{"id":6963,"date":"2021-06-17T16:09:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T16:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chamber630.com\/?p=6963"},"modified":"2021-06-17T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T16:09:18","slug":"u-s-small-business-association-shares-resources-for-lgbtq-in-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/news\/u-s-small-business-association-shares-resources-for-lgbtq-in-small-businesses","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Small Business Association Shares Resources for LGBTQ+ in Small Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Resources for LGBTQ+ businesses<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/about-sba\/organization\/observances\/lgbtq-pride-month-2021?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/USSBA\/2020\/06\/3419517\/3114399\/sba-ocpl-social-media-tile-lgbt-pride-month-v1-2-1_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Pride Month\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SBA helps entrepreneurs with access to capital, mentorship, and business opportunities. The following items will help you get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/business-guide\/grow-your-business\/lgbt-owned-businesses?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Resources for LGBTQ+ business owners from SBA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nglcc.org\/get-certified?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certify your business with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.loc.gov\/lgbtq-business\/introduction?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">LGBTQ+ Resources in Business and the Workplace from the Library of Congress<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/guidance\/what-you-should-know-eeoc-and-protections-lgbt-workers?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">What You Should Know: The EEOC and Protections for LGBT Workers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/hiv\/lgbti_brochure.html?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Protecting the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Individuals from the Department of Justice<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/about-sba\/organization\/observances\/lgbtq-pride-month-2021?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&nbsp;<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Trainings you don&#8217;t want to miss<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/il?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/USSBA\/2020\/09\/3728697\/3233935\/sba0219-district-webinar-promo-tiles-sba-resources-_crop.jpg\" alt=\"webinar: resources for small businesses or small business \"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing Your Product<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"event-details-description\">Learn how to calculate your product selling price and more in this one-hour webinar with representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration and Honor Services, Inc. Bring your questions! There will be time for a Q&amp;A.&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday, June 16, 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/pricing-you-product-tickets-158916115379?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small Business Compliance with Department of Labor Beyond COVID-19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the SBA\u2019s Illinois District Office and the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Wage &amp; Hour Division and the Employee Benefits Security Administration for an overview of the COBRA premium assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and federal wage and hour laws.&nbsp;<strong>Thursday, June 24, 1 p.m.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/preview?eid=159658499871%2F&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction to SBA Mentor Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Supervisory Business Opportunity Specialist Rosalyn Putman will discuss the SBA Mentor Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Program (SMPP) with the Women&#8217;s Business Development Center. SMPP is a mentoring program designed to enhance the capabilities of small businesses to help them compete for federal contracts.&nbsp;<strong>Thursday, June 24, 10:00 a.m.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_tsKe9ezwSeCwNPyhZdDRRA?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/8a-orientation-workshopsam-registration-tickets-137496978163?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(a) Orientation workshop\/SAM Registration<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This webinar will provide an overview of the 8(a) Business Development program, eligibility requirements, program benefits and training, steps to registering in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to do business with the federal government.&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday, July 21, 9:30 a.m.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/8a-orientation-workshopsam-registration-tickets-137496978163?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay updated<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/relief?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sba.gov\/relief<\/a>&nbsp;for updates on the loan programs, guidance for businesses and employers, and other SBA resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions about your already submitted EIDL application, contact the SBA Disaster Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:disastercustomerservice@sba.gov\">disastercustomerservice@sba.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBA_Illinois?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@SBA_Illinois<\/a>&nbsp;on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-mail questions to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:illinois.do@sba.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illinois.do@sba.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources for LGBTQ+ businesses SBA helps entrepreneurs with access to capital, mentorship, and business opportunities. The following items will help you get started. Resources for LGBTQ+ business owners from SBA Certify your business with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce LGBTQ+ Resources in Business and the Workplace from the Library of Congress What You Should [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[55,56,57,58,59],"class_list":["post-6963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-articles","tag-businesses","tag-lgbtq","tag-resources","tag-small"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6963"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chamber630.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}