 
Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Workforce
The City of Saint Paul and community partners launched call for volunteers to serve as business mentors in new "Pay It Forward" business mentor program.
Leveraging an existing business mentor model developed by SCORE Saint Paul, Pay It Forward will engage an array of volunteers with financial and business experience to support local business owners who need assistance in navigating COVID-19 grant and loan relief opportunities. Learn more and apply at saintpaulchamber.com/payitforward.
 The City of Saint Paul’s Department of Safety and Inspections has created an online tool that will help small business owners easily calculate 50% retail occupancy capacity based on total square footage.
Effective May 18, 2020, all retail stores, malls and other businesses that sell, rent, maintain and repair goods can reopen for in-person sales as long as they:
- Have adopted and implemented a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, including social distancing guidelines for workers and customers
- Allow no more than 50% of the establishment's occupant capacity inside at any time
- The orders, based on public health guidance, rely on voluntary compliance by business owners. City of Saint Paul staff are prepared to provide information and guidance to owners as needed to ensure the safety and health of all their workers and customers.
- Learn more about the Governor's Stay Safe MN order here.
Minnesota has made good progress on slowing the spread of COVID-19. As we continue the process of reopening our economy and returning more Minnesotans to work, we must continue social distancing practices to save lives and stay safe.
Not everyone will be returning to work it's a phased approach. As of May 18, we have moved into a new phase in our journey: #StaySafeMN.
If you can stay home, please stay home.
Click on the photo below for guidance for businesses.
Testing sites are designed to keep you and health care workers safe. Sometimes you may stay in your car. Other sites will screen you before you come indoors. Many sites will require an appointment before you arrive in order to ensure they’ve collected your contact and insurance information.
Please review directions specific to each site before you go. Click the photo below to be directed to the website.
Appropriately named Skywalker, the new baby sheep at Como Zoo was named on May 4th.
Click the photo below to read the article.
Wash your hands, stay at home and don't forget to find ways to connect with one another. We are in this together.
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