Small Business Roundtable April 30, 2020, Convening

During the course of the conference call we will be referring to documents and links on this page and the JEDE COVID-19 Resource Page.

The Small Business Advocate's web-page is a great jumping-off place for finding the right resources.
JEDE is tracking webinars and posting them in the JEDE COVID-19 Update. If you have webinars you would like included, please email Ben at benjamin.warheit@asm.ca.gov before 11:00 am in order to be listed in the next day's update.
CALED is developing a platform geared toward economic developers. CALED is also looking for best practices, which can be shared with other areas of the state. If you would like to contribute, Michelle@caled.org is interested in hearing from you.

Small Business Majority has published the California Policy Agenda to address COVID-19, which includes recommendations for state, federal, and local officials. This includes, among other recommendations: ensuring access to continued and new forms of credit, providing immediate cash flow and small business resources, and ensuring fair and open markets.
REDF, a nonprofit advocating on issues relating to employment social enterprise, has published its COVID-19 policy recommendations. These include, among other recommendations, increased income support for households, guarantees for state contractors, and deferral of business taxes. https://eig.org/news/main-street-rescue-and-resiliency-program
The Economic Innovation Group has published a COVID-19 proposal focused on lower income communities, including those federally-designated as Opportunity Zones. https://eig.org/news/main-street-rescue-and-resiliency-program