Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.
For the week of August 14, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- Mission Valley startup GoSite raises $16M to help small businesses go online amid COVID-19
- NIH awards 3 San Diego companies Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics contracts for COVID-19 tests
- 112 San Diego companies make Inc. 5000 list
- Cubic wins $172M IDIQ contract
- La Jolla Institute for Immunology gets $1M gift for COVID-19 research
- Black San Diego Magazine launches free program for Black entrepreneurs
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- August 20 – Gary & Mary West Foundation
San Diego Science & the Global Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Senior Population - August 20 – National Conflict Resolution Center
A Path Forward - August 20 – Procopio
What Suppliers Should Know Before Their Key Customers File for Bankruptcy - August 26 – CMTC
COVID-19 Best Practices: How to Protect Your Employees & Workplace - September 18-19 – Stella Labs, Ad Astra Ventures
Women’s Venture Summit
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San Diego business resources:
Amidst everything happening in the world, we need a reminder that there’s plenty of ‘Good News’ to go around in San Diego. We have also compiled additional resources for businesses and individuals seeking additional guidance
For businesses:
- Find information at EDC’s COVID-19 page
- Find North County information at Innovate78’s COVID-19 page
- Apply for disaster loan assistance
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for businesses
- Pivot operations to produce PPE, sanitizer, & more
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
- Apply for San Diego County’s Small Business Stimulus Program
- Employers with more than 100 employees: enroll in CalSavers by September 30, 2020.
For individuals:
- See which San Diego companies are still hiring
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for individuals
- Donate to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
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Heather Dewis
Sr. Manager, Marketing Communications