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UPCOMING WEBINARS:
Best Practices for Manufacturers, Makers & Producers New Date: Tuesday, 6/23/2020 at 11 am |REGISTER
Step-by-Step Approach to Reopening Wednesday, 6/24/2020 at 11 am |REGISTER
Business Plan Basics Thursday, 6/25/2020 at 11 am | REGISTER
Generating Visibility & Traffic to Your Business Tuesday, 6/30/2020 at 11 am | REGISTER
Getting Started with E-Commerce Thursday, 7/9/2020 at 2 pm | REGISTER
Customer Service & COVID Tuesday, 7/14/2020 at 11 am | REGISTER
EIDL Reopens to All Businesses
The SBA has reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) to all eligible small businesses. If you are interested, do not delay -- we do not know when the application will close again.
The EIDL provides low-interest, long-term loans to small businesses which can be used for working capital, payroll, accounts payable, and short-term debts. This program also provides up to $10,000 advance ($1,000 per employee, up to $10,000) that does not need to be paid back. More details here.
If you have already applied and have an application # that starts with 3, you do not need to reapply.
Paycheck Protection Program Changes
There have been some important changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Highlights of these changes include:
Requires at least 60% of the funds be spent on payroll
Extends period to 24 weeks of loan issue or through Dec. 31, whichever comes first
Defers repayment at least 10 months
Extends loan maturity period to 5 years
Extends period to restore staff or salary levels
Provides clarification if you are unable to rehire staff
In addition, the SBA & Treasury released updated forgiveness application based on these changes. Applications can be found here:
EZ Forgiveness Application: For those who fit in the below categories Self-employed with no employees; OR
Those who did not reduce the wages of their employees by more than 25%, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR
Those who have experienced reductions in business activity as a result of health directives related to COVID-19, and did not reduce the wages of employees by more than 25%
"Thank you for being there for small businesses during this crisis and not only providing education and advice, but also a bit of 'business therapy'." - Recent Maine SBDC Client
