Many businesses are being affected by Covid-19, and the State of Iowa’s shutdown of numerous business categories. There is help available. Brook Boehmler, Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center at the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at NIACC, joins KIOW’s Karl Wooldridge to discuss some options.
Links to sites referred to during the interview:
Jill Kramer – https://www.hancockcountyiowa.com/
Tim Putnam – https://www.niacc.edu/pappajohn/covid-19-resources-updates/
Businesses Effected by the COVID-19 pandemic:
Iowa Economic Development – https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com
- Iowa Small Business Relief Fund – Grant for businesses with 2-25 employees, application must be in by noon on Tuesday, March 31. – https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/reliefgrants
- Targeted Small Business Sole Operator – Grant for Targeted Small Businesses with no employees – In order of filing until funds are exhausted – https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/Entrepreneurial/TSB
Federal Loans: SBA Disaster Assistance Loans – Loans at 3.75% for 30 years – https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/programDetails?pid=138&ppid=26
Free Confidential Counseling by the NIACC Pappajohn Center SBDC – http://iowasbdc.ecenterdirect.com/ClientSignup.action?CenterID=11 or http://iowasbdc.org/covid-19/
641-422-4342 or 641-294-2030
