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Resources for Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This webpage serves to provide links to resources for East Lansing business that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The list below will be updated as additional business resources become known.
Links to Informational Resources
City of East Lansing
- Financial Assistance & Incentive Programs
- Temporary Expansion of Outdoor Seating for Restaurants
- Business Partner Marketing Toolkit (PDF)
Michigan Chamber of Commerce
State of Michigan
- State of Michigan - Afflicted Business Relief Grant Program
- Coronavirus Disease 2019
- Filing For and Receiving Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- Labor and Economic Opportunity
- State Provides Guidance to Employers Contemplating Potential Layoffs
- Vital Funding for State's Small Businesses Gains Michigan Strategic Fund Support
- Federal CARES Act Expands Eligibility, Increases Unemployment Benefits.
- Work Smart During COVID-19
- COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance
- MIOSHA Ambassador Visits
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
- Small Business Owners (PDF)
- Support for Small Business Owners (PDF)
- Summary of Bipartisan Agreement on CARES Act (PDF).
- FAQs: Employee Retention Credit Under CARES Act.
- Guide to the Employee Retention Tax Credit.
- CARES Act for Nonprofits.
- National Endowments for the Art Grants.
National Restaurant Association
Small Business Administration
Small Business Association of Michigan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Coronavirus Response Toolkit
- Coronavirus Small Business Guide
- Small Business Emergency Loan Guide
- Save Small Business Fund.
U.S. Department of Treasury
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Modern Restaurant Management
Michigan Retailers Association
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Resources for Michigan Businesses During COVID-19
- Business Development Online Marketing to Help Grow Your Sales, Brand and Business in a COVID-19 Era.
- Re-open Main Street
Michigan Economic Development Association
- Path Forward - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation webinar series designed to help business and community leaders find the answers they need to develop a responsible reopening strategy.
- What You Need to Know About Spending and Tracking Your PPP Loan.
- Coronavirus Health and Safely Resources for Southwest Michigan Businesses.
- MIWISH Grants Available for Small Employers.
- Navigating the Federal Small Business Assistance Landscape.
Michigan Paycheck Protection Program
Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP, Inc.)
Restore Your Economy
Consumers Energy Business Support
- Delivering Support for Small Businesses (PDF)
- Business owners can call 800-805-0490 to identify resources and get help to work with their utility bill.