Cupertino Chamber of Commerce Shared 2020 December Newsletter

Press release from the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce:

December 18, 2020

Office closed but we're working! (but not from Dec 21, 2020 thru Jan 1, 2021)

Give the Gift of Shopping Local in Cupertino

The I Love Cupertino e-Gift Card lets you enjoy local restaurants, shops, and entertainment in Cupertino.

This year, Cupertino needs you to keep shopping local. Small businesses are trying to weather the Covid-19 storm and need your support more than ever. The I Love Cupertino e-Gift Card is a community-based digital gift card that makes it easy to keep local spending local.
This new program requires two critical steps:

1. Tell your favorite business to sign-up (It's FREE and easy. Just like running a MasterCard)
2. Buy an I Love Cupertino e-Gift Card to give, share, and use.

Purchase an I Love Cupertino e-Gift Card here to use at any of Cupertino's participating shops.

INVITATION FOR BIDS
Vista Village Residential Rehabilitation Project

Supporting California’s Small Businesses to Promote Equity and Resiliency in Recovery

The California Rebuilding Fund is a loan program to support California’s small businesses—especially those located in economically disadvantaged and historically under-banked areas of the state. Businesses that employed 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) and had gross revenues of less than $2.5 million or below in 2019 are eligible to apply. Full eligibility requirements are included in the Business Requirements tab.

The loans are flexible, transparent, and are designed to help businesses access the capital and advisory services they need to get through these challenging economic times.

To fill out a pre-application and match with a participating community lender, please click here.
Please note, this program is not associated with the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) or any other SBA program. The loans are not forgivable in part or whole. The loans will need to be paid back over a 3- or 5-year term with a fixed annual interest rate that is currently 4.25%.

This press release was produced by the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed are the author's own.