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The Greater Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) is a grassroots chamber of commerce that was created to effectively assist and support entrepreneurs within Greater Milwaukee while promoting business growth in the city. It is committed to driving economic strength to help contribute to making Milwaukee a prosperous community.
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Grab your family and friends for fun in the sun for a 5K SUN RUN/WALK or kids dash to support the athletes of Special Olympics Wisconsin. The event includes socially distant activities for the whole family and you can even cool down with an optional SOLAR PLUNGE in a lake or pool. It’s the perfect way to start your summer right.
Click the link below to find a location near you to participate in.
https://www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/events/sun-run-solar-plunge/
A new $5,000 Grant (Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant) is available to businesses that were established before December 2020 from the Department Of Revenue & the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. An email will be sent out to all the businesses on record with the Department of Revenue today and a reminder email will be sent again in a week. This program starts today and runs for 15 days.
Visit the link below to learn more.
https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/TaxPro/2021/WisconsinTomorrowSmallBusinessRecoveryGrant.aspx#6
Do you run a food based business? Check out the webinar recording below to learn about eligibility and how to apply.
https://youtu.be/fxi3EcB_BZ4
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Great news for Wisconsin small business owners!
The We're All In Small Business Grant - Phase 2 will be launching soon. Applications will be accepted between 8:00 a.m. on Monday, October 19 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, November 2.
Visit the link below to learn more and get your docs ready.
https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/SmallBusinessGrantProgram.aspx
Hello members and small business owners, applications for the $75 million "We’re All In" Small Business Grants opens on June 15! We will be providing reference letters for our members who are planning to apply. Just make sure you email us at
[email protected] in enough time after you have reviewed the requirements for the grant application.
Visit
https://wedc.org/programs-and-resources/wai-small-business-grant/ to learn more!
GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Ethnic Minority Emergency grant has been extended till 11:59pm on Tuesday May 26th.
Have you heard of the "We Are All In" grant? It is a grant that the Governor has approved for small business owners for about $2500 each so get ready to apply for it. If you applied for the Ethnic Minority Emergency grant, you are also eligible for the "We are All In" grant.
Keep an eye on this space! 😀
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/28c2d0c
Hello members and friends of the GMCC. The Ethnic Minority Emergency Grant's online application is now open. Please visit the link below to apply. Please review information in the pictures to make sure you have all the required documents before applying.
https://tinyurl.com/y75nbqtr
An opportunity for some graduating seniors to apply for a small scholarship grant!
Are you an Ethnically Diverse Micro Business? If yes, then here is some good news. After some weeks of discussions between the governor and leaders of ethnically diverse organizations like ours, the governor today announced a Grant Program for 1000 Ethnically Diverse Micro-Businesses. This is to further assist due to the Covid-19 losses many micro business has/is experiencing. Click on the link below to download the PDF document with instructions for when and how to apply.
http://gmcofc.org/
Hello friends and members, the pandemic is making things extremely fluid so changes are constantly happening with the available information. Please visit the link below to get to the chamber's News & Events page where we are working to provided updated information we get regarding things available to assist small business owners during this difficult times.
https://tinyurl.com/u2sl7nf
With the forced downtime due to the Covid-19, this creates an opportunity for us as small business owners to get our business books in order. Sidekick Accounting Services is providing a webinar on Quick-books for a highly discounted price. Please visit the link below to register and I can assure you it will be worth your while.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quickbooks-online-workshop-tickets-101602702418
Hello Small business owners and friends please visit the link below to get the documents for applying for the SBA Economic Disaster Injury Loans.
https://www.sba.gov/disaster/apply-for-disaster-loan/index.html
Also watch the video in the link below to learn more about the process. Please note that the video was provided to me by the Minnesota SBA District office when I attended their webinar so the address at the end of it is for the Minnesota District.
The link to the video is
https://youtu.be/vM4GR_rwPHQ