COVID Business and Job
Small Business and Job Resource Links
Small-Business Loan Programs
- Small Business Administration Coronavirus Small Business Guidance and Loans: https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
- Elevate Rapid City Bridge Loan Program: https://elevaterapidcity.com/resources/bridge-loan
Other Business Resources
- Governor’s Office of Economic Development COVID-19 page: https://sdreadytowork.com/covid-19/
- South Dakota Retailers Association COVID-19 page: https://www.sdra.org/protection.html
- South Dakota Department of Labor COVID-19 page: https://dlr.sd.gov/covid_19_resources.aspx
- South Dakota Bankers Association COVID-19 page: https://www.sdba.com/coronavirus
Worker Assistance
- Unemployment benefits: https://dlr.sd.gov/ra/default.aspx
- South Dakota Department of Labor COVID-19 page: https://dlr.sd.gov/covid_19_resources.aspx
Tourism Information
- South Dakota Tourism Department COVID-19 page: https://sdvisit.com/covid-19
City-Specific Resources
Rapid City
- Rapid City To Go: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rapidcitytogo/ (supporting local businesses by utilizing their delivery, carry-out and online services)
- Elevate Rapid City COVID-19 page: https://elevaterapidcity.com/resources/coronavirus-news
- Elevate Rapid City Bridge Loan Program: https://elevaterapidcity.com/resources/bridge-loan
Sioux Falls
- Support Sioux Falls: http://www.supportsiouxfalls.biz/ (“a resource for Sioux Falls area businesses dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic)
Brookings
- Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce - Information for business owners: www.brookingschamber.org/covid-19-info
- Brookings Community Foundation – COVID-19 Relief Fund: http://www.brookingsfoundation.org/covidrelieffund.html
State News Releases
- Unemployment Claimants Must Request Weekly Payment: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26585
- Labor Department Implementing Unemployment Insurance System Improvements: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26571
- Unemployment Filing Reminders for Workers: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26577
- Labor Department Warns Against Unemployment Insurance Scams: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26573
- Unemployment Insurance Initial Weekly Claims Rise: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26568
- Business Webinar on Unemployment Insurance during the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26566
- Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Requirements Loosened: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26547
- SBA Approves Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fund Program Access for South Dakota: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26544
- Governor Noem Works to Activate Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fund Program in South Dakota: https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=26516
SDF 2520 Economic Impact of COVID 19
COVID-19 BUsiness news
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