Below are the resources available to local business owners. More information is available on the following website www.entrepreneur.pitt.edu . Offices are available to provide one on one assistance, including with loan applications. The contact information is:
University of Pittsburgh
Small Business Development Center
3520 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(412)648-1542
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
- Disaster Loan Assistance Information (U.S. Small Business Administration)
- Disaster Loan Assistance Online Application (U.S. SBA)
- Disaster Loan Assistance Application (U.S. SBA)
- NOTE: SBA Disaster Declaration has been approved for PA. Businesses in PA can now apply for the federal assistance.
- Disaster Assistance in Response to Coronavirus (U.S. SBA)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources (U.S. SBA)
- Coronavirus Bridge Loan program (Hebrew Free Loan Association Pittsburgh)
- Facebook Small Business Grants Program
- Coronavirus Financial Bridge Loans (DVI Funding)
- Honeycomb Crowdfunded Small Business Loan Relief (Honeycomb Credit)
- General Assembly Agrees to Transfer $61 Million From CFA To Small Business Loan Program (Commonwealth of PA)
- Regional Development Funding Corporation
- Bridgeway Capital
- Progress Fund
- Washington County Council on Economic Development
- SPC Financing Programs (Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission)
- Financial Programs (Catalyst Connection)
BUSINESS LINKS
- UPDATED Industry Operation Guidance 3.21.2020 (Office of the Governor)
- Governor Wolf Closure Order 3.19.2020 (Office of the Governor)
- Secretary Levine Closure Order 3.19.2020 (Department of Health)
- Detailed List of Life-sustaining and Non-life-sustaining businesses
- Exemption Request: RA-dcexemption@pa.gov
- Questions regarding mandatory closure: RA-dcedcs@pa.gov
- Closure Press Release
- COVID-19 Business Resources (PA Dept. of Community & Economic Development)
- Business Resources for Coronavirus (PA Chamber)
- Quick Guide: Small Business Disaster Recovery [PDF] (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
- Information for PA Employees Impacted by COVID-19 (PA Dept. of Labor & Industry)
- COVID-19 and Employer Unemployment Compensation FAQs (PA Dept. of Labor & Industry)
- How to file for unemployment (Office of Unemployment Compensation)
- COVID-19 Security Resource Library (National Cyber Security Alliance)
- Business Continuity Planner (DisasterSafety.org)
- COVID-19 Guidance (Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA))
COVID-19 RESOURCE PAGES
- Paycheck Protection Program FAQs for Small Businesses
- SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans
- The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act
- COVID-19 Small Business Resources (America’s SBDC)
- 65 Free Tools to Help You Through the Coronavirus Pandemic (Entrepreneur)
- Bridgeway Capital (Investment Lender)
- Allegheny Conference on Community Development (Economic Development)
- Henderson Brothers, Inc. (Insurance)
- Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (Economic Development)
- Catalyst Connection (Manufacturer Resource)
ESSENTIAL LINKS
- Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak (World Health Organization (WHO))
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) information & resources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- PA COVID-19 Update (PA Department of Health)
- COVID-19 Information (Allegheny County)
- PA Governor Wolf’s Facebook Page (Updates on health, business, etc. relevant information)
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