Posts by Tim Erickson

Dear Ironwood Business Owner, Here is Part 2 of today’s update. This focuses more on what the Federal opportunities through the SBA (Small Business Administration).  All the large relief packages that are being developed by Congress flow through the SBA. There are two different loan programs and the details are included in this email. Consider…

Update 3/30/2020 Good Morning Ironwood Business Owners, This email is Part 1 of 2. Later today I will send out an email addressing some of the new federal opportunities as well. Attached to this email is the application for the Small Business Relief Program through the MEDC. Below is some additional information on the criteria…

Dear Ironwood Business Owners, New opportunities are happening everyday to provide relief to our small businesses. Charly Loper from Bessemer continues to put out a great summary of what is going. I’ve included her information in the below update. Please feel free to reach out to me for questions and concerns.  The best way to…

Dear Ironwood Business Owners, Charly Loper from the City of Bessemer posted a great update today on resources for small businesses.  I will include it in this update. Be sure to keep checking the update906.com website for changes. City of Ironwood staff is currently being trained to help with the SBA disaster loan process so…

Dear City of Ironwood Business Owners, The SBDC is providing a number of webinars to help small businesses. This one is specific to Restaurant and Bar owners. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8080862213536987149 The Federal Reserve Survey will not be posted until next week. We will forward the link to everyone once its available. All of these emails are also…

Dear Ironwood Business Owners, On Saturday InvestUP launched a website as a central information location for many of the programs that will be available for small business disaster relief. The website is https://update906.com/  For information on the Governor’s “Stay at Home” order go to https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus   Last week the Federal Reserve sent out a survey for small businesses to…

Dear Ironwood Business Owners, Attached to this message is an email from the MEDC regarding opportunities associated with the Disaster Relief Effort for Small Businesses. Two major opportunities; one, the SBA Disaster Assistance Loan program should be available to our area very soon. Our understanding is that the state applied for designation yesterday. The MEDC…

Coronavirus has rapidly changed the landscape of our country and our community. Not just in the way we go about our daily lives, but in the way we do business. Every business is feeling the effect of the virus on the economy, but our restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, other service businesses are taking the first…