Local Business Assistance
American Rescue Plan Assistance
The EIDL and PPP programs have been supplemented by new funding programs available for restaurants, performance venues, childcare workers and more. Please go to our American Rescue Plan website to find out more about available assistance.
Outdoor Dining and Pandemic Façade Improvements
For information about the New Haven Outdoor Dining program, including permitting and how to create an outdoor dining space, go to our Outdoor Dining Website.
For information about the Pandemic Façade Improvements program, contact Clay Williams at (203) 946-7093 or CWilliam@NewHavenCT.gov.
Partnership Loan Program for Minority- and Women-Owned Small Businesses
The City of New Haven and partners are collaborating to provide financial relief and recovery resources to miniority-owned and wmen-owned small businesses in New Haven. Qualifying small business with 20 or fewer employees may apply for a 4% percent term loan for up to $25,000. After 12 months, New Haven businesses in good standing may qualify for up to 16.67% of their original loan amount forgiven.
Apply and learn more: https://www.hedcoinc.com/new-haven-loan-program.
Free Webinars
By the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
The Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce is hosting weekly webinars to help businesses navigate the complexities of the COVID 19 shutdown and reopening. Please go to their website to see recordings of past webinars and a schedule of what’s to come: https://www.gnhcc.com/webinars
Eat New Haven Marketing Assistance
Eat New Haven is a collaborative effort that is promoting New Haven restaurants. The website, eatnewhavenrestaurants.com, lists participating restaurants that are providing take-out, dine-in and delivery food during the pandemic. The program also ties into Marketplace New Haven, where you can easily buy gift cards to your favorite New Haven restaurants.
Civic Space Virtual Conference
Organized by the City of New Haven, the Civic Space Virtual Conference, held May 18th, hosted a variety of panels, workshops and discussions about resiliency and recovery in the midst of COVID-19. The Civic space conference was a time for us to come together as a community to share ideas, discuss challenges and build solutions during this time of crisis.
Work Space Panel
Economic Rebound Panel
Health Equity and Climate Change Panel
Community Well Being During and After COVID-19 Roundtable
Creative Power Panel
Join our growing list of #TogetherNewHaven Businesses
Fill out the form below and we will create a poster for your business and advertise your efforts to continue serving your customers on our social media outlets and in our daily eBlasts.
#TogetherNewHaven
Watch the video below for examples of the posters created for other #TogetherNewHaven businesses.
Yale Law School Resources for Community Businesses and Nonprofits: The Yale Law School is offering free support to small businesses, nonprofits, and self-employed individuals in the greater New Haven area. Website
#TogetherNewHaven
The City of New Haven is working with our arts and economic development partners to support our business community with technical assistance, program grants and collaboration as we navigate the COVID 19 crisis together.
Watch our Virtual Press Conference launch of #TogetherNewHaven for more information about the effort.
View our Press Conference briefing package for additional information about #TogetherNewHaven.