Resources for Startup Companies during COVID-19

We have compiled these resources from a number of partners.  To suggest another resource, please email caitlin@curiositylabptc.com.

 

Last updated 3/30/2020

 

Planning and Resilience

• Resources for Businesses and Employers via CDC
• “Resilience in a Box” disaster planning resources for businesses via the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
• COVID-19 Collection by MaRS – tools for startups in preparing for, planning, and responding to COVID-19
• “Coronavirus (COVID-19): ten practical steps for global employers, right now” via DLA Piper
• “Implications for business” via McKinsey and Company, with actions for companies to consider and leading indicator dashboards
• EY resources on resilient enterprises
• Crisis management resources via Endeavor Entrepreneur

Remote Work and Collaboration

• Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan, and Forbes articles on teams working remotely
• Ultimate Tip Sheet for Working Remotely via USAID
• Running online meetings via Slack

Discussions and Webinars

• SCORE (part of SBA) has a library of pre-recorded webinars for entrepreneurs
• EY webcast “The resilient enterprise: leading through uncertainty and complexity” (March 19)
•  Korn Ferry “Leading through and beyond COVID-19”webinar series
• Maintaining a Healthy Business in Times of Global Crisis webinar series via Global Trade Professional Alliance

Responding to COVID-19

• The European Commission calls for innovative approaches to resolving COVID-19 concerns
• UNCDF Response to COVID-19 -digital innovations, subnational finance to accelerate response and recovery, policy and regulatory support to governments, investment instruments

Funding Opportunities

• SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (Apply Here)
• CARES Act (Signed 3/27/2020) – Summary by National Law Review
• COVID-19 Capital Relief online searchable database for entrepreneurs worldwide via CASE at Duke University