Financial help for businesses
Last updated September 29, 2021 at 11:33 AM
Business owners who have been financially affected by COVID-19 can:
- Prevent layoffs and bring back furloughed or laid-off workers at reduced hours through the Work Sharing Program
- Workers can keep their job and get partial unemployment benefits to supplement reduced work hours. This helps you avoid hiring and training expenses.
- Get relief and extensions for filing state tax returns
- Claim federal employer tax credits:
- Employee Retention Credit (available through December 31, 2021)
- Paid sick and family leave credit, including time off to get vaccinated and to recover (available through September 30, 2021)
- Apply for:
- COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (available through December 31, 2021)
- California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (available between September 9 and 30, 2021)
- Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (available to live venues, museums, and movie theaters through August 20, 2021)
More information:
- Reopening your business and hiring employees
- COVID-19 information for California businesses
- COVID-19 relief options from the U.S. Small Business Administration