Mayor London Breed announced that as of midnight on March 17, residents of San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda counties have been legally ordered to remain at home and shelter in place in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

During this ever-changing environment, supporting our Japantown small businesses and providing them with information and resources is crucial.

The JCBD has created a resource page for our small businesses. We’ve assembled helpful links and materials produced by the San Francisco Office of Economic Workforce Development. Whenever possible, we will translate materials so that our Japanese and Korean speaking businesses utilizes the programs and services available.

• Neighborhood Economic Development Partner COVID-19 Check-In
  (Japanese / Korean)

• OEWD COVID19 Small Business Relief Program (Japanese / Korean)

• COVID19 Employee Assistance Program (Japanese / Korean)

SF Assessing Local Business Needs
Please take the time to fill this survey out. It only 5 minutes to complete. It will provide the Office of Small Business,OEWD, SBA, and other CIty departments info as to specific help our small business owners need now and how to reach them.