EIDL Loan Advance – SBA

Retention Tax Credit

A short-term refundable payroll tax credit for businesses that retain their workers. Business would receive 50% of wages paid during the crisis, & up to $10k of the credit would be refundable.

SBA Express Bridge Loans

Delay of Employer Payroll Tax 

Will allow the employer’s share of the 6.2% Social Security tax that would otherwise be due from the date of enactment through 12/31/20, to be paid on 12/31/21 (50%) and 12/31/22 (50%).

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

Gives all American businesses with fewer than 500 employees funds to provide employees with paid leave, either for the employee’s own health needs or to care for family members.

Small Business Guide to DOL Guidance FAQ

AHLA’s labor counsel, Ulman Policy, created this FAQ to help hoteliers navigate the DOL’s guidance as it relates to COVID-19 legislation and requirements.

Unemployment Insurance FAQ

Opportunity Fund

A coronavirus relief fund that will provide grants and low-interest-rate loans for small businesses owned by women, immigrants, and people of color.

Federal Main Street Lending Program

Program to support lending to small and medium-sized businesses that were in sound financial condition before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Compare all aspects of the PPP to the EIDL to the SBA Bridge Loan to the SBA Express Loan to the SBA Debt Relief Program.

BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER by Hello Alice

Funding opportunities, networks, mentorship, and resources for all Black business owners.

Mainvest’s Main Street Initiative

Launch a capital raise on Mainvest and you may be eligible for a $2,000, zero-interest loan for restaurants or other brick and mortars affected by the shutdown.

Local Futures Gift Card Program

When a customer buys a Local Future for $50, the business also gets cash today. The difference is in how the customer redeems it. The customer must continue to spend money at the business to redeem their savings.

National List of Cash Relief Resources

CASE and CASE i3 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business launched a searchable website to help for-profit or nonprofit entrepreneurs struggling to locate cash relief resources.

MILITARY-CONNECTED BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER by Hello Alice

Partnerships and resources expressly developed for the purpose of empowering and growing small businesses created by all those entrepreneurs who identify as part of the military-connected community.

Hispanic Small Business Center by Hello Alice

Find everything you need for your business to start, survive or thrive, updated daily.

Rebuild Florida Business Loan Fund

Microfinance Guarantee Program

Access to credit for entrepreneurs and small businesses in Florida by providing targeted guarantees to loans made to such entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund

The fund will assist local organizations helping those in Northeast Florida affected by this public health crisis.

Hospitality Industry Relief Fund

Providing immediate financial support to independently owned & operated restaurants/bars impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

Free Insurance Policy Reviews

Short Term Compensation Program (FL)

Permits pro-rated Reemployment Assistance (RA) benefits to employees whose work hours and earnings are reduced as part of a STC plan to avoid total layoff of some employees.

State Small Business Credit Initiative

Provides loans and/or loan participations to commercial lenders, credit unions, and Certified Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) that extend credit to small businesses in Florida.

Planning for the Return to Occupancy

Labor & Employment Guidelines

Fisher Phillips has developed labor and employment guidelines for businesses to consider when planning to reopen.

Reopening Guidance Tracker by State

Get live-updated details on the Executive Order on Re-opening Guidance.

Track Your Sustainable Development Goals

CDC Guidelines for COVID in the Workplace

Travel in the New Normal

Industry guidance for promoting the health and safety of all travelers. Prepared by U.S. Travel Association.

Hotel Recovery and Limited Operations Checklist

A check list for hotel signage, employee protection, protect public areas, prevent the spread of infection, and start-up practices for building systems after shutdown.

Return to Worksite Toolkit

Consideration overview topics when bringing employees back to a work setting.

Hotel Re-opening Checklist

SBA Preparing to Reopen Guide

We recommend you develop a well thought out plan for when you can open again.

Enhanced Industry-wide Hotel Cleaning Guidelines in Response to COVID-19

The following health and safety guidelines represent best practices for the hotel industry, in accordance with CDC guidelines, during the re-opening phase of the economy.

Live Timeline of Hospitality News

Go Paperless

It’s a great time to activate a “Go Paperless” policy.

Track COVID-19 Business Expenses

By keeping close tabs on the costs you’re incurring now, you’ll be in a better good position to leverage benefits.

Communicate to Employees

Employees need regular communication in times of crisis like the coronavirus – like guidance on effectively working from home and support to protect their health and wellbeing.

Legal & Human Resources FAQ

Operations FAQ

AHLA is actively compiling FAQs from membership on important operations questions that face your business.

Expedia

Booking.com

If guests requested cancellations as a result of Force Majeure, Booking.com will waive the commission in these cases.

Hotel Chain Cancelation Policies

Get an insight into how hotels worldwide are dealing with the need to support travellers’ extenuating circumstances amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelocity & Orbitz

Eligible for a full refund for hotels booked in specific destinations by people who are not a resident of these countries.