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COVID-19 BUSINESS SERIES:

SESSION 1: CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR BUSINESS

Critical Resources for Business: GSMP “The Greater San Marcos Partnership is a public-private partnership focused on facilitating the increase of job-producing investment in Hays and Caldwell Counties.” Jason Giulietti President Greater San Marcos Partnership

Critical Resources for Business: Future Sessions July 22 - Session 2: Short & Long-Term Business Resiliency July 29 - Session 3: Regional Support Systems in Hays and Caldwell Counties August 5 - Session 4: Creative Capacity-Building Info & Register at https://greatersanmarcostx.com/events

Critical Resources for Business: Q&A Interaction • Select the Q&A dialog box to pose a question and see questions as answered • Clarification questions may be submitted and answered during the presentations • Questions with most frequency will be given priority • Presenter’s contact information will be provided at the end of the event

Critical Resources for Business: Presenters Joe Harper Diane Tackett Tommy Simmons Kelly Spillane Executive Director Chief Operations Legal Counsel Small Business Advocate Small Business Officer Texas Workforce Office of the Governor Development Center Workforce Solutions Commission Greg Abbott Texas State University Rural Capital Area

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Critical Resources for Business: Presenter Contact Info Kelly Spillane Diane Tackett Small Business Advocate Chief Operations Officer Office of the Governor Greg Abbott Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Kelly.spillane@gov.Texas.gov Diane.tackett@ruralcapital.net Joe Harper Tommy Simmons Executive Director Legal Counsel Small Business Development Center Texas Workforce Commission Texas State University Tommy.simmons@twc.state.tx.us Joe.harper@txstate.edu Barbara Thomason Director Workforce, Business Retention & Expansion Greater San Marcos Partnership BarbaraT@GreaterSanMarcosTX.com

You may view a recording of this Webinar on You Tube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/greatersanmarcostx

Governor’s Strategically & Safely Re-opening the Economy Governor’s executive orders & waivers • https://gov.texas.gov/coronavirus-executive-orders Latest information on safety protocols an checklists • https://open.texas.gov/ For best practice safety guidelines, go to: • https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/ OSHA Guidelines for returning to work • https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA4045.pdf

Governor’s Office – Resources • Governor’s Small Business Assistance Team Coronavirus Resources smallbusiness@gov.texas.gov • Governor’s Permitting & Licensing Office Coronavirus FAQs • Texas Film Commission Resources • Texas Music Office Resources OTHER RESOURCES: • Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation • Comptroller’s Office • US Chamber of Commerce (Disaster preparedness guides) • IRS – Coronavirus Response Info

Funding Alternatives to SBA Loans: Community Development Financial Institutions – CDFIs § PeopleFund § LiftFund § BCL of Texas CDFIs are: An alternative to SBA loans • • Private, non-profit financial institutions • 100% dedicated to delivering responsible, affordable lending • Established to serve those that may not be well served by conventional lenders, as well as disadvantaged people and communities • Main Street Lending Program (via main street banks - FAQs)

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Business Resources for Recovery July 15, 2020

CONTENT Workforce Solutions Services Employer Resources Services to Job Seekers and Parents Finding Employees / Jobs Now! • Rapid Response • Tax Incentives • Jobs Now! • Labor Market Information / Rural Capital Headlight • Job Search and Job Preparation Assistance • Employee Skills Training • Upskilling Toolkits / Career Lattices • Webinars • Upskilling Toolkits / Career Lattices Child Care Assistance • • Layoff Assistance • Resources for Parents • Workplace Safety; Wages, hours and Leave information • Workplace Safety; Wages, Hours and Leave information • https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/

CONTENT Workforce Solutions COVID Recovery Services Jobs Now! https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/jobs-now Post and review immediate job openings by county. Career Lattices https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/jobs-now Visibly highlight the dynamics of strategic career mobility and the importance of a skilled workforce. Rural Capital Headlight View economic, workforce, demographic information, and https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/employers/labor-market-information COVID Impact information for each county. https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/board/covid-19-workforce-impact-report Workforce Wednesdays Weekly virtual career and hiring events to connect employers and job seekers in our nine-county area. https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/seekers/job-search/workforce-wednesdays- virtual-career-expo

Rapid Response and Layoff Aversion Layoff Aversion Rapid Response Learn more about Shared Work programs, managing mass claims, or Immediate, on-site services to assist workers facing job losses. This is avoiding layoffs through incumbent worker training. an early intervention assistance designed to transition workers to their next employment as soon as possible. https://www.twc.texas.gov/businesses/preventing- https://www.twc.texas.gov/businesses/rapid-response managing-layoffs https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/employers/layoff-assistance

Skills Development Fund and Skills for Small Business Opportunities Skills Development Fund COVID 19 Skills for Small Business Special Training Initiative Grant funds are available to businesses with fewer than 100 Grant funds are available to respond to the training needs of business employees and emphasizes training for new workers although it partners adversely affected by COVID=19, and employers who are may also upgrade the skills of incumbent workers. retooling business processes to respond to the need for COVID-19 related necessities. https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/employers/employee- https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/employers/employee-skills- skills-training/skills-for-small-businesses training/skills-development-grant https://www.twc.texas.gov/businesses/skills-small-business- https://www.twc.texas.gov/businesses/skills-development-fund- employers employers

HDJT and TIP Grants High Demand Job Training Texas Industry Partnership Grant funds are available to support collaborations between Grant funds are available to support collaborations between boards and Boards and EDC’s to provide high-demand occupational job training industry partners through matching contributions of cash or in local workforce areas. expenditures for occupational job training in six designated industry clusters. https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/employers/employee- https://workforcesolutionsrca.com/employers/employee-skills- skills-training/high-demand-job-training training/texas-industry-partnership https://www.twc.texas.gov/high-demand-job-training- https://www.twc.texas.gov/texas-industry-partnership-program program

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Contact Diane Tackett Chief Operations Officer 512-244-7966 x 5028 diane.tackett@ruralcapital.net

TWC – Special Update for the Pandemic William T. (Tommy) Simmons Legal Counsel to Commissioner Aaron S. Demerson Commissioner Representing Employers Texas Workforce Commission tommy.simmons@twc.state.tx.us Book: www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/tocmain2.html Web app: texasworkforce.org/tbcapp 1-800-832-9394; 1-512-463-2967 1:21 PM

Unprecedented Unemployment in Texas • Four years’ worth of UI claims in a three-month period (early March to mid-June) • Up to 2.7 million calls per day • Telephone, online, and fax systems overwhelmed during many days from March through June, 2020 • Call centers to handle phone claims and claim investigations doubled from four to eight • Over two thousand additional staff hired, reassigned, or otherwise obtained to help process claims • Weekly UI benefit payments exceeded $450 million during the height of the crisis, far exceeding the previous record of $93 million seen in July, 2009, during the height of the Great Recession 1:21 PM