Coronavirus / Covid-19 Resources

Getting Started

Useful resources to help your Idea Stage Venture get off the ground during this pandemic

• US Chamber of Commerce’s Combating the Coronavirus Toolkit
  • From communication reccomendations to guides for navigating resources, this toolkit has all of the information a small business would need.
• CDC’s Guidance on Planning For and Responding To COVID-19
  • The CDC has offered its advice for preparing the workplace for the outbreak, maintaining healthy work environments, talking with employees, and more.
• Y Combinator’s Request for Startups
  • Y Combinator, one of the world’s leading startup incubators, has put out a request for startups who are working on solutions to the COVID-19 outbreak
• Wefunder’s Crowdsourced Disaster Relief Loans
  • “The goal of the Coronavirus Crisis Loan program is to “provide critical cash flow during this economic crisis at a reduced interest rate,” a release from the company detailed.”
• SBDC COVID-19 Small Business Resources
  • A one-stop-shop for number of government and private coronavirus resources.
• Remote startup handbook – COVID-19 edition
  • “This is a small guide we wrote at Shieldfy to manage our work during the COVID-19 virus outbreak. We thought to opensource the guide it may benefit any other company.”
• AWS Activate
  • “AWS Activate is a free program specifically designed for startups and early stage entrepreneurs that offers the resources needed to get started on AWS”. Includes up to $100,000 in AWS Activate Credits.

Understanding the Stimulus Bill

Useful resources to help your existing venture during the pandemic.

• Geekwire’s “How the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package impacts startups”
  • An easy to understand analysis on the different effects the stimulus package will have for and opportunities it will provide to startups across the US.
• SBA’s Guidance and Loan Resources Hub
  • This resource hub talks about paycheck protection, disaster loans, debt relief, and more.
• SCORE’s Coronavirus Resources Page
  • SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, is offering expert mentors, guidance on disaster loans, and other free resources for the community.
• SBA’s 3 Step Guide to Applying for Disaster Loans
  • Applying for disaster relief can be a daunting process.  This simple guide walks you through step-by-step on how to tackle this process.

UM Resources

UM resources available to your venture during and after the pandemic

• Meet with a Venture Consultant at The Launch Pad!
  • We are here to help you with all of your business needs.  Click Sign Up or Login in the top right corner to get started.
• Cane Biz Guide to Coronavirus
  • Who is open, what resources the alumni community can provide and more.
• Cane Biz – Alumni Association
  • Find out how ‘Canes can help each other, and discover some ‘Cane owned businesses too.