5 Things New York Businesses Should be Doing Now Ahead of Reopening

May 6, 2020

Businesses are continuing to figure out what the new normal will look like as regions and industries across the state prepare to reopen as the spread of the coronavirus slows. Mike Poveda and A. Michael Bucci warn against planning too far into the future, or ignoring the new realities completely.

Grant to Help Local Advertisers Through the COVID-19 Crisis

May 6, 2020

Downtown Digital Group, an advertising and marketing solutions company, and Johnson Newspaper Corp. are launching “A Hand Up Marketing Grant” program to give area businesses help in promoting — and reintroducing — their business to the community following weeks of closures or limited operations due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Rapid Recovery Loans Available to Columbia County Businesses

May 6, 2020

Columbia Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) today announced they have established a $300,000 Rapid Recovery Loan Program to support small businesses in Columbia County. The new Rapid Recovery Loan Program offers low-interest loans of up to $15,000 to qualified applicants.