See the alphabetical listing of a few of the York County businesses that are open. There are many more being added so please check back often. If you are open and doing business and would like to be listed here, please email us.
Governor Northam
- March 30, 2020 Executive Order 55 Temporary Stay at Home order due to novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Executive Orders and Directives in effect by the Governor of Virginia can be viewed here.
County Administrator
View the most recent message to York County Residents, Business Owners and Friends, March 20, 2020
Please visit the SBA for useful guidance and steps that you may want to follow in preparing your business for the impact of COVID-19 and to determine if you may qualify for financial assistance related to this disaster.
We recommend that you visit this site regularly for updates and do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions. As we receive more details from the federal and state governments about disaster relief, we will share them with you.
Stay in Touch
We encourage you to join our business email list by clicking HERE to stay up to date on new disaster relief information.
Funding Assistance
Hampton Roads Workforce Council and Greater Peninsula Workforce Board announced an opportunity for COVID-19 funding assistance for small business application. Applications are being excepted through April 3rd.
SBA Disaster Relief
March 27, 2020
President Trump signed into law the CARES Act, which provided additional assistance for small business owners and non-profits, including the opportunity to get up to a $10,000 advance on an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). This advance may be available even if your EIDL application was declined or is still pending, and it will be forgiven.
If you wish to apply for the advance on your EIDL, please visit https://covid19relief.sba.gov as soon as possible to fill out a new, streamlined application. In order to qualify for the advance, you need to submit this new application even if you previously submitted an EIDL application. Applying for the advance will not impact the status or slow your existing application.
EIDL procedures and form guidance
- Overview SBA Emergency Loans
- Small Business EIDL Applications
- Disaster Loan Assistance Forms
- SBA Press Release 03-19-2020
- SBA Webinar Slides OR visit the Virginia SBDC Webinar & Recordings webpage
- Disaster Office 1-800-659-2955 or DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov
- Resources Partners and District Offices
All information currently available is shown at https://www.sba.gov/disaster-assistance/coronavirus-covid-19. Updates will be posted there as they become available. The EIDL loans will be direct SBA disaster loans; they will not be made through SBA participating lenders.
Business owners may be eligible for FEMA and/or SBA assistance and payments during a declared national emergency. York County is assessing the economic impacts to local businesses due to COVID-19, in an effort to report them accurately to state and federal partners.
We encourage you to start collecting and documenting any loss of business related to this pandemic. This could include:
- Hotel Room or Meal Reservation Cancellations
- Private Event or Conference Cancellations
- Declining numbers of visitors, room nights, etc.
- Any business and/or revenue loss associated with the pandemic
Business-Related Disaster Relief Resources
Contact Us
During this time when offices are closed to the public until further notice, we are still working and we can be reached in the following ways:
By Email: econdev@yorkcounty.gov