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

• USDA Federal Rural Resource Guide
• Small Business Administration Federal Disaster Loans​​​

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Unemployment Resources

• Vermont Department of Labor - Online Application for Unemployment Insurance Benefits​
  

Other Resources & Information

• Let's Grow Kids Discussion about Women-Owned Businesses + Child Care
  
• 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.