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Chamber's Efforts Provide Relief from Restaurants, Caterers and other Food Establishments
Recently the San Rafael Chamber, on behalf of the Marin Council of Chambers, which represents 11 Chambers of Commerce in the county, wrote to the County of Marin to ask them to consider a fee waiver or deferral of the county wide health permit fee during the pandemic.
The pandemic has affected small businesses adversely. Among the businesses impacted the hardest have been food businesses. Many restaurants and caterers decided to close; others tried to pivot, and began to offer take out foods and now outdoor dining. Many received PPP and EIDL loans, which certainly help. But income is been significantly reduced or non-existent.
One way to make the loan money last as long as possible is to ask for concessions from landlords, banks, credit card companies, and vendors. Many of them have received deferrals or actual forgiveness. This has helped to minimize expenses.
For most of our local restaurants and food establishments, the fee for the health permit is a significant expense. We respectfully asked the County to consider postponement, or at least defer some of the fee, to help these struggling businesses stay alive a little longer.
The County considered our request and offered a fee deferral program/payment plan to help provide some relief for our restaurants and other food establishments. -
Free Posters/Signage for Your Business (Updated July 13)
The Marin Economic Recovery Committee has completed an online poster catalog. We are incredibly grateful to the San Rafael tech department who helped with the project and most importantly, ensured that the links all work. The additional collaboration with the Marin Recovers team was key to getting this posted to that website and available to all.
All that a business needs to do is click on a poster, download, print and post (yes, there are versions in Spanish too!).
https://marinrecovers.com/poster-catalog-for-businesses/
Local business resources and partners:
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PPP Deadline Extension in Review (updated July 1)
Last night, the Senate passed an extension for the deadline of the PPP loan until August 8th. We are awaiting final confirmation from the House, but thought many of you would like to know this now.
$130 Billion is left!! Lenders are opening up again to accept applications.
Here is the link for all information on PPP from the Department of Treasury
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/cares/assistance-for-small-businesses
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