COVID-19 Business Resources

Mayor’s Emergency Business Roundtable

  • Meetings are held digitally on Facebook Live & YouTube Tuesdays at 2 PM
  • Businesses are encouraged to send recovery ideas to [email protected]
  • Notes from the March 17 meeting available here

Maryland Business Express – information and resources for business

  • Information on the Executive Order & Restrictions
  • FAQ about the Coronavirus
  • Links to Employer & Worker Assistance
  • Financial Assistance & Taxes
  • Licensing & Permitting

The Small Business Development Center has put together a Maryland SBDC COVID-19 Small Business Survival Guide.

Department of Commerce has announced their funding & incentive resource programs here: https://commerce.maryland.gov/fund/maryland-small-business-covid-19-emergency-relief-fund-programs?fbclid=IwAR2juV-tMCDQcMUoZT9GduYjxxyXOGF1LmgSOA9g-KjTd3KoaNhd56g21Z4

Department of Labor has announced relief programs here: http://www.labor.maryland.gov/employment/covidlafund.shtml

MD Comptroller 

Small Business Administration –

  • An application has been submitted and approved to the SBA for Economic Hardship funding, if your business has been impacted by COVID-19, you are eligible to apply for low interest hardship loans from the SBA. The application can be found here.
  • The Small Business Development Center has compiled an information fact sheet about the SBA Economic Hardship loan here

Utilities

  • Delmarva Power – is suspending service disconnections and waiving new late payment fees through at least May 1. We will be working with customers on a case-by-case basis to establish payment arrangements and identify energy assistance options.
  • Choptank Electric Co-op is suspending service disconnections and waiving new late payment fees through at least May 1 for both residential and commercial customers.
  • Chesapeake Utilities – is suspending service disconnections and waiving new late payment fees through at least May 1 for both residential and commercial customers.

City of Salisbury tips

  • We are tracking and promoting businesses that are remaining open here
  • If you can, try contacting your landlord regarding a potential rent reduction and give them a realistic number of what you will be able to pay
  • Contact credit card companies to see if they will delay payments for 2 cycles of no interest or penalties
  • Please submit business recovery ideas to [email protected]

Restaurants

Retail

  • We encourage you to look into e-commerce options during this period and promote online shopping capability. There are many e-commerce options available and your website platform provider may have several integrations that work with your website.