Monday, April 6, 2020

We Are Here For Your Hollywood Business

The City of Hollywood’s Office of Communications, Marketing and Economic Development is compiling information to assist businesses throughout the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have also begun to assess programming that could help you learn to develop and/or grow your business in Hollywood through City and partner programs. Our team is available to talk you through any of your business-related issues. Contact us at 954.921.3620 or by email.

Take the Census Today

10 minutes is all it takes!

National Self-Response Rate: 44.5%
Florida's Self-Response Rate: 43.0%
Hollywood's Self-Response Rate: 39.1%

While we all continue to do our part to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by staying at home, all are encouraged to participate in the United States Census. Visit www.my2020census.gov and click "Start Questionnaire." If you don’t have your 12-digit Census ID number, you can still participate by entering your address. Completing the entire Census takes only about ten minutes.
 
It is important that you participate, as the amount of federal funding the City, County and State gets for infrastructure improvements, schools, hospitals and disaster recovery is tied to the community's census data. An accurate count of all Hollywood residents will help to ensure we receive our fair share of funding over the next 10 years. Help Hollywood beat the state and national self- response rate average by completing your questionnaire today.

If you are unable to respond online, need help or would like to request a paper questionnaire, please call toll-free 1.844.330.2020. Census workers will be deployed beginning April 27th to homes who have yet to participate. 

Revolving Loan Funds & Small Business
Recovery Programs

Helping Small Businesses Connect with Federal Assistance: This working session will take a deeper look at how small businesses can connect with federal assistance during the COVID19 Crisis. Topics will include understanding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) vs. Economic Disaster Injury Loan (EDIL) and will look at resources such as establishing Revolving Loan Funds (RFLs) to support local businesses while they’re waiting to connect with federal assistance.

Thursday, April 9th
2:30 - 4:00pm pm EDT
Cost: Free
Register Now

Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce: Programs & Content

Dale Carnegie Training - Southeast Florida:
Free Webinars

Broward SCORE: How to Grow Your Business with Digital Marketing

What's the ROI of your digital marketing dollars? In this workshop, you'll learn the strategies that will help your business grow and scale by utilizing integrated marketing strategies that focus on maximizing marketing results and optimizing your Return on Investment. We'll go over the basics of digital marketing (earned, paid, owned) and how to create a customer-centric approach to your campaigns. Most importantly, you will learn the key metrics you'll need to track for growth and success.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Cost: Free
Register Here

Links to these established programs can be found on the City's Economic Development website. Please continue to monitor www.hollywoodfl.org and www.choosehollywoodfl.com for the latest updates.

Economic Development Division
Raelin Storey, CMED Director
Herb Conde-Parlato, Economic Development Manager
Tekisha Jordan, Principal Planner
Marina Melo, Economic Development Marketing Coordinator

Community Redevelopment Agency - Beach & Downtown Districts
Jorge Camejo, Executive Director
954.924.2980