In the time of COVID-19, this panel discussion will guide small business owners on how to navigate available grants, loans, and resources.
COVID-19 has wreaked unprecedented havoc on all small businesses. The meltdown in marginalized minority-owned businesses has been especially devastating. Between February and April, 41 percent of Black businesses and 32 percent of Latino businesses closed as a result of the pandemic.
At this panel discussion, you will learn how to:
- Leverage government partnerships, resources, and information
- Find advisory/consultative resources available for small businesses
- Find underutilized grants, loans, and general assistance for small businesses
- Access capital resources
- Make connections with decision makers
- Understand the new ‘PPP’ due this fall
Please join our panelists:
- The Honorable Fiona Ma, CPA, California State Treasurer
- Julie Clowes, District Director, SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration)
- Chris Dombrowski, Acting Director, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go Biz)
- John Kabateck, State Director, NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)
- Jeff Bellisario, Executive Director, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
- Angel Cardoz, Director, San Francisco Small Business Development Center (SFSBDC)
- Robert Shoffner, Moderator, Program Director MBA and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Program, Golden Gate University
