Business Resources for COVID-19

Your local Chambers, community stakeholders and local and state elected officials are working to provide resources and relief for small businesses impacted by COVID-19. We will update this page with more resources as information becomes available.

Information Gathering

Help us, as well as our city and state, gather information on how COVID-19 is impacting local businesses so we can better serve you at this challenging time.

• Northcenter Chamber COVID-19 Business Survey
• City of Chicago BACP Business Survey
• Illinois DCEO COVID-19 Impact Survey
• Meet With 47th Ward Small Business Liaison Andi Aguilar

Resources for Businesses

• Chicago COVID Response Center
• Chicago Department of Public Health Updates and Information
• City of Chicago BACP Resources on COVID-19
• Crain's Article on CARES Act for Small Business Owners
• DCASE Resources for Arts Organizations
• DCEO Guidance for Essential Businesses
• DCEO Information on COVID for Small Businesses
• Illinois Liquor Control Commission COVID-19 Updates
• SCORE Coronavirus Resource Page
• State of Illinois COVID-19 Small Business Relief
• Summary of Federal Families First Coronavirus Relief
• United States Small Business Administration COVID-19 Guidance and Programs
• U.S. Chamber Coronavirus Response Toolkit
• U.S. Chamber Disaster Help Desk
• U.S. Chamber Resilience in a Box Toolkit
• U.S. Department of Labor COVID-19 Resources
• The Small Business Owner's Guide to the CARES Act

Direct Relief

• Illinois DCEO Small Business Loans and Hospitality Grants
• City of Chicago Small Business Resiliency Fund
• Access to Capital through the WBDC
• Unemployment benefits for employees impacted by COVID-19
• SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan
• US Bartenders Guild Relief Fund
• City of Chicago Emergency Rental Assistance
• Hospitality Industry Relief Fundraiser Database
• Chicago Artists Relief Fund
• State of Illinois COVID-19 Small Business Relief
• GoFundMe Matching Grant Program
• SomerCor Grants and Loans
• Fifth Third Bank Access to Capital Information
• CARES Act PPP Application
• Facebook Small Business Grants
• Cook County Recovery Fund
• Federal Reserve Main Street Loan Program