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Jake Taylor didn’t worry about what was happening with his business after dealing with medical issues. Taylor, owner of Curb Appeal Power Wash, created an emergency plan for such a situation as part of the Business Continuity Grant Program.
“I thought I had a heart attack. It really freaked out my wife and family,” Taylor told the commissioners at Monday’s Shawnee County Commission meeting. “My wife was really worried and is like, ‘Who is going to take care of everything?’ I said, Babe, we have already got a plan. ”
That program was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and required businesses to start preparing for emergencies. It also provided $5,000 grants to small businesses and included a four-hour training course.
Programs meant to provide economic relief to struggling small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic have left Leslie Fleuranges frustrated.
Fleuranges, owner of Tender Loving Care Pet Nursing Hotel in Topeka, tried to apply for such programs. But while researching her options, Fleuranges discovered she wasn t eligible for most of the government-funded loans and grants being offered by local, state and national entities.
Because Fleuranges opened her business last year, she isn t able to compare her 2020 revenue to that of previous years. And such comparisons are required of small businesses applying for those economic relief programs, such as the Paycheck Protection Program, as a way to demonstrate the coronavirus pandemic has had a negative impact on income.