
Over 4,200 businesses were being served during pandemic
July 4, 2020
Global Korean Post
The B.C. Business COVID-19 Support Service has served more than 4,200 businesses through phone, chat and email since its launch in April 2020, and has had more than 200,000 visits to its COVID-19 web page.
The support service is a crucial link that helps businesses navigate the supports and services offered by the provincial and federal governments, and industry and community partners, during the pandemic. It is operated by Small Business BC (SBBC), a not-for-profit organization that delivers a variety of services to B.C. businesses through financial support from the provincial and federal governments.
Numerous supports have been announced by the provincial and federal governments to support businesses that have been impacted by the pandemic. The B.C. Business COVID-19 Support Service brings all the information together in one place, making it easy for businesses to access the resources they need.
In addition to the support service, SBBC continues to offer numerous other free and low-cost resources to help businesses succeed, including webinars and customized business advice, and the recently launched online non-medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Marketplace.
The new online PPE directory has been put in place to help businesses find vendors who supply non-medical products, like hand sanitizer, masks and face shields. This further supports B.C.’s restart plan by creating safe workspaces for employees and helping customers return with confidence, knowing that the businesses they are visiting are taking the required precautions.