RE-OPEN - 4R Project
As North Dakota businesses re-open, guidelines and processes vary by industry. If your business is ready, the state has provided those initial guidelines:
The ND Smart Restart steps include:
- Workplace Self Assessment
- Essential Workplace Recommendations for COVID-19
- Industry specific guidelines
Additionally, there is a list of ND Smart Restart Contacts and Workplace COVID-19 Resources.
Our national association, ASBDC, also put together a guide to help you plan and prepare.
Upcoming 4R Project Offerings:
- Creative Marketing in the Hospitality Industry - Aug 4
Recordings
- The 4R Project - Getting North Dakota Back in Business - recording
- Coronavirus Tax Relief for Employers and Business Owners - recording
- Small Business Legal Issues: Employee & Customer Safety, HR issues, insurance and liability - recording
- Cybersecurity for Small Business Owner - recording
- How your Business can Harness the Power of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Resilience in Response to COVID-19 - recording
- Small Business Legal Issues: Legal structure, implications, bankruptcy and solvency issues due to COVID-19 - recording
- Hospitality Leadership - recording
Additional topics with pending dates are listed below. These sessions are facilitated
by UND faculty and regional attorneys. Watch for details and dates coming soon.
- Restaurant and Hospitality Industry recovery and adaptation
- Resiliency in business and mental health
- Marketing
- Types of Disaster Plans and Why You Need One
- Examples from a Real Business Working with PPP implementation, tracking, and forgiveness
Upcoming Webinars/Events:
- Facebook marketing training series - more info
- Business Builders Workshop: Use YouTube to Grow Your Business - Aug 11
- SBA Military Spouse Entrepreneur Summit - Aug 19
- Survivie and Thrive Growth Summit - Aug 20
- Business Builders Workshop: Cash Flow - Sept 8
Webinar Recordings
- PPP Loan Forgiveness: Application Walk through and Prep - June 23
- PPP Loan Forgiveness: Application Walk through and Prep - June 24
- Business Builders Workshop: Social Media Foundations
- EPA/CDC: Safely Disinfecting Public Places to Reopen America
- Business Builders Workshop: Succession Planning
Tools
- Lowe's & LISC grants for minority & women owned, as well as rural businesses
- Walmart 7th Annual Open Call - learn more and/or attend an informational webinar July 28 or 29.
- Facebook launched a Virtual Shopping Mall option
- As businesses transition online, there can be a lot of questions about taxes. This website covers information for many states as it relates to remote sellers.
- ND Smart Resrtart Supplier Form for vendors to provide information about COVID-related supplise they are offering
- Constant Contact Action Plans for various industries
- Salesforce - A Guide to Safely Reopening Your Business
Resources
- How to Implement Flexible Scheduling That's a Win-Win for You and Your Employees
- Nine Guidelines for Reopening After a COVID-19 Shutdown
- Quickbooks Online and Desktop Discounts - contact our site nearest you to inquire about up to 40% off your first 12-months.
Employee Testing & Business Liability
- There has been much discussion about business liability protection as it relates to reopening. Read more
- .Considerations for Mandatory Testing and Vaccinations. Read more,
As we progress in this phase, the ND SBDC will be providing additional training and one-on-one advising from subject matter experts. If you have a topic you'd like to see included, please let us know.