Coronavirus – COVID-19
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Relief Especially for Restaurants – Free Webinar to Learn More
The Small Business Development Center is hosting a webinar about the SBA’s upcoming Restaurant Revitalization Fund on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 2:30pm. This is another opportunity to let your businesses know the SBDC has FREE Advisors to offer Technical Assistance for this and any other funding sources. SBA is awarding funds through the Restaurant…
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PPP Extended Until May 31, 2021! Don’t Leave Your Money on the Table
As President Joe Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law today, extending the Paycheck Protection Program an additional two months to May 31, 2021, and then providing an additional 30-day period for the SBA to process applications that are still pending, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration,…
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It’s Official! We’re Moving in Less Restricted Red Tier
Starting March 17, San Diego County can operate in Tier 2, or Red Tier, of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Among changes from Purple Tier: Restaurants can operate indoors at 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer. Gyms and fitness centers can open indoors at 10% capacity. Museums, zoos and aquariums can…
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New PPP Guidelines Give Priority to Sole Proprietors and those with 20 Employees of Less
If you are a solo practitioner or super small business the PPP has created a window of opportunity especially for you! On Monday, February 22, President Biden announced that beginning today, Wednesday, February 24 through March 10, the SBA has established a 14-day, exclusive PPP loan application period for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than…
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Need a Small Business Loan? This Chart is Your Guide
Use this chart to help you navigate the often confusing world of small business loans as you continue to move through the COVID-19 Crisis. There are many LEGITIMATE sources for loans — some with no or very low interest. Sadly, the crisis has also brought with it a pandemic of scammers. Your financial institution is…
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Fire Marshal to Inspect Outdoor Dining Spaces Feb 17 & 18
This month the City of San Diego Fire Marshal is scheduled to visit all areas of the City, including La Jolla, to meet with those businesses which have set up outdoor business operations due to COVID regulations. The Fire Marshal is dedicated to keeping visitors safe and will answer questions about the use of heaters,…
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Mobile Friendly SBA Resource Now Available
SBA has curated list of thousands of funding sources at the national, state, regional, and local levels designed to support small businesses in accessing capital to recover from COVID-19. The opening page captures programs that are available nationally. Visitors then only need to enter a ZIP code of interest to see which programs their area…
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Deadline is TOMORROW – Help For Small Businesses And Nonprofits Is Here
Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, The San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and The San Diego Foundation have once again partnered to make sure business owners and non-profit leaders can access the available resources. Starting today, businesses and nonprofits can sign-up to secure a share of $500 million in state funds here. “It’s been…
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NOW OPEN! $284 Billion Offered through PPP
The new round of PPP is now open for both new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote access to capital, initially, only community financial institutions will be able to make First Draw PPP Loans on Monday, January 11, and Second Draw PPP Loans on Wednesday, January 13. The PPP will open to all…
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La Jolla Goes Al Fresco – Outdoor Dining Options
Great News! On July 14, City Council approved the Temporary Outdoor Business Permit that allows restaurants and other businesses to expand onto sidewalks, parking lots and into parking spaces. This extends the Mayor’s Executive Order (July 7, 2020) which encouraged restaurants to set up tables and chairs onto the PROW (Public Right of Way). The…
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Register NOW – Webinar to Learn About Outdoor Dining Options
On Thursday, July 9 at 4:00 PM all restaurants are encouraged to Join experts from the City of San Diego to learn more about what options are available for businesses to expand their outdoor service following the Mayor’s executive order. The Downtown San Diego Partnership and San Diego BID Alliance welcome you to a…
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Here’s How to Get More Space Due to 6 Foot Spacing Requirements
Need more space due to Social Distancing orders? Restaurants, retailers and other businesses can apply to expand onto the sidewalk or street using an online application. This permit will allow for the temporary use of a street, sidewalk, parking lane or private property for business. he San Diego City Council will consider this interim urgency…
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Eat Well, La Jolla! Restaurant Update – May 29
This list is being updated almost daily and represents those La Jolla Village Restaurants currently offering takeout/delivery. They’ve donated gift certificates to your favorite causes, helped you celebrate your milestone moments and fed your family throughout the years. They continue to serve us in these difficult times by taking extraordinary measures to keep their staff…
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Get Ready to Smile – Video Features La Jolla Village Merchants
As we move forward through various reopening protocols and procedures, La Jolla Village Merchants came together (six feet apart) to be part of video compilation produced by La Jolla resident, Ben Roberts, owner of Not Boring Entertainment. “I love La Jolla,” explained Ben when he reached out to La Jolla Village Merchants Association at the…
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FREE Posters for La Jolla Village Merchants to Safely Reopen – May 20
Your La Jolla Village Merchants Association is here to help as you adapt to new guidelines For instance, we have created posters to help you meet Signage Requirements which state:: Signage at each public entrance of the facility to inform all employees and customers that they should: avoid entering the facility if they have a…
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Free Legal Advice Clinic for Businesses and Nonprofits
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP) is pleased to announce the launch of our COVID-19 Brief Legal Advice Clinic to help San Diego small businesses and nonprofits cope with the pandemic. Volunteer attorneys will provide remote consultations to eligible businesses and nonprofit organizations on legal issues arising out of the pandemic, including questions relating to employment law,…
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State Issues Retail Checklist for Re-opening
This checklist is intended to help retail employers implement their plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace and is supplemental to the Guidance for Retail Employers. This checklist is a summary and contains shorthand for some parts of the guidance; familiarize yourself with the guidance before using this checklist. You can see…
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Some Stores Can Reopen This Friday – BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN
Starting Friday, May 8, some local businesses can begin to reopen if they have a plan in place to protect their employees and the public. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today voted to adopt the Business Safety Framework, a general outline for local businesses highlighting the things they need to prepare for and…
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Plans to Reopen the Region – May 7 Webinar Invitation
The impacts of COVID-19 have been felt in almost all corners of the regional economy. From retail to entertainment and manufacturing, industries across the spectrum are doing their best to weather the current storm of uncertainty. As many begin thinking and planning for a future where current restrictions begin their process of safely loosening, questions…
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SDG&E INITIATIVES TO HELP BUSINESS CUSTOMERS DURING COVID-19
SDG&E recognizes the tremendous economic and human impact the coronavirus has had on our business community and we want all customers to know that SDG&E is here to help them through this crisis and support their energy needs. In recent weeks, they’ve taken several actions to support our region’s businesses. SDG&E is temporarily waiving late…
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Coronavirus – COVID-19, Eat, Drink & Be Merry, Merchants Association, Merchants Doing Good, What’s New?
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Smallgoods Has Big Cheese Hopes
Jenny and Mike Eastwood thought their dream had come true. After four years of selling their artisan American-made cheeses solely at the La Jolla Open Aire Market, the Windansea residents were finally able to open their first brick and mortar at 7524 La Jolla Blvd. That was three weeks before the shelter-in-place order. Smallgoods Cheese…
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Girard Avenue retailers stay virtually open
You still can’t visit Rangoni Shoes or J.McLaughlin, but they can visit you. Both Girard Avenue stores are using the internet for sales promotions this coming week. Rangoni’s is a virtual wine/spritzer party and runway show via Zoom. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, April 27, models will don Rangoni’s best-selling Valentina and Amalfi…
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FREE Two Part Workshop for La Jolla Village Merchants
Register NOW. We’re using Zoom to bring you innovative education during these difficult times. If you’re feeling out of control, this two-part workshop will help you motivate you to action. Space is limited to the first 25 registrants. Priority will be given to members of the La Jolla Village Merchants Association — so don’t delay.
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FREE COVID-19 Posters Available for Your Business
To request English or Spanish posters for your business, please e-mail [email protected] with your contact information, drop-off location, and delivery instructions. A member of our Outreach & Education Team will contact you to coordinate drop-off and obtain any additional details (if necessary). Additional resources and materials are available here for your use.
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Coronavirus – COVID-19, Eat, Drink & Be Merry, Merchants Association, Merchants Doing Good, What’s New?
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Sugar & Scribe & everything superheroic
The coronavirus shutdown placed La Jolla’s Sugar & Scribe, like restaurants across the nation, in the terrible position of having to fight to stay in business. But Sugar & Scribe owner/executive chef Maeve Rochford came up with a partial solution that benefits not only her restaurant, but the nation’s biggest heroes right now. She created…
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Dog days for La Jolla Veterinary Hospital
On a single sunny afternoon recently, three dogs were rushed to La Jolla Veterinary Hospital (LJVH) by their humans for allergic reactions to bee stings. Emergencies are the only appointments being made at LJVH during the COVID-19 crisis. Because of the restriction, by order by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), business is down by…
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Disaster Assistance for Small Business Owners with Assemblymember Todd Gloria and the SBDC
REGISTER HERE As things shake out it’s more important than ever to stay informed to make sure you are taking advantage of all funds and grants. Date: 4/13/2020 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (PDT) Status: Open – 268 places remaining Registration Deadline: 4/13/2020 8:00 AM (PDT) Fee: No Fee Point of Contact: Danny Fitzgerald (619) 216-6721 Program Format: Webinar Training Topics: COVID-19 Description:…
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Self Employed? Help is Here for Independent Contractors and Sole Proprietors
On April 5, the federal Department of Labor updated information regarding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) program and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (“FPUC”) program. Self-employed independent contractors usually are not eligible for state-administered unemployment compensation programs. However, the PUA and FPUC are making unemployment benefits available to self-employed independent contractors for the first time.…
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We’re Meeting Online April 8 at 4:00 PM! Via Zoom.
Board, Committees & Meetings – COVID-19 UPDATE: Meeting Log-in Information Until further notice, as allowed by special California and City Shelter-in-Place orders, La Jolla Village Merchants Association is holding its regular monthly meetings via the Zoom Online Meeting platform during the Coronavirus Crisis. There is no cost to register or attend a meeting and you can participate on…
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New State Funding Announced TODAY; Applications now Open for PPP
California Downtown Association’s just sent over some details on the State’s small business relief package was announced at Noon TODAY. Don’t delay in taking advantage and familiarizing themselves with these programs. CDTFA (California Dept of Tax and Fee Administration) will allow small business taxpayers to enter into 12-month interest-free payment plans for up to $50,000…
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Apply for Payroll Assistance NOW – Small Business and Some Non Profits Qualify
If you are a small business and are looking for financial assistance in the form of forgivable loans/grants specifically to keep your employees on your payroll, you’ll want to check out and apply for the Paycheck Protection Program? These loans are federally backed, and will be fully forgiven if the funds are used for payroll…
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Making Sense of U.S. Relief Act
The Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act would provide $377 billion to help prevent workers from losing their jobs and small businesses from going under due to economic losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act would provide $377 billion to help prevent workers from losing their jobs and small businesses from…
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Apply TODAY for City’s Small Business Relief Grant
First Come, First Serve Business Relief and Support The City of San Diego has established a Small Business Relief Fund (SBRF) to provide grants and forgivable or low- to zero-interest-rate loans to eligible small businesses for working capital. Financial assistance, in the form of grants and loans, will range from $10,000 to $20,000 and will be allocated to…
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Doing Business in the Time of COVID-19 – Resource Update
If you missed the resource-rich webinar hosted by The San Diego BID Alliance and Downtown San Diego Partnership on March 24, it is available to watch on-demand. Please stay connected to the latest information and take advantage of the many resources shared in the session. WEBINAR Watch the webinar: Doing Business in a Time of COVID-19_03.24.2020 …
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Recovery Relief for Your Small Business
Free One-on-One Assistance – Register for Your Online Appointment NOW As your business navigates the Covid-19 public health emergency, the San Diego and Imperial Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network is here to help today with your immediate capital needs and in the long-term as you have to pivot and negotiate the eventual economic recovery.…
