Business Resources

small business Member Assistance Fund
Working towards the recovery of our business community, the DeKalb Chamber would like to provide an avenue for those that would like to see local small businesses be open and available to provide support. The Small Business Member Assistance Fund is set up to allow donations to provide assistance to the local small businesses that are against challenges never seen. These are the businesses that are there when we need help with donations, sponsorships, in-kind goods and services and make our community unique. Please consider making a donation to this fund to help businesses recover and continue to be great assets to our community.
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Small Business Resources
- B2B Grants for Restaurants, Hotels and Creative Arts Businesses
- Business Growth Academy
- Illinois Back 2 Business Grant Program - May 2022
- Illinois Back 2 Business Grant Program in Spanish
- Google Career Certificate - Digital Marketing & E-commerce
- OSHA Releases Vaccination and Testing ETS
- DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board Community Investment Funding
- IRS Small Business Tax Workshop
- Face Masks/Personal Protective Equipment are Tax Deductible
- Shuttered Venue Operators Grant FAQ
- Emergency Small Business Grants and Loans Assistance
- U.S. Small Business Administration (Guidance and Loan Resources)
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
- Disaster Loan Assistance

State Resources
- B2B Grants for Restaurants, Hotels and Creative Arts Businesses
- Public Acts Effective July 1, 2022
- Illinois Back 2 Business Grant Program
- Illinois Back 2 Business Grant Program in Spanish
- Illinois Small Business COVID-19 Relief Program
- State of Illinois Coronavirus Response
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- Illinois Coronavirus Disease Response

National Resources
- Minority Business Development Agency's Access to Capital: Innovative Finance Grant Competition
- COVID Vaccines Digital Resources Center
- Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Benefit Finder
- World Health Organization
- The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act
- IRS Small Business Information
- Guide to Independent Contractors' CARES Act Relief
- Reopening Business Digital Resources Center
