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Posted on: April 29, 2020

[ARCHIVED] $1.4 MILLION STABLE FUND FOR AURORA BUSINESSES

AURORA LAUNCHES $1.4 MILLION LOAN PROGRAM TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-19

The City of Aurora, in partnership with @Invest Aurora and the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce, is launching a new loan program to assist small businesses.

Unanimously approved by the Aurora City Council, the Standing Together with Aurora Businesses Local Emergency (STABLE) Fund will offer $1.4 million in forgivable loans to small businesses in Aurora impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

The STABLE Fund is supported by Community Development Block Grant funding to provide loans to help businesses support working capital (i.e., rent, payroll, and utilities) and other expenses related to maintaining or expanding operations.

Businesses eligible to apply for a loan:
• must be located with the City of Aurora
• must have 50 or less employees at the time of application
• must have been in business at least 3 months

Businesses with 5 or fewer employees (including business owners) are eligible for up to $15,000. Businesses with 6 to 50 employees are eligible for up to $25,000.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Invest Aurora, the city’s not-for-profit development arm, will administer the STABLE Fund. Applications will be available at www.investaurora.org/StableFund beginning the morning of Friday, May 1 and must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2020.

Submitted applications will be qualitatively evaluated based on how COVID-19 has affected businesses, including loss of revenue and how funds awarded to a business will benefit the Aurora. At that point, a lottery system will be utilized placing applications deemed complete and eligible on equal footing. Businesses will be notified of the final award decisions on Monday, June 1, 2020.

To further aid businesses in submitting their application, the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce will host webinars in English and Spanish on Friday, May 1 to explain the program in detail. The webinar in English is at 1:00 p.m. and the webinar in Spanish is at 5:00 p.m. Businesses requiring assistance to complete the application in Spanish should call 331.442.1617.

Details of a second program, also approved by City Council, to assist individuals and non-profits will be announced by Mayor Irvin soon.

Learn more about Aurora’s STABLE Fund at www.investaurora.org/StableFund.