Baldwin Park Provides Waivers For Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Due to the County’s and State’s directives, many non-essential businesses have had to temporarily closed throughout the City. The City continues to act swiftly to update business owners on resources and services as information becomes more available.

Under the authority of the Director of the Emergency Services, Baldwin Park’s Department of Finance is preparing to mail out the business license invoices with an insert that allows businesses that closed down due to COVID-19 to apply for a fee waiver, and businesses that suffer a hardship can apply for a four-month extension.

The City of Baldwin Park cares deeply about all the businesses in our City. Especially those businesses struggling in our community. On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, we want to express our gratitude to the Baldwin Park business community for following the County and State quarantines and using precautionary measures of increasing the frequency and intensity of hygienic procedures.

If you are a business owner who has more questions about the waivers and extensions, please call (626) 813-5210.

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Below are business resources from our regional, state and federal partners:

• LA SBDC COVID-19 Response Guide - Federal, State and Regional Support (https://smallbizla.org/covid19-response-guide/)

• Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (https://www.sba.gov/page/guidance-businesses-employers-plan-respond-coro...)

• CA GO-Biz Helpful Information for Employers and Workers (https://business.ca.gov/coronavirus-2019/)

• Benefits for Workers Impacted by Coronavirus (https://www.labor.ca.gov/coronavirus2019/#chart)

• IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief (https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus)

• COVID-19 FAQs on Laws Enforced by the California Labor Commissioner's Office (https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.htm)

• Disaster Unemployment Assistance Fact Sheet (https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/24418)

• ICIC: Small Business Resource Center (https://icic.org/small-business-resource-center-covid-19-crisis/)

• CA has waived the one-week waiting period for those unemployed or disabled as a result of COVID-19 (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/03/12/governor-newsom-issues-new-executive-o...)

• Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation Resource List (https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/news/2020/3/15/resources-for-restaur...)

· Facebook Small Business Grants Program (https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grants)

• Payroll Tax Deferral Employers experiencing a hardship as a result of COVID-19 may request up to a 60-day extension of time from the EDD to file their state payroll reports and/or deposit state payroll taxes without penalty or interest. A written request for extension must be received within 60 days from the original delinquent date of the payment or return. Learn more.

LOANS & FUNDING RESOURCES:

SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Small Businesses Economically Impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to California small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more.

Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Applicants may also call SBA's Customer Service Center at 800.659.2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance.

CalCAP Small Business Lender Contact List(https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cpcfa/calcap/sb/institutions.pdf)

PCR State Guarantee and new Disaster Guarantee (https://www.pcrcorp.org/)

EXIM Extends Assistance to U.S. Customers and Lenders Amid COVID-19 Outbreak (https://www.exim.gov/fact-sheet-exim-covid-19-assistance)

California IBank has a Small Business Loan Guarantee Program for guarantees currently up to $1 million and a micro lending program for loans up to $10,000 with accommodations for disasters. The program is run with Financial Development Corporation partners.( https://www.ibank.ca.gov/publications/fdc/)