Monday, April 20, 2020

The City of Hollywood’s Office of Communications, Marketing and Economic Development 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

Each grant is for $5,000 and must be applied toward business expenses. A short application will go live on April 20, 2020, at 3PM EST. All you will need to apply for this grant is your business’s W-9 form.
LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE

FDEO Reemployment Assistance Resource Guide

CLICK HERE for Frequently Asked Questions & Additional Resources

As of Sunday, April 19, DEO has made over 170,000 payments to Floridians in Reemployment Assistance benefits totaling nearly $60 million.

Over the last two weeks, nearly 24,000 checks for $600 have been mailed to Floridians for their benefits available through the CARES Act. These checks were provided by paper to ensure they were distributed as quickly as possible. Floridians who received their $600 check will receive their state benefits for Reemployment Assistance via direct deposit or prepaid debit card based on their selection made. DEO remains committed to getting benefits out to eligible Floridians as quickly as possible.

There is no cost to employers for this event, but space is limited.
Click here for more information.

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

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

Read about long and short term landlord liquidity, what landlords and retailers can do, and how the CARES Act stacks up.

Learn who qualifies for these IRS payments which will begin to be distributed in the next three weeks.

APPLY HERE

Considering laying off your employees?
Watch this first.

Check your application status

Reemployment Assistance Application Guide

Access our step-by-step guide here.

COVID-19 Assistance for Hollywood Businesses

State and local orders are in place to protect public health and safety.

Hollywood Restaurants - Delivery & Takeout Lists

VIEW LISTS &
SIGN UP HERE

The Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has several business resources on their website.

Broward SCORE: Upcoming Online Workshops for Small Businesses

Learn from the experts with SCORE’s small business training workshops.

Help activate additional resources with this survey.

Find assistance here from the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.

REQUEST YOUR MEETING HERE

Business Assistance: Learning & Development

Dale Carnegie Training - Southeast Florida:

Free Webinar

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.

4/23/20 - 12PM: Discovering Leadership Blind Spots

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