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Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers today announced $5.2 million in investments to support pandemic recovery efforts for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and tourism. These investments include: the creation of a Small Business Innovation Assistance (SBIA) program, which provides technical assistance and grants to small businesses and entrepreneurs; and an expansion of the county’s tourism marketing initiative.
“Small businesses are the backbone of our community and economy. They bring tens of thousands of jobs to our county, from entry-level positions to highly skilled workers. While we’re seeing encouraging signs of recovery for our small businesses and workers, it’s clear that there’s more work to do. With these investments, we can boost economic growth and innovation across our county, and help business owners and entrepreneurs build resiliency and thrive,” said Executive Somers.
You can find more information on these two new economic recovery programs here. If you’d like to learn more about Snohomish County’s pandemic recovery work, you can visit www.snohomishcountywa.gov/recovery, or follow us on Twitter at @snocounty or Facebook at @SnohomishCountyWA.
 The Snohomish County Emergency Rental Assistance Program temporarily reopened to accept new applications on April 11, 2022. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program has limited funds and assistance cannot be guaranteed. Given the limited resources available, Snohomish County will temporarily accept new applications through 211. For more information, call 2-1-1 or visit: Emergency Rental Assistance | Snohomish County Coronavirus Response (arcgis.com)
Here are some additional resources that are available to support you and your community:
- Utility Assistance: Energy Assistance | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website (snohomishcountywa.gov)
- Food Assistance: Our Food Bank Members | snoco-coalition (snohomishcountyfoodbankcoalition.org)
- Child Care: Families - Child Care Aware WA
In addition, the Office of Recovery & Resilience (ORR) has just launched its updated website at www.snohomishcountywa.gov/recovery. Here you can find a one-stop-shop for available relief and recovery resources ranging from rent assistance, small business support, to access to COVID-19 testing, and more!
If you have questions or ideas on supports for our communitywide recovery, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Office of Recovery & Resilience at snohomishcounty.recovers@snoco.org.
Has your business or nonprofit been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Across the local, state, and federal levels, pandemic relief resources remain available to help you and your organization stay afloat during this uncertain time.
The Washington State Department of Commerce’s Small Business Flex Fund offers loans of up to $150,000 for state small businesses and nonprofits. The funds can be used flexibly, for things like rent, payroll, marketing, building improvements, etc. The state and federal government offer several other initiatives to support businesses, you can find a full list here: https://commercegrants.com/covid-19-resources/.
Here are some additional resources that are available to support your business:
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Access to Capital: Small Business Administration (sba.gov)
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Finding & Training Talent: WorkSourceWA
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Growing Your Business: Advising, Mentorship, & Research: Business Advising in Snohomish County (economicalliancesc.org)
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Information & Best Practices: Economic Alliance Snohomish County (economicalliancesc.org)
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Starting Your Business: Access to Lenders: Greater Seattle | SCORE
The Snohomish Health District has recently created a video that helps employers understand what to do if they receive notice of a positive COVID-19 case from an employee. You can watch that video here: https://www.snohd.org/609/COVID-Info-for-Employers/.
If you have questions or ideas on supports for business and worker recovery, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Office of Recovery & Resilience at snohomishcounty.recovers@snoco.org.
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