{"id":518,"date":"2020-12-09T23:27:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T23:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?p=518"},"modified":"2020-12-09T23:27:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T23:27:03","slug":"province-expands-relief-for-businesses-affected-by-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?p=518","title":{"rendered":"Province expands relief for businesses affected by COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A long list of additional businesses can now access the Manitoba Bridge Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The province announced on Dec. 8, 2020 that small businesses owners who operate out of their homes or don&#8217;t have a storefront can now qualify for the program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many business owners, such as photographers, artists, event planners, florists, and others <a href=\"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?news=businesses-without-storefronts-dont-qualify-for-lockdown-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were left out initially<\/a>, despite having to shut down because of public health orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manitoba bridge grant expands\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HGgZX7ZuUc8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HGgZX7ZuUc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Via CityNews Winnipeg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The grant provides up to $5,000 upfront to businesses and not-for-profits who had to cease operations because of the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline for applications for both streams of the Manitoba Bridge Grant is Dec. 31, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.mb.ca\/covid19\/programs\/bridge-grant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To access the application form, click here.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses that require assistance in completing the online form can contact Manitoba Government Inquiry at 204-945-3744 or 1-866-MANITOBA (1-866-626-4862).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long list of additional businesses can now access the Manitoba Bridge Grant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,8,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-covid-19","category-edp-winnipeg-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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