Small Business Resources to Help You Navigate COVID-19

This is a resource page to help your business navigate COVID-19: local information, links for grants and loans, links to help your business stay informed.

Loans & Grants

• Economic Injury Disaster Loan – US Small Business Administration
• Wake Forward Small Business Program – Wake County
• RETOOL NC Grant Program – Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB Office) in partnership with the Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) and the North Carolina Institute for Minority Economic Development (the Institute)
• Mortgage, Utility & Rent Relief Program – NC Department of Commerce
• NC IDEA Black Entrepreneurship Council Grant – North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council & NC IDEA
• NC Unemployment Insurance Information – NC Department of Commerce
• Department of Revenue State Tax Relief & Extensions – NC Department of Revenue 

Local Resources

• Small Business COVID-19 Q&A – City of Raleigh Office of Economic Development & Innovation
• Temporary Curbside Parking Zones Map – City of Raleigh Transportation Department
• Economic Development Tips, Updates & Resources – City of Raleigh Office of Economic Development & Innovation
• Loan programs for small business
• Business Link NC – Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
• NC SBTDC COVID-19 Resources – NC Small Business and Technology Development Center
• NC Small Business Networ – NC Community Colleges, Small Business Center
• Wake Tech Small Business Center – NC Community Colleges, Small Business Center
• SCORE Mentors & Workshops – SCORE Raleigh

General Resources

• Application for Unemployment Benefits – NC Dept. of Commerce
• Information regarding SBA Loans – US Small Business Administration
• Information regarding ABC Permits – NC ABC Commission

About the Virus

• Raleigh’s COVID-19 Response – City of Raleigh
• Wake County’s COVID-19 Response – Wake County Government
• North Carolina’s COVID-19 Response – NC Dept. of Health & Human Services
• Federal COVID-19 Response & Information – Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Global COVID-19 Response & Information – World Health Organization

Local Effects & News

• Governor Cooper’s Executive Order regarding dine-in bars & restaurants – News & Observer
• Unemployment Benefit Restrictions eased – News & Observer
• All Covid-19 Updates– News & Observer
• Timeline of Covid-19 in NC– ABC11

Other Links

• Small Business Relief Tracker – Forbes