COVID-19 Community Support Forums

NONPROFIT BUSINESS VIRTUAL FORUM

On April 13, 2020, the Dr. Lucy Jones Center hosted a “Nonprofit Virtual Forum: Managing the Disaster.  This interactive session covered how nonprofits can navigate this disaster and what they need to know about a disaster like this. In small groups, they developed tactics they have used to manage the disaster as a nonprofit serving the community.

SMALL BUSINESS VIRTUAL FORUM

Designed for small businesses in LA County, this twice-weekly virtual forum featured Dr. Jones helping businesses understand the science of the epidemic and its impact as well as business experts providing resources and insights specifically for small businesses. These facilitated virtual forums provided an opportunity for Q&A, with questions being collected and posted after each week’s forum. Recordings for all the forums are below.

The COVID-19 Small Business Virtual Forum – Los Angeles was a convening of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Wells Fargo, with the support of the following LA County business organizations:

PREVIOUS VIRTUAL FORUMS RECORDINGS AND RESOURCES:

March 27, 2020 Small Business Forum – Resources covered: LA County Resources and Mayor Garcetti’s Disaster Relief Fund for Small Businesses
March 31, 2020 Small Business Forum – Resources covered:What it takes and how to apply to the SBA for funds and an update on the CARES Act as it relates to small businesses. Here’s the Powerpoint for Application for SBA Disaster Loan.
April 3, 2020 Small Business Forum: Resources covered: PPP overview as well as specialized from two CDFIs: LISC-LA & PCR. Here are the Powerpoint slides.
April 7, 2020 Small Business Forum: Resources covered: Step-by-step  walk-through of the PPP application.
April 10, 2020 Small Business Forum: Resources covered: Questions and answers on PPP, Funding, and general small business support.
April 14, 2020 Small Business Forum: Resources covered: PPP & EIDL comparison, as well as resources from LA City and LA County.
April 17, 2020 Small Business Forum: “Ask an Expert”
April 21, 2020 Small Business Forum: Resources covered:Understand the alternative lending options and small group forums.
April 24, 2020 Small Business Forum: “Ask an Expert” focusing on funding and HR concerns.
April 28, 2020 Small Business Forum: Resources covered: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program and non-SBA funding grant and loan opportunities for small businesses.
May 1, 2020 Small Business Forum: “Ask an Expert” focusing on funding and HR concerns.
May 5, 2020 Small Business Forum: Resources covered: Considerations and needs for small businesses seeking to re-open in some adaptive way during this crisis.
May 8, 2020 Small Business Forum:  “Ask an Expert” focusing on funding, the road to reopening, and HR concerns.
May 17, 2020 Small Business Forum: “Ask an Expert” focusing on funding, public health and reopening, and other support for small businesses.