SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES

As we all adjust to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19), the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce is committed to providing the resources and information necessary to address the needs of our business community during this unprecedented time. In uncertain times like these, the Chamber is working to minimize the impacts to health, communities and our economy. Although, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has disrupted daily life for everyone across our region, we must remember that we are in this together.  Stay Strong Laguna!

Orange County Community Services Implements Economic & Business Recovery Call Center

U.S. Small Business Administration

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Small Business Development Center

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Association of Chamber Executives

Control and Prevention

Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers

Employment Development Department

GUIDANCE ON THE ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order Providing Relief to California Small Businesses 

REMOTE WORKING TOOLS

Remote Work Checklist - download here

Accounting

Quickbooks Online - $12-75

Services Provided: Information Storage/Sharing/Project Management/Security/Encryption

Gusto - $6-12/per user

Services Provided: Information Storage/Sharing/Project Management/Security/Encryption

All-Inclusive

Google Suite/Hangouts - $6-25/per user

Services Provided: Video Conferencing/Audio/Phone/Instant Messaging/Information Storage/Sharing/Project Management/Security/Encryption

*In response to COVID-19 through July 1: free access to our advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G-Suite and G-Suite for Education customers globally including larger meetings, for up to 250 participants per call, live streaming for up to 100,000 viewers with a domain, and the ability to record meetings and save them to Google Drive

Office 365/Teams - $0-12.50/per user

Services Provided: Video Conferencing/Instant Messaging/Information Storage/Sharing/Project Management/Security/Encryption

*In response to COVID-19: Microsoft is rolling out updates to the free version of Teams that will life restrictions on user limits. 

Communication

Zoom - $0-19.99

Services Provided: Video Conferencing/Web Conferencing/Webinar/Security Encryption

*In response to COVID-19: free for educators to move toward virtual learning

Zoom Phone: - $14.99

Services Provided: Audio/Phone/Security/Encryption

Slack - $0-12.50

Services Provided: Video Conferencing/Instant Messaging/Information Storage/Sharing/Security Encryption

Loom - $0-5/per user

Services Provided: Video Conferencing/Web Conferncing/Webinar/Instant Messaging

*In response to COVID-19 through July 1: free for educators, recording limit removed on the free plan, free trial entended to 30 days, Loom Pro price adjusted to $5/month

Ring Central - $24.99-49.99/per user

Services Provided: Video Conferencing/Web Conferencing/Webinar/Audio/Phone/Instant Messaging

*In response to COVID-19: Three months free RingCentral Office for k12 educators, health providers and nonprofits

Gotomeeting - $12-16/per user

Services Provided: Video Conferencing/Web Conferencing/Webinar/Audio/Phone/Instant Messaging

*In response to COVID-19: some organizations may be eligible for access for free emergency remote work toolkit. 

CRM

Live Agent - $0-39/per user

Services Provided: Project Management

Information Services

Dropbox Business - $12.50-20/per user

Services Provided: Information Storage/Sharing/Security/Encryption

*In response to COVID-19: Free Dropbox Business subscriptions for a three-month period to nonprofits and NGOs that are focused on fighting COVID-19

Genius Scan - $0

Services Provided: Information Storage/Sharing Phone App for scanning/sending documents

Tiny Scanner - $0

Services Provided: Information Storage/Sharing Phone App for scanning/sending documents

Project Management

Trello - $0-20.83/per user

Services Provided: Information Storage/Sharing/Project Management/Security/Encryption

Asana Project Management - $0-24.99/per user

Services Provided: Information Storage/Sharing/Project Management

Scheduling

Acuity - $0-50

Services Provided: Project Management

Due to the closing of restaurants, the Laguna Beach Chamber and Visit Laguna Beach have compiled a useful list of restaurants throughout the city that offer take out and delivery options. We encourage you all to support these businesses during this difficult time. 

We encourage business owners to continue emailing us and tagging us on social media with your promotions. We are updating our website frequently.