Fresno State Visalia Campus: Available Resources & Downsizing Options to Sustain Your Family Businesses Amid COVID-19

The Institute for Family Business in collaboration with the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board will virtually host Sierra HR Partners Inc, the Small Business Administration, and the Employment Development Department to help family businesses learn more about the immediate resources available during this COVID-19 emergency. The panel will also provide compliance guidelines and tips to follow in case your business must make the difficult choice to reduce its workforce.
 

Agenda: 

• Restructuring with a Keen Sense of Business, Balanced with a Sense of Compassion

• To Downsize or Not, Alternatives to Layoffs
• Steps for Effective Downsizing
• Compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
• Effective Communicating with Your Employees
• Resources Available to Businesses 
• SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Eligibility, Terms and Process
• Tips to Follow When Applying for SBA’s EIDLs
• Assistance to SBA Partners
• Disaster Loan Application Portal Instructions
• Additional Resources