The following resources are intended for businesses impacted by the worldwide responses to COVID-19. Details on the federal and state programs for workforce and economic impacts are emerging daily, and will be updated here regularly.

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Funding Resources

• Economic Recovery Bridge Program
• VtSBDC Details on Applying for Pandemic Financing Assistance - new 6/7/21
  
• COVID-19 Emergency Loans - Small Business Guide and Checklist
  
• USDA Federal Rural Resource Guide
• Small Business Administration Federal Disaster Loans​​​

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WorkSafe/Reopening Guidance & Training

• Webinar: Mitigating and Responding to COVID-19 in the Workplace
• COVID-19 Guidance on Ventilation in the Workplace 
• Protecting the Health and Safety of Workers during COVID-19​
• COVID-19 Resource Page for Manufacturers

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Unemployment Resources

• Vermont Department of Labor - Online Application for Unemployment Insurance Benefits​
  
• Information for Self-Employed and Independent Contractors

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Tax Guidance

• Tax Credit Details from IRS
• ​Vermont Tax Department COVID-19 Updates
• ​Vermont Tax Guidance FAQs

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Other Resources & Information

• Let's Grow Kids Discussion about Women-Owned Businesses + Child Care
• SBA Disaster Loan Information
• ​Government Support for Creative Professionals Impacted by COVID-19​
  
• Vermont Small Business Development Center Disaster Recovery Guide
• ​Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) Adviser for Bennington County (Nancy Shuttleworth). Contact Nancy for assistance with business planning and access to funding, such as the SBA EIDL program. 

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