August 2021

Nevada County Public Health Officer Dr. Scott Kellermann has issued an order requiring all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings and businesses. The order also strongly recommends that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear face coverings outdoors in crowded settings. The order goes into effect at 12:01 am on Friday, August 20^th.

Please see the attached press release for more information. You can find the full order on the Nevada County website.

Nevada County Community Resiliency Grants Program

https://www.mynevadacounty.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4048

Due Sept 10th, 2021

Deadline for Final Questions………….………… August 31, 2020 before 5:00 p.m.

The Pre Application Conference for Community Benefit Grant Application recording is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqgo8PKFf6c

Applications are due by September 10, 2021.

California Government Grants

California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant ProgramThere will be three additional rounds for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

The funding will support small businesses and nonprofits that have struggled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New applications will be accepted starting August 27, 2021

A schedule of upcoming informational webinars by partner organizations can be found HERE.

Californians for the Arts will be holding FREE webinars to assist YOU in applying for
Round 8 (Arts & Culture Nonprofits ONLY):

August 19 @ 10am – Registe r
August 23 @ 12pm – Register
September 2 @ 1pm – Register

Round 7: Current waitlisted applicants ONLY no new applications accepted
Selection Window: Tuesday, August 3 through Thursday, September 16

Round 8: Nonprofit cultural institutions ONLY
Application window: Friday, August 27 through Wednesday, September 8

Eligible applicants: Only nonprofit cultural institutions of any revenue size that
meet eligibility criteria.

Round 9: New Applicants and Waitlisted applicants from certain previous rounds
Application window: Thursday, September 9 through Thursday, September 30

Eligible applicants: Current waitlisted applicants from certain previous rounds and new applicants (this includes artists/independent contractors of all genres, arts related businesses and arts nonprofits) that meet eligibility criteria found at CAReliefGrant.com.

Ask SBDC

Nevada County partners with the Sierra Business Council and the Sierra Small Business Development Center to provide FREE one-on-one support, funding assistance, trainings and workshops. If you need help with your small business recovery plan, applying for a grant or a loan, their advisors will assist you.

ASK SBDC: https://asksbdc.com/
Sierra SBDC: Sierra SBDC | Sierra SBDC

Register for no cost services on website sierrasbdc.com and hit the APPLY NOW button as well as join NorCal SBDC Finance Center Presents: COVID-19 Updates Live Q&A Wednesdays from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm.

Alliance For Workforce Development

Supporting local businesses with resources and tools is our priority. Our Business Services team makes it easy for you to gain access to these tools that support a strong workforce. Our goal is to connect businesses with qualified, motivated candidates through a comprehensive range of solutions, offered at no cost to employers.
https://afwd.org/employers/

Contact James Cox, Business Services Representative
directly at 530-616-1323, jwcox@ncen.org

Link to post job openings can be found here: https://northstatejobs.com/post-a-job/

Shop Nevada County Sign Up

Sign up to sell online
Have you considered your own online store on our emerging local Marketplace ?

Shop Nevada County is an e-commerce marketplace launching on May 1, that is focused on connecting buyers interested in purchasing a unique range of goods and wares sold or made by local small businesses in Nevada County. The site follows in the tradition of craft fairs and markets, giving sellers their own storefront where they can list their goods.

Creating a shop is easy, fast and free. The seller can have an unlimited number of listings, but a minimum of four items. The prices of products are set by the shop owner, and the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce takes 10% per item and 4% for virtual goods such as gift certificates.

You can offer store pickup, shipping or delivery. Here are details how to setup a store.
Set up assistance is offered.

For more information and questions please contact board@nevadacitychamber.com

Covid Business Alliance Task Force

Businesses are encouraged to connect to the Task Force’s work:

Monthly Webinar Series (first Wednesday of the month)Advance registration required (please share):https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j5lXBENjRkmno1gJdknQvg(After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.)

Network on our Facebook group, “Collaborative Resources for Nevada County Businesses” (https://www.facebook.com/groups/260332114973091/)

Find the latest general County updates at: https://www.mynevadacounty.com/Coronavirus

Stay in the know, encourage businesses to Subscribe at www.mynevadacounty.com/taskforcenewsletter

Blueprint for a Safer Economy HERE

Activity and Business Tiers Guidance HERE

Want to start a business? Ask us what spaces are available and contacts to 530-272-8315

Make sure to visit

City of Grass Valley/ How to Start a Business

http://live-cityofgv.pantheonsite.io/sites/main/files/file-attachments/final_bl_handout.pdf?1580237396

Grass Valley Downtown Association Newsletter with compilation of financial aid and business resources Sign up by emailing mmarshallgvda@gmail.com

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Nevada County Artists Relief Fund

As 2020 draws to a close Nevada County Arts Council is inviting professional artists whose livelihoods have been impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis, to apply for relief funding.

Artists who wish to apply for micro-grants can do so by visiting Nevada County Arts Council’s Artist Relief Fund page at https://www.nevadacountyarts.org/artist-relief-fund where guidelines and eligibility criteria are outlined, and where a link to apply can be found. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 15, and the fund will support up to thirty micro-grants for its first round.

In addition to its Artist Relief Fund, Nevada County Arts Council is simultaneously running two other initiatives, both connected with its work in support of Nevada County’s two California Cultural Districts during the pandemic. Shopping with Artists is a local, online shopping experience designed for a holiday season like none other, at the same time as supporting local professional artists. Artists in Storefronts is a revitalization project bringing to life six otherwise vacant storefronts with the work of eleven artists.

City of Grass Valley

Covid Business Resources HERE

and HERE

Sierra Business Council for free counseling HERE

530.582.4800
info@sierrasbdc.com for questions about grants
info@sierrabusiness.org
Sierra SBDC (Sierra Small Business Development Center)

Sierra Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Sierra SBDCServing Modoc, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Sierra and Plumas County. Free classes HERE

Norcal SBDC Finance Center Presents: Disaster Relief Loan Updates & CASEFORCE, starting a Facebook page for your business, and more.

Businesses can now get their applications prepared for when the first round opens on December 30 and closes on January 8.

Lendistry was selected as the administrator of the grant.

To help you know what to do to prepare to apply, SBDC will host daily webinars at 11:00 a.m. Click HERE to register and info.

The Grant Program

Eligibility Requirements

What the funding can be used for

The Application

Required Documents

Who to Contact for Assistance

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Energy Action Plan Survey HERE

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No Cost PPE for Small Businesses

Apply HERE while supplies last

The County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services (OES) is offering local small business owners, with 25 employees or less, masks and hand sanitizer at no cost. This personal protective equipment (PPE) has been made available to California small businesses through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) in collaboration with the Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA).

PPE will be available for pick up in Western Nevada County at two locations: the Nevada County Contractors Association and the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce. In Truckee, small businesses may pick up PPE from the Truckee Chamber of Commerce.

To request PPE, small business owners must complete an online application in advance to apply, click one of the application buttons above.

After completing the online PPE request form, small businesses may print their confirmation email, or display their confirmation email when picking up PPE. Small businesses may send a family member, volunteer, or employee as a proxy to pick up the protective equipment. Please complete one form per business only. Hand sanitizer and surgical masks will be available while supplies last.

New parking for Downtown on Mill and Main Streets

2 new ADA parking spots and 10 more new spots available for customers at Church St lot.

In an effort to make pick-up easier for our restaurants and retailers the City posted signs to allow for some parking places on Mill and Main Streets to be either 15 minutes or 30 minutes long. We hope that this will make it easier for the Downtown Customers to be able to pick up their food or merchandise from the stores that are offering curbside pick up for merchandise or to go food.

Also if you or any of your employees are working in your business the City and GVDA would ask that you don’t park your cars on Mill or Main. Please leave these space open for the convenience of the Downtown customers. Please utilize the City lots to park in and leave the street parking for those that are picking up.

If you have any questions feel free to call me at the office, 530-272-8315. If you have any questions for the City please feel free to call Mayor, Lisa Swarthout 530-274-4315.

Thank you all for your cooperation.

Main Street Forward

Now more than ever, Main Street leaders have a crucial role to play in supporting small businesses, maintaining quality of life, and ultimately restoring the vitality of commercial districts. We are here to support you.

Our new COVID-19 recovery-oriented resource center, Main Street Forward, offers a wide range of free resources, including recovery planning tools, guidance as it relates to Four Point activities, research, advocacy efforts, and best practices and examples from around the Network.

Together we will move Main Street Forward.

Business Resilience Tool Kit

While this kit was created for phase 2 reopening, there are many resources still useful for business owners.

Download the Business Resilience Tool Kit

Signs for Businesses

Download the Open Sign Grass Valley

Nevada County Relief Fund

Apply or donate here: https://www.nevcorelief.org/apply/

Covid Community Alliance

Who is open and practicing best practices? Go to Covid Community Alliance

Shop local, shop safely, be kind and tolerant

Face Coverings

Find shareable flyers on Nevada County website on:

Masks Make a Difference Fact Sheet in English (Nevada County Public Health)
Masks Make a Difference Fact Sheet in Spanish (Nevada County Public Health)

Contact the County to ask questions at COVID19Recovery@co.nevada.ca.us

Business Resources

Join the Collaborative Resources for Nevada County Small Businesses

Resources, support, and information for small businesses in Nevada County. Creating community to work together to overcome the unique challenges we face in this region.

Sierra Business Council

Sierra Small Business Development Center Norther California Network
https://www.sierrasbdc.com/about-us/news/covid-19-business-resources

211 Connecting Point

Call 211 on your phone for information about anything 24 hours a day or visit their website

SBDC

Please use this resource link, Virtual Shop & Support Local – Nevada County, CA , or who is doing online shops, deliveries, call in orders, offers. This will be a real time link to what is happening in this fluid time.

We encourage everyone to support our local businesses as much as possible. Our local business community has been so faithful in supporting so many worthy causes – we are partners in helping to get through this crisis. All of us.

The most important thing is to take care of yourself and those you love. As always, we are encouraged and inspired by the great spirit of our community. This fuels all of us to do our best. Thank you for making a difference.

With Gratitude,

Your Grass Valley Downtown Association Team

Customer Code of Conduct

The Sierra SBDC offers free one-on-one consulting topics, including strategic planning, cash flow management, feasibility, social media, site selection, marketing, operations, human resources, and other specialty programs for small businesses and startups in the service area.

If you are a small business or local entrepreneur in need of assistance, please reach out to us today by calling or emailing Jessica Carr, the Sierra SBDC Associate Director, at 530.582.5022 or info@sierrasbdc.com.

SIERRA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBDC)
530.582.5022
info@sierrasbdc.com
A foundational program of Sierra Business Council’s work in Economic Empowerment, the Sierra SBDC provides free consulting and training to help new and existing businesses in Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Sierra, Plumas, Modoc, and Lassen counties.

SIERRA BUSINESS COUNCIL
Free Business Counseling
530.582.4800
info@sierrabusiness.org

Requirements & Guidance for Retail. Restaurant, Office, Manufacture Stage 2 Businesses

Assistance to small businesses and employers

Visit https://covid19.ca.gov/business-and-employers/

California and the federal government are providing broad assistance to small businesses and employers impacted by COVID-19. This includes:

Tax relief, including deferrals and credits
Providing capital to the California Rebuilding Fund to support small business loans
$50 million in state funding for the Small Business Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program and $50 million for the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program via IBank to provide loans to underserved small businesses
Small Business Debt Relief for existing Small Business Administration (SBA) borrowers
Federal small business stimulus programs like Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans
State-supported small business centers that provide direct assistance from a local advisor
Authorization for local governments to halt evictions for commercial renters.

Visit https://covid19.ca.gov/
and go to https://covid19.ca.gov/business-and-employers/
for all the information for:
* Employer policies and resources
* Financial assistance
* Technical assistance for small businesses
* Labor and workforce support for businesses
* Questions and answers

State’s ongoing support throughout the pandemic can be found here

Trusted information sources

for valid updates, resources: mynevadacounty.com, ca.gov , 211 to stay tuned.

Those resources include information about SBA Loans, and EDD Unemployment, testing etc. at mynevadacounty.com

News Sources https://yubanet.com/ and The Union

KVMR and KNCO

All Nevada County updates at https://www.mynevadacounty.com/

MyNevadaCounty has a list of resources for EDD, SBA loans, and an extensive list of resources and updates.

Nevada County FB site at https://www.facebook.com/NevadaCountyCA/

https://www.mynevadacounty.com/2924/Coronavirus

Subscribe to newsletters from the County at https://www.mynevadacounty.com/list.aspx

Stay up to date on the State Information at ca.gov

ca.gov Employment and Taxes

Labor.ca.gov/coronavirus

Updates from Governor Newsom’s office

COVID-19 Resources for Business