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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