Wednesday, April 22, 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

READ THE LATEST UPDATE HERE

Program Details:

Applicant Pool: Independently owned restaurants and bars in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
Fund Use: Only intended for employees who have been furloughed, laid off, or whose incomes have been significantly reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fund Distribution: Qualified applicants will receive $500 per employee until a $15,000 maximum is reached. Funds will be available on a first-come first-serve basis.

During the application process, you will need to submit documentation supporting proof of business and documentation supporting the number of employees paid during your establishment's last payroll cycle.

LEARN MORE & APPLY HERE

Program Details:

Applicant Pool: Small businesses with 2-50 employees that have been in business for over a year, have experienced challenges from COVID-19 and are in or near a location where Facebook operates.
Fund Use: Workforce, rent, operational and marketing expenses
Fund Distribution: $100M in cash grants and ad credits will be awarded to up to 30,000 small businesses.

LEARN MORE & APPLY HERE

View Florida's Reemployment Assistance Claims Dashboard

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

Memorial Healthcare System is in need of plasma donors!
Learn how to donate potentially lifesaving plasma to those in need.

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

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

COVID-19 Assistance for Hollywood Businesses

Cultivating Communityin a Time of Social Distancing

Cultivating Community
in a Time of Social Distancing