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Health Commissioner requiring open businesses to submit justification

Updated 4/2/2020. Here is the official letter to businesses. On March 30, 2020, Seneca County Health Commissioner Beth Schweitzer communicated in her Local Briefing (see 5:30 mark on video…

April 7 - Webinar: New CARES Act Programs for Business (SBA)

Tuesday, April 7 at 2:00 pm. Register here.Guide to the new programs.Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership and the Seneca Regional Chamber of Commerce - together with other economic development…

Business Guide to CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act

The US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship published this very helpful guide to the major programs of the CARES Act, which were signed into law on Friday, March 27, 2020…

8 employer resources to share with people laid off

This information was put together by the Seneca County Department of Job & Family Services. The first video shows people how to apply for unemployment benefits, with additional resources…

SBA Resource Page - Stimulus & Disaster Loans

Updated 4:30 pm, March 26, 2020. As the information about SBA programs to help businesses have grown, we decided to pull it all into one page for easy reference. There are three main…

Coronavirus Resources for Manufacturers

Updated 4:46 pm, 4/9/2020. Thanks to the great work being done by the Ohio Manufacturers' Association, this section has continued to grow, and we moved the resources here. 1. Ohio…

Ohio's Stay at Home Order - informational resources

Updated 4:34 pm, 4/9/2020. The Ohio Department of Health has issued guidance documents for ten specific industries, we thought it made sense to consolidate all "stay at home" resources into…

Seneca County EMA seeks PPE for first responders

Information provided by Seneca County Emergency Management Agency Seneca County Emergency Management Agency has announced the opening of a donation collection point in response to the COVID-…

Open letter to businesses from Health Commissioner Schweitzer

We received this letter yesterday (3/25/2020) from Beth Schweitzer, the Seneca County (Ohio) Health Commissioner, and she asked if we could publish and send it out. We were happy to agree, and we…

5 New SBA Programs to help businesses in the stimulus package

This press release comes from the US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurs. It looks like it may go to the house for a vote tomorrow (Friday, March 27, 2020). Cardin, Bipartisan…