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SUMMARY:The Small Business Relief Fund - Info Session Webinar
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE!\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n				\n					\n						The Houston East End Chamber is hosting this webinar to provide an overview of the grant program\, eligibility guidelines and more information about how to apply for the new Harris County Small Business Relief Fund administered by LiftFund. \n\n						 \n\n						Eligible small business owners may apply for financial support in the form of grants ranging from $5\,000 to $25\,000 to advance their recovery from the economic setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n						 \n\n						Business owners are encouraged to visit www.harriscountybusinessrelief.org to learn more about the eligibility guidelines and documents needed to complete the application and begin gathering the proper documentation. This fund is not first-come\, first-served program\; all completed applications will be reviewed for eligibility and prioritized based on small business impact parameters.\n\n						 \n\n						The application period will last two weeks\, and eligible small business owners within Harris County (inside or outside the City of Houston) can apply at www.harriscountybusinessrelief.org\, until Monday\, October 4.\n					\n				\n			\n			\n		\n	\n\n\n \n \n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			\n				\n					\n						To qualify for the Small Business Relief Fund\, micro and small business applicants must:\n\n						 \n\n						? Be located within Harris County\n\n						 \n\n						? Be a registered business doing commerce in Harris County\n\n						 \n\n						? Have 30 or fewer employees (including part time\, contractors and full-time employees and owners)\n\n						 \n\n						? Operate a company that opened before April 2020\n\n						 \n\n						? Have experienced negative impact on operations due to the pandemic\n\n						 \n\n						? Have generated annual revenue of less than $500\,000 dollars in 2019 and 2020\n\n						 \n\n						? Be in good standing Texas Comptroller?s office with no outstanding tax obligations or liabilities\n\n						 \n\n						Note: Tax-exempt businesses\, gambling businesses\, residential builders\, speculative real estate investors and sexually oriented businesses are not eligible for the Small Business Relief Fund.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4_Fwu1vaTry4i5jfNRteOw"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>REGISTER HERE!</strong></span></a><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%\;border-collapse:collapse\;min-width:100%\;" width="100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:100.0%\;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in\;word-wrap:break-word\;vertical-align:top\;">\n			<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%\;border-collapse:collapse\;min-width:100%\;" width="100%">\n				<tbody>\n					<tr>\n						<td style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">The Houston East End Chamber is hosting this </span></span></span><span style="color:#403F42\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4_Fwu1vaTry4i5jfNRteOw" target="_blank"><span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">webinar</span></span></a></span></span></span><span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"> to provide an overview of the grant program\, eligibility guidelines and more information about how to apply for the new Harris County Small Business Relief Fund administered by LiftFund. </span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Eligible small business owners may apply for financial support in the form of grants ranging from <strong>$5\,000 to $25\,000 </strong>to advance their recovery from the economic setbacks caused by</span></span></span> <span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Business owners are encouraged to visit </span></span></span><span style="color:#403F42\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;"><a href="https://www.harriscountybusinessrelief.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#205E9E\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">www.harriscountybusinessrelief.org</span></span></a> </span></span></span><span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">to learn more about the eligibility guidelines and documents needed to complete the application and begin gathering the proper documentation. This fund is not first-come\, first-served program\; all completed applications will be reviewed for eligibility and prioritized based on small business impact parameters.</span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">The application period will last two weeks\, and eligible small business owners within Harris County (inside or outside the City of Houston) can apply at </span></span></span><span style="color:#403F42\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;"><a href="https://www.harriscountybusinessrelief.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#205E9E\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">www.harriscountybusinessrelief.org</span></span></a></span></span></span><span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">\, until Monday\, October&nbsp\;4.</span></span></span></td>\n					</tr>\n				</tbody>\n			</table>\n			</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<div style="clear:both\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%\;border-collapse:collapse\;min-width:100%\;" width="100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:100.0%\;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in\;word-wrap:break-word\;vertical-align:top\;">\n			<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100.0%\;border-collapse:collapse\;min-width:100%\;" width="100%">\n				<tbody>\n					<tr>\n						<td style="padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><strong><span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">To qualify for the Small Business Relief Fund\, micro and small business applicants must:</span></span></span></strong><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">? Be located within Harris County</span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">? Be a registered business doing commerce in Harris County</span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">? Have 30 or fewer employees (including part time\, contractors and full-time employees and owners)</span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">? Operate a company that opened before April 2020</span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">? Have experienced negative impact on operations due to the pandemic</span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">? Have generated annual revenue of less than $500\,000 dollars&nbsp\;in 2019 and 2020</span></span></span><br />\n						&#65279\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">? Be in good standing Texas Comptroller?s office with no outstanding tax obligations or liabilities</span></span></span><br />\n						&nbsp\;<br />\n						<span style="color:#231F20\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Note: Tax-exempt businesses\, gambling businesses\, residential builders\, speculative real estate investors and sexually oriented businesses are not eligible for the Small Business Relief Fund.</span></span></span></td>\n					</tr>\n				</tbody>\n			</table>\n			</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<div style="clear:both\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n
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URL:http://houstoneastend.smartcms.site/events/details/the-small-business-relief-fund-info-session-webinar-5072313
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