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New Year, New You, New Biz: Find Your Motivation in 2022
By Christina R. Metcalf If you’re like me—and almost everyone else in this country—the end of the year is a time to look back and assess. I enjoy the nostalgia and reminiscing that occurs at this time of year, but it can also be a time of dread. It’s a time to realize you either…
Read MoreGov. Announces $250 Million Back To Business Grant Program To Accelerate Small Business Recovery
Application Opens August 18th, Nation-Leading Community Navigator Program Ready to Assist Businesses in Applying SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the $250 million Back to Business (B2B) grant program to support the continued recovery of small businesses across Illinois. The first in a series…
Read MoreIL Executive Order on Bridge Phase (includes industry-specific guidelines)
Bridge Phase Order: WHEREAS, since early March 2020, Illinois has faced a pandemic that has caused extraordinary sickness and loss of life, infecting over 1.35 million residents, and taking the lives of more than 22,000residents; and, WHEREAS, at all times but especially during a public health crisis, protecting the health and safety of Illinoisans is…
Read MoreGrundy Provides Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully- vaccinated-guidance.html). Effective immediately, Grundy County Health Department will accept this change for the county of Grundy. Per CDC and IDPH, fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks or physically distance in any non-…
Read MoreRestaurant Revitalization Fund registration opens Friday, applications open Monday
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) provides funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Recipients are not required to…
Read MoreShuttered Venue grant update – apps opening today at 11
In response to stakeholder feedback about reopening the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application this weekend, the application portal will now reopen Monday, April 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. In preparation for the opening, potential applicants should register on the portal in advance. Applicants will also need a smartphone and a multi-factor authenticator app to register and apply. The SBA…
Read MoreApplications not yet open for Restaurant Revitalization Fund but sign up for emails
According to the Small Business Administration, The American Rescue Plan Act established the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5…
Read MoreChamber Ambassador Spotlight: Dayna Manegold
Chamber Ambassadors are some of the Chamber’s top liaisons to membership. They play a vital role in member retention, recruitment, and communication. Each Ambassador has made a commitment to addressing member needs through information and support, and to ensuring that questions or concerns are heard by the Grundy County Chamber Staff and Board. Below we…
Read MoreU.S. Small Biz Adm. Shuttered Venue Operators Grant applications open today at 11 a.m.
The U.S. Small Business Administration will officially open the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal today, April 8, 2021 at 11 a.m. central time for operators of live venues, live performing arts organizations, museums and movie theatres, as well as live venue promoters, theatrical producers and talent representatives to apply for critical economic relief,…
Read MoreComEd Adds $9 Million in Assistance and Extends Payment Plans to Help Customers Struggling with Electric Bills
Recognizing that many Illinois families continue to be adversely affected by economic challenges resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic, ComEd is increasing financial assistance funding by $9 million to help customers regain their financial footing. ComEd worked with the Illinois Commerce Commission staff, the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, other large Illinois gas and electric…
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