Posted 4/22/20

Facebook Small Business Grants Program

Available now to apply - San Francisco Bay Area   https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grants

Facebook recently updated guidelines for its $100 million small business grant program. Specifically, $15 million is earmarked for Bay Area (including Marin) and these are the criteria:

Posted 4/20/22

Click this link for an interesting Loan Seminar from the Marin SBDC held on 4/20/20, if you missed it. It has a lot of great information available to you. (if a password is needed - 2z?@.%H.)

If you want to work with a SBDC Advisor at no cost to you , to help you answer specific loan questions, please sign up here - this is the fastest way to work with someone: https://nc.ecenterdirect.com/signup   (choose Marin SBDC on second page)

Here is the most up to date info from the Marin SBDC to help you (including links to applications): https://www.marinsbdc.org/covid-19  

Here is a useful guide: https://www.marinsbdc.org/sites/default/files/00_covid19_4-3-20_cares-act-ppp_1.pdf   

Here is a list of online lenders accepting PPP applications:

Funding Circle:  https://www.fundingcircle.com/us/
Lendistry:  https://lendistry.com/   
Kabbage:  https://www.kabbage.com/
Divvy:   https://getdivvy.com/ 
Fountain Head:   https://www.fountainheadcc.com
Lendio:   https://www.lendio.com/  
Smart Biz Loans:  https://www.smartbizloans.com/

Posted 4/2/20

16 Creative Funding Resources Your Small Business Should Use  

Alternate funding solutions your small business can try

Coronavirus Emergency Loans

Small Business Guide and Checklist

Paycheck Protection Program

FAQs for Small Businesses

The CARES Act, or the Corona-virus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act

Cares Act FAQ's

Understanding the Paycheck Protection Program

A lifeline for Small Businesses included in the Phase III COVID-19 Relief Bill

Federal Small Business Stimulus Aid Programs

A breakdown of all the federal programs and aid for small business coronavirus assistance.

How to Get a Coronavirus Emergency Paycheck Protection Loan

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act sets aside $350 billion for small business loans to provide economic relief in 2020. Here’s how to get one of these loans.