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COVID-19 Assistance & Guidance for Businesses

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As part of the City's commitment to spur economic growth, SBS has released The New Normal: Adapting Your Small Business Playbook, a handbook filled with tools, technologies, and strategies to help entrepreneurs stabilize their business, protect their staff and customers, and build and grow beyond the pandemic.

Additional Assistance and Guidance for Businesses

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Key To NYC Vaccination Requirements for Businesses

Starting August 17, people 12 and older will be required to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the FDA or WHO for:

Indoor dining
Indoor fitness
Indoor entertainment

This new requirement — called the Key to NYC — includes bars, fitness gyms, movie and stage theatres, museums, and other indoor venues. Staff at these locations are also required to be vaccinated. Learn more at nyc.gov/KeyToNYC. Have questions? Call our hotline at 888-SBS-4NYC (888-727-4692).

Key to NYC Guidelines and Resources to Help Your Business Webinars

Visit nycsmallbizcourses.eventbrite.com and search for "Key to NYC Guidelines and Resources to Help Your Business" to sign up for an upcoming webinar to learn about Key to NYC guidelines and resources available to help your business in NYC.

View and download a copy of the presentation here.

Download our Reopening Guidelines Webinars flyer and share with other businesses.

Have questions about reopening your business?

Check out our NYC Business Reopening Guide and NYC Restaurant Resource Guide or call our hotline at 888-SBS-4NYC (888-727-4692).

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Other Reopening Supplies Marketplace

If you would like to purchase additional masks or other non-medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the City has compiled a list of non-medical PPE manufacturers and suppliers. These companies are not endorsed by the City of New York.

View the PPE + Reopening Supplies Marketplace

Guidance for Business Owners and FAQs

Select a topic below for information to help you and your business, including tips to stay safe and prevent the spread of germs. This is a rapidly changing situation, visit the NYC Health website for up-to-date information, including FAQs for employers.

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