COVID-19 Updates

With the spread of COVID-19, it is imperative for our chamber members to make fact-based decisions to keep our local economies strong while also taking precautions to protect our employees and community. VACCE wants to ensure that our membership is monitoring and following official guidance. We are providing the information below to you to keep you informed of the latest developments and to share what your peers are sharing with their members.

Please feel free to send samples and updates to Tiffany Fulmer Ott at tfulmer@remove-thistlfexecutiveservices.com to add to this page.

Resources and Guides

These resource links help provide you with up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 to share with your members, affiliates, and partners.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

https://www.cdc.gov/media/index.html

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

https://www.uschamber.com/coronavirus
Document - Small Business Guide & Checklist for Coronavirus Emergency Loans
Document - Funding Available for 501c6 Organizations
Video - National Small Business Town Hall
Page - Guide to SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans
Page - Guide to the Employee Retention Tax Credit

U.S. Department of the Treasury

https://home.treasury.gov/cares
Overview - Paycheck Protection Program
Application - Paycheck Protection Program
Fact Sheet for Borrowers - Paycheck Protection Program
Fact Sheet for Lenders - Paycheck Protection Program

Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)

https://resources.acce.org/crisismanagement
Page - Several Samples of Chamber Responses
Sample - Member Renewal Letter
Weekly Update - March 27, 2020

Virginia Chamber of Commerce

https://www.vachamber.com/covid-19/

Small Business Administration

https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
Presentation - SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application
Document - Preparing and Applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Page - Guide to SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans

VACCE

Document - Past Chamber Executive Network
Recording - Shari Pash Webinar - Maximizing Member Engagement
Handout - Shari Pash Webinar
Document - 25 Teambuilding Activities for a Remote Workforce
Video - Kyle Sexton Chamber Daily - Should You Be Invoicing Members Right Now?
Document - The Remote Employee Handbook (The Center for Leadership Studies)
Document - How to Host a Successful Virtual Happy Hour - Frank Kenny for Chamber Pros
Article - Adjusting Budgets Impacted by Crisis - Bill Pawlucy and Bob Harris
Page - Chmura COVID-19 Economic Vulnerability Index