The Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board in partnership with the Mask the City project will provide masks and training to local businesses. In partnership with the Mask the City, community-wide effort, the Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board is launching the Workplace Restart initiative. This innovative effort will provide Nightingale Face Masks and COVID- 19 health training… Read More »
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Mask the City: Workplace Restart Initiative
Friday Update: Coronavirus Relief Bill, NC’s Phased Reopening Plan
House Passes $484 billion Coronavirus Relief Bill At noon President Trump signed a $484 billion coronavirus relief package to help small businesses and hospitals after the House voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill on Thursday. The legislation will give $320 billion to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), $75 billion to aid hospitals, and an… Read More »
CARES Act Programs Available to Small Businesses
As we continue to monitor the evolving policies enacted in response to COVID 19 we are working to connect you to information and resources that can help. The following information offers an overview of an article provided by Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, LLP detailing the following programs: Paycheck Protection ProgramEconomic Injury Disaster Loans Main Street… Read More »
Mask the City
A broad cross-section of community leaders, including those from Novant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, joined Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines today to announce a new initiative called Mask the City to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in this area. The purpose of Mask the City is to provide everyone in Winston-Salem access to… Read More »
Swipeby Expands its Curbside Pickup App to Small Businesses
Swipeby, a local tech startup housed at Winston Starts, offers an app to facilitate curbside pickup for restaurants. Over the past year, the company has grown from working with dozens of restaurants in the Winston-Salem market, to scaling regionally and nationally through partnerships with chains like Firehouse Subs. Suddenly, as the Coronavirus outbreak unfolded, the Swipeby app was no… Read More »
Main Street Lending Program
The Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) is a new lending program being offered by the Federal Reserve (The Fed) to provide relief for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying economic downturn. Unlike the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds, these programs are not administered by the Small Business Administration… Read More »