Restaurant Specific Resources
Application for SBA Restaurant Revitalization Award
The application portal for the Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Award Program can be found here.
Reopening guidance for restaurants
Here is a LINK to documents you will need to operate for takeout, and outdoor and indoor dining during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cheqout
Checqout offers contactless ordering and payments. This allows you to run regular full-service operations on a short budget.
Bay Area Hospitality Coalition
https://bayareahospitalitycoalition.com/resources
This organization has become a hub of resources for both Employees (resources concerning furloughs, unemployment, rent freezes, free meals and more) and for Business Owners (resources concerning rent abatement, tax deferment, feeding those in need, skill-sharing and more).
Independent Restaurant Coalition
https://www.saverestaurants.com
Local restaurant and bar owners around the country formed the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC) to save the small restaurants and bars affected by COVID-19 and the subsequent economic shutdown.
HSA's JobsNOW!
https://www.sfhsa.org/services/jobs-money/jobsnow/jobsnow-employers
JobsNOW! supports local businesses by providing employment and training services to income-qualified residents and reimbursing your business when you hire program participants.
Shared Spaces
Shared Spaces makes it easier to use outdoor places like sidewalks, streets, and open lots for business during the coronavirus pandemic. Permits are free.
Business Advising
https://www.pacificcommunityventures.org/small-business-loans/
SF New Deal has entered into a new partnership with Pacific Community Ventures (PCV), a nonprofit business advising and lending organization. PCV utilizes their BusinessAdvising.org mentoring platform to connect small business owners like you with free expert advisors. If you’re a California company that’s been in business for at least 12 months, and you’ve got at least 1 full-time or part-time employee, then PCV would love to work with you! Click here to learn more and here to apply now.
San Francisco Council of District Merchants Association
https://www.sfcdma.org/covid-19
San Francisco Council of District Merchants Association COVID-19 Resources page
California State Treasurer
https://edcgov.us/Government/TaxCollector/Documents/2020%20Small%20Business%20Resources.pdf
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma’s Small Business Resource List
Here is a list of Bay Area community feeding programs, in addition to SF New Deal, that you might want to partner with:
Provides meals to healthcare providers
Provides meals to healthcare providers
Provides meals to frontline workers