SAN ANSELMO BUSINESS UPDATE
February 23, 2021

County Graduates to "Red" Status

Marin County moves from “purple” to “red” status in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy effective today. Under this less restrictive level:

Retail establishments can expand indoor capacity to 50%
Gyms and fitness studios (including yoga and dance studios) are allowed to open indoors at 10% capacity
Restaurants are allowed to open indoors at 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer.
Museums are allowed to open indoors at 25% capacity
Cultural ceremonies, including weddings and funerals, are allowed indoors at 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer (churches and hoses of worship maintain 25% indoor capacity)

Changes to business sector guidelines are available on the Marin Recovers website or the California Blueprint for a Safer Economy website.

Free, same day COVID-19 testing is available across the county, and anyone who comes into frequent contact with members of the public should consider getting tested at least once a month. See Public Health’s testing webpage for a list of testing locations.

Marin Loan Fund Open

The County of Marin launched a new loan program administered by MEDA. Applications will be received until March 15 at 11:59 p.m.

Details

$800K available in loans and $115K in grants (you can only receive a grant if you are first selected in the lottery process AND also do not meet the loan underwriting requirements)
Loans are 0% interest and can be up to $50K
53% of funding will go to businesses in San Rafael, 27% to those in Novato, and 20% for the rest of the county
Since this is coming from CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funding, the loans will target underserved groups and low income individuals

Eligibility Requirements

Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or Social Security Number (SSN)
Business located in Marin County — with business address in Marin County
Valid Marin County Business License
Be a for-profit business in good standing
Business annual revenues less than $2,500,000
No city/county tax liens or judgments
Demonstrate a 25% drop in revenues since Jan. 1, 2020
No more than 50 employees (including business owner)
Have not previously received a PPP loan of more than $150,000
If business has five or fewer employees (including business owner), either owner(s) must qualify as low-income or at least 51% of employees must be low-income. Low-income is defined as annual wages or salary of no more than $97,600.
If business has six to 50 employees (including business owner), at least 51% of employees must be low-income. Low-income is defined as annual wages or salary of no more than $97,600.

Assistance in this Process
The Marin Small Business Development Center can support you if you have questions or need guidance with the application or paperwork. You can reach out to the SBDC Advisor who assisted you with your PPP, EIDL or CA Grant or call (415) 482-1819.

For more more information on this loan program:
https://medasf.org/marinfund/

1st Step in Application: Submit a Loan Inquiry Form
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Marin County Business Covid-19 Impact Survey

The Town, County and Business Associations want to understand the stability and financial needs of your business so we can better support you. All information is confidential and anonymous and will only be used to better inform initiatives and activities to create opportunities for survival and success during and after the pandemic. Please take 3-5 minutes to fill out this survey. The deadline has been extended to 2/26 so please take this survey now. Take the Survey in English La encuesta en español

Economic Development Committee Meeting March 9

Please join the EDC for their March meeting Tuesday March 9, 2021, at 8:45 a.m. by Zoom.
Zoom meeting link
Or call in: (669) 900-6833
Webinar ID: 849 1827 2568

San Anselmo Business Resource Center

Please visit San Anselmo's
Business Resource Center for information and links for COVID 19, business licenses, Town permitting and available business spaces.