San Mateo County Small Business Relief Fund Information

Dear North Fair Oaks Business Owner,

We wanted to inform you that pre-applications are now being accepted for the San Mateo County Small Business Relief Fund, a grant of $5,000-$25,000. 
Application deadline: Monday, November 30, 2020.  

You can pre-apply here: tinyurl.com/y6a9jpcn

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From the SAMCEDA Newsletter:

To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on San Mateo County small business owners and their employees, the County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors, has partnered with Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, to distribute grants of $5,000 - $25,000 to cover expenses in the following categories: payroll, lease payments for business premises, PPP, costs related to re-opening, or COVID related pivots to their business model (ex. e-commerce set up, menu changes, new permit fees, etc.)

To qualify, small business owners must live in one of the following zip-codes:

• Daly City: 94014 and 94015
• East Palo Alto: 94303
• Menlo Park: 94025
• Unincorporated Mid-Coast: 94038
• Pescadero: 94060
• Redwood City/NFO: 94061, 94063
• San Mateo: 94401, 94403
• South San Francisco/San Bruno: 94066, 94080

Recipients must own a small business whose net income for 2019 did not exceed $120,000. For partnerships, a person meeting the above qualifications must own 51% of the business. 

Further, business owners can benefit from business support services from Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center (this can include classes, workshops, and or 1:1 Consultation or Financial Coaching).

Interested businesses can apply by submitting a Small Business Needs Assessment. 

If you have any questions about the program, please email: smcgrantapplication@rencenter.org.  

Funding is limited - please apply by Monday, November 30th.

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Best,

Office of Community Affairs