Tuesday, April 21, 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

SBA South Florida Webinars

The Small Business Administration (SBA) South Florida District Office will host a series of webinars to provide the latest information on how the SBA is helping small businesses with their economic recovery from the effects of COVID-19. Webinars are free to attend, limited to the first 250 callers and available in both English and Spanish. Click here for more information on this week's schedule of webinars.

Ways to Connect with SBA South Florida:
Website • Email • Twitter: @SBA_SouthFL

Reemployment Assistance Claims Dashboard

(formerly known as Unemployment Compensation)

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) will provide daily updates on the efforts made to address the challenges to Florida’s Reemployment Assistance program in response to COVID-19. This includes a new State Reemployment Assistance Claims Dashboard that will be updated daily to reflect the total number of Reemployment Assistance Claims submitted, verified, processed, and paid. Click here for the latest update.

As of Monday, April 20, over 170,000 payments have been made to Floridians for Reemployment Assistance & Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefits, totaling over $125 million.

Questions about these benefits, eligibility requirements or how to apply? Click here for the Reemployment Assistance Resource Guide, which includes FAQs and additional resources.

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

Cultivating Community
in a Time of Social Distancing

Whether in the long- or short-term, people purchase from businesses and people who they know, like and trust. Join Broward SCORE in this highly interactive workshop and learn:

How to create a community of loyal, rabid fans--aka YOUR tribe--who trust you and want to purchase from you
How to market and sell in these times without looking or feeling salesy or smarmy or guilty
Specific tools to implement for staying top of mind with your ideal client--whether the economy is in a time of boom or bust
Tips on pivoting and expanding without alienating existing customers

This workshop includes a complimentary comprehensive "What's In It For Me" Event Intention & Accountability Worksheet that can be used to identify and execute your next steps for creating success in your business.

Thursday, April 23 • 6PM-8PM
Cost: Free
Register Here

REGISTER HERE

Workshop Wednesdays

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit small businesses hard, and now many must pivot their business models or find new resources to survive and thrive. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants to help you learn skills and new approaches to keep your business going.

Join the next installment of the virtual event series, Workshop Wednesday: Managing and Motivating a Team During Coronavirus, an audience-driven discussion designed specifically for the small business community. Experts and small business owners will discuss how to lean into your company's culture to engage your employees through this crisis. Explore strategies and tools to create a positive and productive work environment, even if you can't see your team every day.

Wednesday, April 22 • 10:30AM
Cost: Free
Register here

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