CORONAVIRUS UPDATES AND RESOURCES
Your Chamber is committed to supporting you, your business, our community, and the region, during this challenging time. In an effort to keep you informed we have put together this page as a one stop for resources, policy updates, how you can find help, how you can lend a helping hand, as well as what the community and fellow business owners are doing. We will be revising this site regularly as new information and resources become available.
Even if you aren’t a current Chamber Investor, please use this page, these resources, and the Chamber during this trying time. We are a strong community and only by working together will we secure a brighter future for our entire region.
We hope you and your family are staying healthy and proactive as we move forward together. #BetterTogether
Small Business Relief Resources:
COVID – 19 Small Business Economic Assistance Fact Sheet
Business Guidance Regarding State & Local Ordinances
Small Business Owners Guide to the CARES Act
Synovus – Small Business Disaster Loan Comparison
Synovus – Things You Need To Know, Paycheck Protection
UGA Small Business Development Center – Small Business Assistance Website
UGA Small Business Development Center – Regional Webinars – Dates, Times, and Information
UGA SBDC – Small Business Loan Overview
Government Mandates:
(5-28-20) Kemp, State Officials Give Update on COVID-19
(5-28-20) Renewal of Public Health State of Emergency
(5-28-20) Reviving a Healthy Georgia
(4-21-20) Minimum Guidelines for Re-Opening Georgia’s Economy -For More Information Click Here
(4-8-20) Gov. Kemp Extends Statewide Shelter in Place Order Through April 30
(4-1-20) Gov. Kemp To Sign Shelter In Place Order
(3-23-20) Governor Kemp Issues New Executive Order, Update COVID-19
(3-20-20) Mayor Skip Henderson Announces Deceleration of Local Emergency
(3-16-20) Congress Makes Significant Changes to Proposed FMLA and Sick Leave Requirements in COVID-19 Bill
(3-23-20) Updated on Senate COVID-19 Stimulus Package
(3-23-30) National Support for Startups and Small Businesses
Community Resources:
United Way has a devoted site that has the most up-to-the minute information on help and assistance services during this difficult and confusing time. It can be accessed via the web, link above, or you can call 211 and get that information as well.
Community Foundation Coronavirus Response Fund
The Coronavirus Response Fund, hosted by Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley in partnership with United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, will provide flexible resources to organizations in the Columbus area working with our most vulnerable citizens: members of communities who are disproportionately impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the economic consequences of this outbreak. This philanthropic response will work closely with government, business partners and other philanthropic resources to help the Response Fund rapidly deploy resources to community-based organizations at the front lines of our area’s current Coronavirus pandemic.
Goodwill of the Southern Rivers – Current Community Job Openings
Communicorp Offers Items for Re-Opening Your Business & Office
Health Resources:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – COVID-19
Curbside & Business Openings
(Click Business Name for More Information)
The Bottle Shop (Curbside Pickup)
Burger King
Mellow Mushroom
Subway
Domino’s
Chick-fil-A (Columbus Park Crossing)
Chick-fil-A (Manchester Expressway)
Fazolis
Shrimp Basket
Piggly Wiggly
Publix
Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse
Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
The Greater Columbus GA Chamber of Commerce seeks to provide access to recommendations, regulations, services and expertise to its members. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this mission remains constant. Prior to acting, members should consult their own professional advisors for information and counsel specific to the individual and unique situations faced by organizations, individuals and corporations. The opinions, interpretations and recommendations of the Greater Columbus GA Chamber of Commerce are informational only and should not be relied upon by the recipient as legal or professional advice. The Greater Columbus GA Chamber of Commerce makes no representations as to the accuracy or reliability of the content contained herein. Users of this information accept any and all risks associated with the use of such information and agree that the Greater Columbus GA Chamber of Commerce has no liability to user.