Business | Housing | Insurance | Rebuilding
Insurance Help is Available Now
If you need help understanding your insurance coverage or plan or are struggling to get help from your insurance company, Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services has FREE help available through consumer advocates. You can contact consumer advocates at 888-877-4894 or by visiting dfr.oregon.gov. The non-profit United Policyholders also has insurance resources, including for disaster recovery. Visit www.uphelp.org to…
Update on Latest Lane County Small Business Grant Funds
The application period for our most recent round of small business grant funds closed this past Sunday, December 13th, and I know business owners are anxious to hear the outcome of their applications. Community LendingWorks has been busily reviewing the submissions and preparing for the lotteries which will begin later this week. Selected grant recipients…
Oregon restaurants and bars may finally be allowed to offer cocktails to-go
Source: StatesmanJournal.com By Emily Teel Following months of pressure from restaurant industry advocacy groups, the Oregon legislature is scheduled consider allowing bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to-go. A bill proposed for next week’s special session of the legislature would requires mixed drinks be sold in “sealed containers” for off-premises consumption and includes special rules regarding delivery of…
Business | Employment | Lane County | Resources | SBA
Update on Lane County Small Business Grant Funds – Application Launching @ 5pm
We have some exciting updates regarding the grant funds Lane County will be receiving from the State of Oregon. First, the application will be going live 5pm today, Thursday, December 3rd on the Community LendingWorks website communitylendingworks.org/emergency-grants/ and will remain open through Sunday, December 13th. The application will be streamlined to take businesses approximately 5…
Small Business Emergency Grant
Here is a very time-sensitive funding opportunity that we are asking you to share widely with the businesses in your destinations. Please note that it’s expected this portal will be closed within 24-48 hours. Time Sensitive – Statewide Small Business Emergency Grant Application Opens Today (Thurs. 19th) Governor Brown and the Oregon legislature recently approved…
FEMA Wildfire Aid Application Deadline Extended to Nov. 30
Source: Oregon.gov Salem, OR—Salem, Ore. – The deadline for survivors of Oregon wildfires to apply for FEMA individual disaster assistance and low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is extended to Monday, Nov. 30. The extension agreed upon by the state and FEMA is for survivors living in counties designated for individual…
SBA Physical Disaster Assistance Loan Deadline Nov. 16th
Way back on Oct 21st, the SBA Office of Disaster Assistance issued this media release. The release highlights the SBA achievement of $20M in Oregon disaster assistance loans. $516K of that loan volume was made to business owners. This is a reminder of the application deadline for those impacted by the fires (and winds) but…
