Business Review)
After The COVID-19 Panic: Three Lessons for Business (Source: Forbes)
3 Simple Ways to Save Money During The Pandemic (Source: CNBC)
For Small Businesses, Here Are Five Smart Moves To Make During The Coronavirus Pandemic (Source: USA Today)
"Business As Unusual:" How COVID-19 Could Change The Future of Work (Source: UN News)
5 Smart Small-Business Moves to Make During COVID-19 (Source: The Motley Fool)
10 Great Tips to Empower Female Entrepreneurs (Source: Inc.)
How to Handle Event Contracts and Force Majeure (Source: Successful Meetings)
BBB Business Tips: Reopening In The Time of COVID-19 (Source: BBB)
4 Skills Women Can Focus On To Foster Leadership (Source: Her Agenda)
5 Tips To Build A Strong SEO Program During COVID-19 (Source: Business 2 Community)
COVID-19 Is Reshaping Business: 6 Tips For Coming Back Stronger (Source: Forbes)
MOA On Track for High Attendance to First-Ever Virtual Convention (Source: Feathr)
What You Need to Know About Face Masks Right Now (Source: GQ)
Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (Source: CDC)
Protective Face Masks - Protect Yourself, Protect Others (Source: BraveNewLook)
How to Make an Emergency Preparedness Kit (Source: Food Network)
Up To 90% of Minority and Women Owners Shut Out of Paycheck Protection Program, Experts Fear (Source: CBS News)
The Changes COVID-19 Is Forcing On To Business (Source: The Economist)
4 Business Trends Emerging from COVID-19 (Source: Forbes)
6 Ways Associations Can Leverage Ad Retargeting Beyond Growing Event Attendance (Source: Feathr)
What COVID-19 Is Reteaching Small Business (Source: LinkedIn)
A 10-Point Business Plan Dealing With Coronavirus (Source: Entrepreneur)
COVID-19 Has My Teams Working Remotely: A Guide for Leaders (Source: Gallup)
LP2X Business Survival Tips: The New Normal for Communications (Source: Launchpad2X)

Employee Care: How Businesses Can Contain the Outbreak

What your business can do to take care of your employees and help contain the outbreak:

MIT Researchers Say These Are The Unsafe Businesses To Avoid During COVID-19, And These Are Okay (Source: Fast Company)
How To Be A Courageous Leader In the Post-Pandemic Era (Source: Black Enterprise)
How COVID-19 Will Change Business Travel (Source: Forbes)
COVID-19 Q&A: As Businesses Reopen Amid Coronavirus, What Are Workers' Rights? (Source: USA Today)
The Reason Zoom Calls Drain Your Energy (How to Reduce Zoom Fatigue) (Source: BBC)
How Managers Can Master Remote Work's Steep, Sudden Learning Curve (Source: HR Dive)
Long-Term Shift To Remote Work Could Expand Access To Tech Talent (Source: HR Dive)
Role of Employees in Crisis Management (Source: Management Study Guide)
How to Be a Respectful and Empathetic Remote Coworker During the COVID-19 Crisis (Source: Ascend - Harvard Business Review)
Your COVID-19 Survival Kit: Help your employees, help yourself, and save your business (Source: Prepared Accounting)
A Look To The Nonprofit Sector: The Importance Of Women Leaders During The Pandemic (Source: Forbes)
How To Be A Work-From-Home All-Star Without Sacrificing Your Health (Source: FitBit)
Remote Interviewing During An Outbreak (Source: Dice)
New To Working From Home? Here's Some Tips (Source: The Charlotte Post)
How to Manage Your (Newly) Remote Workers (Source: Harvard Business Review)
IRS to Accept Email, Digital Signatures (Source: IRS)
Workplace Efforts to Contain the Outbreak’s Spread are Raising a New Set of Questions for Employers and Employees (Source: Wall Street Journal)

Customer Care: How to Maintain Customer Relationships

What your business can do to care for customer relationships:

Op-Ed: How To Determine If A Business Is COVID-19 Safe? Create A Restaurant Style Grading System (Source: LA Times)
COVID-19 Didn't Break Your Business - Data Did (Source: Forbes)
12 Webinar Statistics You Need to Know Before Hosting Your Next Online Event (Source: BigMarker)
Pros and Cons of Choosing Contract Work (Source: Artisan Talent)
5 Strategies to Keep Your Customers Long-Term in 2020 (Source: Entrepreneur)
Supplier Diversity Will Help Businesses Large and Small Recover From Pandemic (Source: Forbes)
LP2X CEO Survival Tips:Messaging During a Crisis (Source: LaunchPad)
How to Communicate With Customers During Tumultuous Times (Source: Forbes)

Financial Relief: Resources and Updates

Resources for financial relief, including updates from local government offices and utilities:

Best Small Business Loan Options for Women – 2021 (Source: Chamber of Commerce)
Why Women Are The Future of B2B Sales (Source: Harvard Business Review)
9 Financial Resources For Women and Minority Business Owners Affected by Coronavirus (Source: CNBC)
What Is COVID-19 Surcharge? Why Local Businesses May Start Charging You A New Fee (Source: GoodHouse Keeping)
Atlanta Firms Start Pro Bono Clinic to Aid Small Businesses With COVID-19 Problems (Source: Lawyers for Good)
Grants and Scholarship Opportunities For Women (Source: Grants for Women)
Does Your Small Businesses Qualify $300M COVID-19 Relief Money? What You Need To Know (Source: Clarion Ledger)
Coronavirus Drives 75% of Small Businesses To Seek Federal Aid (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
ACE's Quick Guide to Help Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Preserve Cash (Source: ACE)
Facebook Small Business Grants Programs (Source: Facebook For Business)
7 Coronavirus Relief Grants for Small Business (Source: Women's Net)
Intuit Small Business Funding (for Quickbooks Customers) (Source: QuickBooks)
Square Capital Financing (for Square Customers) (Source: Square)
Kabbage Line of Credit (Source: Kabbage)
List of Banks Offering Relief to Customers Affected by Coronavirus (Source: Forbes)
COVID-19 Business Resource Center (Source: Hello Alice)
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act: What Small Businesses Need To Know (Source: U.S Chamber of Commerce)
WBDC Readiness Checklist for U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (Source: Women's Business Development Center)
WBDC Applicant Guide for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (Source: Women's Business Development Center)
IRS Filing and Payment Deadlines Questions and Answers (Source: IRS.gov)
IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief (Source: IRS.gov)
IRS Unveils New People First Initiative; COVID-19 Effort Temporarily Adjusts, Suspends Key Compliance Program (Source: IRS.gov)
SBA to Provide Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Source: SBA)
SBA Disaster Loan Assistance Documents (Source: SBA.gov)
SBA District Offices:
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina

Stress Relief: Coping with Uncertainty and Business Stress

How to cope with uncertainty and business stress so you can make good decisions:

What You Need to Know About Digital Fatigue and its Effect on your Eyes (Source: Dr. Aizman, Empire Retina Consultants)
5 Self-Care Practices for Every Area of Your Life (Source: Very Well Mind)
Use Walking Meditation for Stress Relief (Source: Very Well Mind)
Emotional Well-Being and Coping During COVID-19 (Source: University of California, San Francisco)
10 Amazing Health Benefits of Sun Exposure (Source: Lifehack)
Manage Anxiety and Stress (Source: CDC)
App for More Peace, Clarity and Perspective (Source: Calm)

Recent and Regional News: COVID-19 Business Updates

The latest news from regional and national outlets:

Georgia Businesses Seeking Protections From Coronavirus Lawsuits (Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Risk Ranking for Everyday Activities for COVID-19, According To An Infectious-Disease Expert (Source: Business Insider)
SC Businesses Offered Legal Help To Survive Pandemic, Economic Shutdown (Source: The Post and Courier)
New Research Shows How The Coronavirus Recession Is Disproportionately Affecting Black Working Mothers (Source: Forbes)
Will COVID-19 Inspire A Huge Charlotte Remote Work Support Industry? (Source: QC Exclusive)
Why Purpose-Driven Businesses Are Faring Better In COVID-19 (Source: Forbes)
Georgia - How to get unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic (Source: Fox 5 Atlanta)
North Carolina COVID-19 unemployment payments starting to go out (Source: WCNC)
SBA Website Leaks Thousands of Business Owners Personal Information (Source: Business Insider)
Here's How Much Money Georgia Businesses Will Receive From SBA Disaster Loan Program (Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle)
City of Charlotte Creates Hub for Small Businesses Open During Pandemic (Source: QCity Metro)
How Certified Businesses Can Leverage LinkedIn To Win More Business (Source: CIA Media Group)
WeFresh CEO Nancy Williams Announces Partnership with Kathy Ireland Worldwide for Health Advocacy Expansion (Source: AP News)
Georgia Chamber COVID-19 Resource Center (Source: Georgia Chamber of Commerce)
WBENC Resources for Women-Owned Businesses in Response to COVID-19 (Source: Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC))
Coronavirus – Conquering a Business Crisis – Control Deck (Source: Terrez M. Thompson, VP, Global Supplier Diversity)

SBA District Offices:

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Resources to Combat COVID-19