Resources for Businesses in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reopening Guidance and Tips
From the NC Department of Health and Human Services Guidance on Phase 1 Easing of Restrictions
Business Planning & Preparation
- Employer guidelines from the N.C. Department of Health & Human Services
- Pandemic checklist for businesses from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- CDC information for businesses
- Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers (CDC)
- Guidance for Restaurants and Bars (3/14/2020)
- Guidance for Malls and Shopping Centers (3/14/2020)
- Guidance for Public-Facing Businesses and Agencies (3/14/2020)
- Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (HHS & CDC)
- Pandemic Preparedness Planning For U.S. Businesses With Overseas Operations (CDC)
- Legal Guidance on Workplace Pandemic Planning (EEOC)
- Getting Ahead of the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Checklist for Multinational Employers
Business Emergency Response & Management
- CAI: Coronavirus Help Desk
- NC Chamber: Coronavirus Resource Guide
- Tips for Managing a Remote Workforce
- Unemployment and the Coronavirus
- Pay and the Coronavirus
- Coronavirus FAQ’s for Employers
- Readying your Coronavirus Business Continuity Plan
- Coronavirus Response for Employers
- Sample Pandemic Threat Condition Levels
- Sample Pandemic Preparation Questions
- COVID-19: Businesses and Employers Guidance | NC Department of Health and Human Services
Webinars
- The N.C. Community College Small Business Center Network has a state webinar scheduled for March 25 at 2 p.m. to help local employers of all sizes respond to and prepare for the Coronavirus. Register here: https://www.ncsbc.net/reg.aspx?mode=event&event=60400031
Resources
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Response Toolkit
- SBA Disaster Assistance Funding
- National Association of Manufacturers: Coronavirus Resources
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Aid Tracker
- Facebook Business Resource Hub
- Food Industry Association’s “Coronavirus and Pandemic Preparedness for the Industry” document
- National Restaurant Association COVID-19 resources
- Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce COVID 19 Southport Oak Island Business Information
- Apply for Unemployment | NC Department of Commerce
- Wilmington Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Business Resources
- NC Department of Revenue COVID-19 FAQs
- Resources for Small Businesses | From the Office of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis
- Instructions on how to apply for re-entry registration certifying businesses that are deemed essential to restoring the health, safety, or economic well-being of a disaster area | ReadyNC
- The Federal Reserve announced the establishment of the Main Street Business Lending Facility to help mid-size businesses that have more than 500 employees and therefore are ineligible to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
- The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has set up a regularly-updated COVID-19 resource page for our producers and farm families. They’ve also set up a COVID-19 Agriculture Hotline at 1-866-747-9823. You can also e-mail COVID-19 questions regarding agriculture to Covid19questions@ncagr.gov. The hotline is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- You can also visit this helpful N.C. State Extension page with COVID-19 resources for the agriculture sector, as well.