COVID-19 Updates

With the spread of COVID-19, it is imperative for our chamber members to make fact-based decisions to keep our local economies strong while also taking precautions to protect our employees and community. CACCE wants to ensure that our membership is monitoring and following official guidance. We are providing the information below to you to keep you informed of the latest developments and to share what your peers are sharing with their members. Any opinions, interpretations and recommendations of CACCE are informational only and should not be relied upon by the recipient as legal or professional advice. CACCE 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 CACCE has no liability to user

Please feel free to send samples and updates to Tiffany Fulmer Ott at tfulmer@remove-thistlfexecutiveservices.com to add to this page.

Resources and Guides

These resource links help provide you with up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 to share with your members, affiliates, and partners.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

https://www.cdc.gov/media/index.html

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

https://www.uschamber.com/coronavirus
Document - Small Business Guide & Checklist for Coronavirus Emergency Loans
Document - Funding Available for 501c6 Organizations
Video - National Small Business Town Hall
Page - Guide to SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans
Page - Guide to the Employee Retention Tax Credit

U.S. Department of the Treasury

https://home.treasury.gov/cares
Overview - Paycheck Protection Program
Application - Paycheck Protection Program
Fact Sheet for Borrowers - Paycheck Protection Program
Fact Sheet for Lenders - Paycheck Protection Program

Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)

https://resources.acce.org/crisismanagement
Page - Several Samples of Chamber Responses
Sample - Member Letter for Dues Renewal
Weekly Update - March 27, 2020
Weekly Update - April 3, 2020

North Carolina Chamber

https://ncchamber.com/coronavirus-resource-guide/

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

https://www.scchamber.net/covid-19-resources

Small Business Administration

https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
Presentation - SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application
Document - Preparing and Applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Page - Guide to SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans

CACCE

Document - Past Chamber Executive Network
Recording - Shari Pash Webinar - Strategies for Member Engagement
Handout - Shari Pash Webinar
Document - 25 Teambuilding Activities for a Remote Workforce
Responses - COVID-19 Speaker Suggestions
Video - Kyle Sexton Chamber Daily - Should You Be Invoicing Members Right Now?
Document - The Remote Employee Handbook (The Center for Leadership Studies)
Document - How to Host a Successful Virtual Happy Hour - Frank Kenny for Chamber Pros
Article - Adjusting Budgets Impacted by Crisis - Bill Pawlucy and Bob Harris
Article - Plan to Recovery - Bill Pawlucy and Bob Harris
Article - Tips for Virtual Meetings, Managing a Remote Team, and Working Remotely - POWER10
Document - Free Remote Learning Opportunities & Information - BestNC
Page - Chmura COVID-19 Economic Vulnerability Index

Around Our States

Here are a few links of what your peers have done to keep their regions and members informed.

Aiken Chamber of Commerce

Document - Small Business Disaster Recovery Loan Fund (local)

Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

Page - One Buncombe

Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce

https://www.blowingrockncchamber.com/covid-19update

Caldwell Chamber of Commerce

Facebook Group - Caldwell County Takeout & Delivery
Video - CONNECT Virtual Lunch N Learn

Catawba County Chamber of Commerce

https://catawbachamber.org/covid19/
Site - Take Out Blitz Catawba
Sample - Impact Survey
Sample - Call Script and Leading Questions
Sample - March 2020 Renewal Letter

Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

Site - Chamber Resource Page
Presentation - SBA Loan Webinar

Clayton County Chamber of Commerce

https://www.claytonchamber.com/coronavirus.html

Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce

Sample Social Media Post - How Chamber Can Help Business

Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce

https://www.greenvillenc.org/membership-benefits/covid-19-resource-page/
Sample - Membership Letter
Sample - Member Email 1
Sample - Member Email 2
Page - Spirit Week for Community

Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce

Letter - Member Coronavirus Communication

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce

Site - Take Out Blitz
Site - Help 4 Hope Page