Business Resources

Links to local, regional, state, and federal resources for your business or nonprofit organization.

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• Cloth masks for essential businesses– The Cayuga County Emergency Management Office has received 27,500 cloth masks from New York State to distribute to essential businesses. You can email your request to Harry Sherman (hsherman@cayugacounty.us).
• Remote workspaces–
  • Commonplace Auburn
  • WorkSpaces by Hilton – Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn, NY
  • Rodeway Inn & Suites, Weedsport, NY– Call (315) 834-6623
• COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs– Onondaga SBDC
• COVID-19 Business Resources– CenterState CEO
• Buy Local Gift Card Directory– A free service provided by The Citizen in which local businesses can post a link to their websites or enter a phone number. Customers in search of ways to support local businesses can access this directory in order to shop local online and support local businesses.

STATE

• NYS Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Page
• NYS Executive Orders
• COVID-19 Resources– Empire State Development
• Submit Your COVID-19-Related Questions– Empire State Development
• COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits– New York Council of Nonprofits

FEDERAL

• Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)– U.S. Small Business Administration
• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers– CDC – This guidance includes information about how to prevent workplace exposures to COVID-19 in non-healthcare settings, as well as how to maintain healthy business/workplace operations.
• OSHA Coronavirus Page
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Eligible Emergency Protective Measures– FEMA
• Coronavirus Tax Relief– IRS
• Small Business Resource Guide– U.S. Congressman John Katko
• CDC Info for Schools, Workplaces & Community Locations