Small Business Exchange with Business Council of Alabama:
The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) will be presenting the Small Business Exchange on Thursday, April 9, from 7-8 p.m. on Alabama Public Television and Facebook live. This programming will assist small businesses in the areas of the CARES Act, small business loans, employment issues, tax relief and more.
BCA will have experts in accounting, banking, business and law to answer phone calls from business owners and employees. In addition to the television broadcast and Facebook live, the experts will be taking questions Thursday, April 9, from 7-10 p.m. and Friday, April 10, from 9 a.m.-noon.
Small business owners, sole proprietors, freelancers and the self-employed, independent contractors and 501 (c)(6) organizations should call (1) 833-222-4249 during the designated times to speak with the experts.
The BCA Facebook page can be found here.
Yelp provides relief for restaurants and nightlife businesses:
Yelp announced they are providing $25 million in relief to support independent, local restaurants and nightlife businesses. By doing this, they are offering free advertising, products and services. As of now, the relief program ends April 30.
For details on the program, click here.
Auburn City Council and Auburn Planning Commission meetings held online:
Auburn City Council and Auburn Planning Commission will hold their meetings via Zoom. These meetings will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube.
For more information on streaming and registering to participate, click here.