Hollywood Business Resources

Tuesday, April 14, 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.

Business Assistance: Navigating COVID-19
Webinar: Answering Your Questions on Current Small Business Federal Stimulus Programs • April 14 • 2:30PM

Join us today (Tuesday, April 14) for this free webinar to learn more about current small business federal stimulus programs and have your questions answered. Our panel of experts will provide invaluable information on available business programs and insight on proposed relief legislation that may be in the pipeline.

Register Here For Today's Webinar



Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security (CARES) Act Fact Sheets

(provided on behalf of the Broward County Office of Economic & Small Business Development)


Loan Guaranty Program
Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program
Entrepreneurial Assistance
Economic Development Administration
Delay of Payment of Employer Payroll Taxes
Unemployment Insurance Expansion
Small Business Loan Program and Tax Credits
Department of Economic Opportunity Short Time Compensation
Florida Small Business Damage Assessment Survey
Direct Payment to Workers
Student Loans



Webinar: Financial impact of COVID-19: What retailers and landlords can do

Financial Impact of COVID-19: Retailers & Landlords
Can Take Action


Shelter-in-place orders, designed to stem the spread of COVID-19, also mean uncertainty and disruption, including widespread closures of shopping centers. SCT spoke with four experts about what landlords should do; what retailers can do; landlord liquidity, both short term and long term; and how the CARES Act stacks up. Read the full article here. 

Webinar: The Shift in Restaurants & Bars During COVID-19
Learn how your bar or restaurant can innovate to overcome COVID-19 and how this industry sector is adapting.
REGISTER HERE
CONNEX Florida: Florida's Supply Chain Database
Connect with Florida manufacturers through this database to increase business opportunities.
IRS Economic Impact Payments
Learn who qualifies for these IRS payments which will begin to be distributed in the next three weeks.
Reemployment Assistance Application Guide

Reemployment Assistance

(formerly known as Unemployment Compensation)


Reemployment Assistance benefits (formerly known as Unemployment Compensation) are available to Floridians whose employment has been negatively impacted as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). You may apply for these benefits by mail or from either a computer or mobile device.

Please click here for the City of Hollywood’s Reemployment Assistance Application Guide, which is a step-by-step guide on how to complete and submit the online application. In addition to applying online, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity is now accepting paper applications for Reemployment Assistance claims (available in English, Spanish and Creole).

Here are three way to obtain a paper application:


A) Download an application here and mail it to: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, P.O. Box 5350, Tallahassee, FL 32314-5350.

B) FedEx is now offering free printing and mailing of Reemployment Assistance paper applications at over 100 storefronts across the state. Click here to find your nearest Fedex store location.

C) Pick up a paper application from a CareerSource Broward career center below, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Once you have completed your paper application, please mail it to: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, P.O. Box 5350, Tallahassee, FL 32314-5350.
  • 7550 Davie Road Extension, Hollywood, 33024
  • 2610 West Oakland Park Blvd, Oakland Park, 33311
  • 4941 Coconut Creek Pkwy, Coconut Creek, 33063

PIN Trouble When Applying For Reemployment Assistance
CareerSource Broward is now doing PIN resets for Reemployment Assistance (RA) customers. You may access this feature by calling any of the numbers on www.careersourcebroward.com – staff are taking names and phone numbers and a person qualified to do the PIN reset will call them back. 



COVID-19 Assistance for Hollywood Businesses

EIDL Emergency Grant
$10K Forgivable Loan
APPLY HERE
Paycheck Protection Program
Forgivable Payroll Program
Hollywood Business Closures
State and local orders are in place to protect public health and safety.
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
APPLY HERE
Reemployment Assistance Application Guide
Access our step-by-step guide here.
SBA Economic Recovery Webinars
REGISTER HERE
Short-Time Compensation Program
APPLY HERE
CareerSource Broward Video
Considering laying off your employees?
Watch this first.
Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan
APPLY HERE
Business Damage Survey
Help activate additional resources with this survey.
Hospitality Industry Resources
Click here for more information.
GFLA - Request a Virutal Meeting
REQUEST YOUR MEETING HERE
Hollywood Restaurants - Delivery & Takeout Lists
VIEW LISTS &
SIGN UP HERE
GHCC Programs & Content
Click here for more information.
Broward SCORE: Upcoming Online Workshops for Small Businesses
Click here for more information.
Information on Federal Economic Relief
Click here for more information.
COVID-19: Business Resources
Click here for more information.
COVID-19 Webinars & Online Workshops
Click here for more information.
Reemployment Assistance
I was laid off from my job or am not being paid due to COVID-19. What can I do?
Available Assistance
Find resources to assist those in need, such as free internet.
Need food or want to help?
FIND FOOD ASSISTANCE RESOURCES HERE
Business Assistance: Learning & Development

Dale Carnegie Training - Southeast Florida:
Free Webinars


For over 45 years, Dale Carnegie Training Southeast Florida has offered Dale Carnegie’s globally recognized leadership training courses to clients from Fort Lauderdale and beyond. Its convenient location and its wide selection of courses make Dale Carnegie Training Southeast Florida the perfect resource for Floridians who are looking to develop their personal and professional skills.

4/16/20 - 12PM: Effectively Managing Our Time at Home
4/23/20 - 12PM: Discovering Leadership Blind Spots

Make Hollywood Count

Take the Census Today

10 minutes is all it takes!


Have you completed the Census questionnaire? It’s important that you do so. Your response ensures Hollywood receives federal support for a wide range of important services including public safety, education, healthcare and workers benefits.

There’s Strength in Numbers… Make Hollywood Strong! Fill out your Census questionnaire today: www.my2020census.gov



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


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