I know things are crazy right now. I hope you are safe. They are crazy for your customers too. But they need tech to help them through this – and you are the tech expert! Do you want to help your clients?

Are you helping them with WFH (work from home)?

Are you offering endpoint security since phishing and malware attacks are up?

Are you offering backup in case of ransomware?

Are you offering video surveillance since their stores, offices, warehouse, supplies are empty and unoccupied?

Can you offer ways to make the office or workplace COVID19 friendly like with Ring or other video doorbell, speaker boxes, remote door locks, etc?

Did you ask them if they have any servers in the office? Move them to the cloud or colo.

Do they have paper files at the office that no one can access now? That is a document management project!

Selling these things is not taking advantage – it is looking out for…

Gathered some info for SBA loans. No ieda how much of it will apply to the PPP loan program that starts tomorrow.

The CARE Act of 2020 included Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), an SBA loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

Which banks are ready (as of 4/2/2020) HERE

The application form is here on the PPP site.

Types of 7(a) loans by SBA (and info on the collateral and terms). You have to apply with an approved lender. Ask your business banker!

SBA 7(a) Working Capital or Debt Consolidation Loans from $30,000 to $350,000 from Smartbiz includes fees, eligibility and rates. Generally speaking, SBA loan credit score minimums typically fall somewhere around 620-640+.

What do you need to apply for an SBA loan? see the list here

Guide to apply for SBA loans.

SBA Loan Fees:
The SBA charges a guarantee fee. For loans between $500,000 – $700,000, there is a 3% guarantee fee or 2.25% of the loan amount paid to the SBA. For loans of $700,001 to $5,000,000 the fee is 3.5% of the guaranteed portion up to $1,000,000 plus 3.75% of the guaranteed portion over $1,000,000.

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One NJ ISP’s response to the COVID-19 situation: Planet.net

Some info on SBA Small Business Loans via channele2e

Some scientific links on COVID19 including dashboards and blogs from experts.

Are you offering a Remote Work Toolkit? C Spire is.

Are you helping people work from home with tips, tools and maybe even a Q&A Hotline?

Are you letting your community know that you can help them with distance learning, remote work, etc.?

What the Newly Passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act Means for You… INC Magazine

The Connect America Fund (CAF) is part of USF. There was CAF I & II. Now the FCC is calling the new 10 year fund RDOF. Learn about it HERE.

The FCC has authorized full commercial deployment in the CBRS band, thereby opening the band for use in mobile and fixed wireless networks, including private networks that will offer an alternative to enterprise Wi-Fi. CBRS is 3550 and 3700 MHz – or 3.5 GHz to 3.7 GHz

CommScope, Federated Wireless, Google, and Sony have been designated Spectrum Access System administrators in the 3.55-3.7Ghz band.

The biggest CAF II winner was a WISP in Texas called Nextlink. They have been doing joint ventures (JVs) in order to grow the business (and meet the CAF II deployment milestones).

Nextlink joined the DISH Alliance Group in order to (1) offer video; (2) get marketing help for its broadband. Read more HERE

A decade of telecom stats by Doug.

There are a number of trends happening in the tech/telecom space that you hear about and may not know how to leverage for customers. AI, SD-WAN, IoT and 5G get a lot of hype, but how can you monetize that noise?

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