If you haven’t yet checked out the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce’s Open, Operational and/or Offering help business directory, now would be a great time to do so. We have made it more user friendly and continue to ask all local businesses that are open, operational and/or offering help to fill out this brief form to help us populate the page.  And please continue to share, share, share so our community knows the services that are available. More than 400 businesses and organizations have listed their services, products and how you can access them including nearly 20 offering free services to assist you during this time.
 

Archives:

• Fredericton Chamber COVID-19 Updates Archive
• Fredericton Chamber Webinar Archive
• Government of New Brunswick COVID-19 Daily News Release Archive

NB Economic Recovery Information

• Tri-Chamber Recovery and Re-opening Guide
  • English
  • French
• Fredericton Chamber of Commerce Operational Plan
• New Brunswick Phased Reopening and Recovery Plan
• WorksafeNB has released guidelines for New Brunswick workplaces re-opening in a COVID-19 environment. That guide can be found here. 
• The Office of the Chief Medical Officer has published a guidance document of General Public Health Measures During COVID-19 Recovery. 
• The Canadian Business Resilience Network has published a national reopening toolkit.
• The latest version of New Brunswick’s State of Emergency mandatory order
• Federal government series of brief sector-specific tip sheets 
• Government of Canada Business Support – COVID-19 
• Province of New Brunswick Business Support – COVID-19 

General 

• Government of Canada Business Support – COVID-19 
• Province of New Brunswick Business Support – COVID-19 
• Government Offices Contact Information
• If you are a business that can supply products or services in support of Canada’s response to COVID-19, learn more about the Government of Canada’s new and expedited procurement streams. 
• City of Fredericton – update on City services Contact information for community planning, heritage, and building inspection during the crisis 
• The government is asking businesses with questions to contact: nav@navnb.ca, call the Business Navigator line at 1-833-799-7966, or consult the COVID-19 page specifically for businesses. 
• Grant Thornton has a comprehensive COVID-19 Resource Page available. Resources include support programs, webinars and FAQs. 
• Our friends at Simpson Contractors have created a COVID-19 screening poster that can be used to help comply with government orders and keep your premises safe. 
• Updated State of Emergency Orders 

Business Planning Tools 

• Business Continuity & Recovery Plan Template 
• Crisis Communication Plan Template 
• Symplicity Designs – Free COVID-19 Crisis Management Webinar Series 
• Download the Canada Business App 
  • Tailored supports to address specific needs and questions about COVID-19 
• Beauceron Security has provided tips and guidance for maintaining cybersecurity while working remotely. 

Financial 

• Available federal government assistance for business 
• Available provincial government assistance for business 
• Business Development Bank of Canada: Support for entrepreneurs impacted by the coronavirus 
• Export Development Canada: Support for Canadian Exporter to access capital 
• Employment and Social Development Canada Supports 
• Trade Commissioner Service: Resources for Canadian businesses 
• CRA Request for Taxpayer Relief Form 
• Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance business assistance 
• Employment Insurance 
  • New dedicated COVID-19 number: 1-833-381-2725 
  • An infographic which explains whether you or an employee is eligible for employment insurance (including contact information) can be found here. 
  • Service Canada Webinar Recording – Employment Insurance – COVID-19
• Have a loan from ACOA? COVID-19 FAQs here. 
• Tax Considerations for Helping Employees – Deloitte 
• The Canadian Payroll Association has produced a COVID-19 payroll Q & A document which addresses the most common questions about Records of Employment, layoffs and EI benefits.  

Health 

• New Brunswick Chief Medical Officer (Public Health) 
• Canada Public Health 
• WorkSafeNB COVID-19 Resource Page 
• Social distancing, handwashing and cleaning / ventilation 
• Increasing cleaning procedures (Ontario) 

Other organizations  

• Restaurants Canada 
• Retail Council 
• Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters 
• Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses 
• CFIB is opening their Business Helpline to non-CFIB members. For advice managing #coronavirus in the workplace, business owners can call 1-888-234-2232. 

Social Media Resources: 

Twitter: 

• Government of Canada Travel Advice: @TravelGOC 
• Canada Public Health: @GovCanHealth 
• Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer: @CPHO_Canada 
• Fredericton Chamber of Commerce: @fton_chamber 
• Atlantic Chamber of Commerce: @AtlanticCofC 
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce: @CdnChamberofCom 
• Government of New Brunswick 
• City of Fredericton 

Facebook: 

• Fredericton Chamber of Commerce 
• Healthy Canadians 
• Travel advice from the Government of Canada 
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce 
• Government of New Brunswick 

Offers to Help

• 3D datacomm – offering to host virtual meetings rooms at no cost. Each meeting room will support 50 employees.
• Cloudnet – offering to provide QuickBooks, Sage 50 and Office 365 as a hosted service. If you are not currently using O365, they can do the conversion and get you 6 months of free O365. This will allow staff to work from home and will be completely free for at least two months. Also no setup fees and no obligation to continue with CloudNet after things go back to normal. For more information, contact Jayne at jayne@cloudnet.ca
• First Data – if a business has stopped processing debit/credit cards, they are waiving the normal minimum discount fee to assist in recovery efforts. They are also willing to discuss COVID-19-related mitigation measures with customers on a case-by-case basis – call 1-888-263-1938 to speak to their loyalty team
• PLATO Testing and PQA Testing– currently offering their software testing services to Chamber members at no cost as you work to respond to the current environment, whether that means growing your online presence or introducing new software, they want to give you some peace of mind that your websites and applications are able to deliver for those who need them. If you need a hand with functional/mobile/accessibility or any other type of software testing, they would love to set up a time to have a quick chat. And if now isn’t the right time, their virtual door is always open if you do find yourself stuck in a bind.  For more information click here.  
• Second Spring Digital & Tulip Media Group – Offering a webinar series called ‘Practical Ideas for Crazy Days’. In this weekly series they will talk with experts on topics that matter, beginning with pressing issues such as cash preservation and leadership in times of crisis. Then they will move on to growth topics such as generating revenue online and margin improvement with digital. They will wrap up this nine-session series with a look at business strategy ideas for a digital age. Sign up form can be found at https://solutions.secondspring.co/crazy-days-webinar-series
•  Symplicity designs is offering a series of free webinars on crisis management, customer forecasting, cash forecasting and restraint forecasting. For more information, or to register, click here. They have also posted previous webinars and have produced a brief crisis management guide. Symplicity designs is offering a series of free webinars on crisis management, customer forecasting, cash forecasting and restraint forecasting. For more information, or to register, click here. They have also posted previous webinars and have produced a brief crisis management guide. 
• Telus – offering 3-month free trials with no commitment for their Business Connect voip cloud phone services, Microsoft 0365 services, Google G-suite services, and webex services. There is no commitment and customers are welcome to just use the free trials to help their business during this time. Contact Jarid Manning at 506-260-7537 or  jarid.manning@telus.com
• Telus Business Solutions – can host virtual meetings of up to 100 people. If anyone needs this resources and want to book time they can reach out to me by phone at 506-260-7537 or email me at jarid.manning@telus.com.   
• TIANB – Take this time to improve your skills and knowledge. TIANB is offering two online courses free of charge until the end of April 2020 so that operators and their staff in New Brunswick can utilize this period of hardship to their advantage. Here are two courses that you and your employees can take for free. We hope that you will take full advantage of this offer. Skills Gain – provides core modules to achieve excellence in customer service.  There are five modules.  You can download one module at a time or all five.   Responsible Beverage – Responsible Beverage is designed to help business owners and staff deal with the risks related to serving alcohol. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@tianb.com or at 506-458-5646. Let’s build for today and tomorrow, together. 
• Symplicity designs is offering a series of free webinars on crisis management, customer forecasting, cash forecasting and restraint forecasting. For more information, or to register, click here. They have also posted previous webinars and have produced a brief crisis management guide.
• Xpert Office: Our partner RingCentral is giving to any non-profit organizations, healthcare facility and education.  There are offering a no obligation three months free premium subscription, After the three months there’s no obligation to continue with the subscription.  For details contact kendall.hansen@xpertofficeproducts.com