Business Resources
Message from the Mayor Gary W. Waters
"Leaders of our ESSENTIAL Pelham businesses,
The first comment I want to make is ALL of our businesses are ESSENTIAL. Some businesses are required by federal mandates to temporarily close or make operational changes, but they are still ESSENTIAL. Secondly, we are in the City of Pelham and in Shelby County, and we are not going to dictate to you how to run your business and when you should be closed to the public. You are quite capable of adhering to the federal mandates on your own.
Thank you for all you do for this community."
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EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE
FAQ’s regarding COVID-19 and Unemployment insurance Benefits for employees and employers: Alabama Dept of Labor
To apply for unemployment for employees affected by COVID-19: Alabama Dept of Labor
SBA DISASTER LOANS
A message from Rod Perkins with U.S. Small Business Association:
"I am pleased to inform you that the Sate of Alabama has been approved for Disaster Assistance, from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), that will serve to help out Small Business Community and our Community as a whole. As a result, Small Business Owners, in the entire state of Alabama, are eligible to apply for assistance. Again, Small Business Owners can apply online at the following link:
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/
Again, FREE assistance is available from SBA’s Resource Partners:
- Alabama Small Business Development Center
- FKA The Women’s Business Center in Huntsville, AL
- Service Core of Resource Executives
Thank you for your service to the community."
Rod
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SBA ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN (COVID-19)
TAX INFORMATION
Internal Revenue Service: The IRS has established a special section focused on steps to help taxpayers, businesses and others affected by the coronavirus. https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus
Federal filing deadline extended to July 15th: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/payment-deadline-extended-to-july-15-2020
Alabama Department of Revenue: The Alabama Department of Revenue has issued and continues to issue certain relief to taxpayers in response to Governor Ivey’s declaration of a state of emergency due to COVID-19. The most up-to-date information is available at https://revenue.alabama.gov/coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak-updates/.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Small Business Resources in Response to Coronavirus - On this page, you will find up-to-date resources from NFIB and outside organizations. Throughout this time, NFIB will continue to offer webinars, legislative monitoring, and additional resources.
Paycheck Protection Program Information Sheet: Borrowers
WEBINARS
How Small Business, Workers, and Workplaces Should Respond to COVID-19
NFIB COVID-19 Webinar Part II – Congressional and Legal Update for Small Businesses
NFIB COVID-19 Webinar Part III: Financial Resources & Updates for Small Businesses
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For Nonprofits: https://www.uwca.org/covid-19-nonprofit-resources/
Grants for non-profits affected by Covid 19: https://www.cfbham.org/covid-19-response-funds/covid-19-response-for-nonprofits/?mc_cid=f04351b447&mc_eid=717b4a0394
Shelby County Business Toolkit: https://shelbychamber.org/business-support-center/covid-19/
United Way of Central Alabama https://www.uwca.org/covid19/ or call 211
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PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH
Shelby County is not under any additional requirements than those that have been in place since March 20th. No additional classifications of businesses are being required to close at this time.
For guidance, planning, preparing, and responding the outbreak: