Shawnee County Small Business Eligible to Receive $5K Grant for Completing Continuity Plan
As a way to educate local small businesses and aid in creating systems of prevention and recovery, the Greater Topeka Partnership is calling for Shawnee County small businesses to submit their business continuity plans to be eligible to receive $5,000 grant. This grant is offered through the Sparks Grant Program and administered by the Greater Topeka Partnership. Applicants must have their business continuity plan approved by Partnership staff to be eligible.
Other eligibility criteria include:
Must register before October 27 or for the Nov. 5 replayMust have been in business for a minimum of one yearThe business must be in Shawnee CountyEligible businesses should have 50 employees or lessAll city, state and federal taxes and liens must be currentBusiness MUST NOT have received federal funds from federal programs such as the EIDL or PPP loan programs and used them for the same purposeBusiness must participate in the October 27 virtual Business Continuity Plan and have it approved by Partnership staff to be eligible for the grant dollarsMust be a for-profit, privately held small business that maintains a place of business in Shawnee CountyMust be able to demonstrate economic injury as a result of the designated disaster (business slow or stop, employee layoff, etc.)Must provide detailed information and bills and outline use of proceeds directly related to the economic injury caused by COVID-19
“A business continuity plan is a document that outlines how the business will function during a disruption. The goal of this plan is to allow business operations to continue to operate before, during and after a disaster – a very timely topic to tackle given the current state of the world,” said Glenda Washington, chief equity and opportunity officer and director of GO Topeka’s Women and Minority Business Development program. “This program will provide small businesses with the educational resources as well as the confidence that will allow them to not only prepare for the worst, but also plan for their recovery.”
For more information on the October 27 workshop or November 5th Replay Zoominars, please review the event agenda.
