Coronavirus Business Toolkit

Federal Vaccine Mandates

• Read FAQs and Resources on the Federal Mandate

Latest Jefferson County Public Health Orders

• Jeffco Health Approves Mask Mandate (PHO 21-006), (Rescinded 2/11/2022)

Latest Colorado Department of Public Health Orders

• Third Amended Public Health Order: Concerning Access to Care (1/31/2022)

Related Resources

• Jefferson County Public Health COVID-19 Business Guidance (2/28/2022)
• Metro Denver Partnership for Health: Be COVID Smart Tip Sheet

COVID-19 Testing Information

(LINK) Current No-Cost Testing Sites In and Around Jefferson County

Other testing locations:

• • Walgreens (click to register)
    • Drive-Thru
    • Locations:
      • 7930 Wadsworth Blvd (Rapid test only)
      • 6603 Wadsworth Blvd (PCR test only)
      • 4401 Wadsworth Blvd (PCR test only)
      • 6395 Sheridan Blvd (PCR test only)
      • 11602 W 64th Ave (Rapid and PCR test)
      • 7211 Federal Blvd (PCR test only)
  • Zip Clinic Urgent Care (click to register)
    • Location: 5165 W 72nd Ave, Westminster, CO
    • Rapid, PCR, and Antibody testing available
  • NextCare Urgent Care (click to register)
    • Location: 7380 West 52nd Avenue, Arvada, CO

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

• Colorado Department of Public Health Vaccine Resource Page
  Find FAQs, distribution schedules, provider information and more
• Where Can I Get Vaccinated? – Colorado Guide
  
• Vaccine Availability Finder
  
• CDC: What to do When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated

• Colorado Department of Public Health | Coronavirus in Colorado
  An updated tracker of test results in Colorado, public health orders, guidance, vaccine information, and additional resources
• CDC | Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary
  Updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking the situation in the U.S. and the latest recommendations
• World Health Organization | Coronavirus
  News and Q&As from around the world
• The New York Times | Tracking Every Coronavirus Case in the U.S.: Full Map
  Updated map of the known locations of coronavirus cases by county

State of Colorado Economic Recovery Programs

• The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade partnered with the legislature to pass 12 bills that appropriated $228 million in funding to support economic recovery efforts. As the state finalizes program details, updates will be made on this page with links and information about each program.
  Find open loan programs, legal support, rent assistance, layoff assistance and more at this link.

Small Business Administration

• Small Business Navigator Hotline
  The SBA Colorado District Office is working closely with state-wide strategic partners, such as the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). The State of Colorado – OEDIT has established a Small Business Navigator Hotline and Email for businesses seeking general guidance, information on access to capital programs, workforce development concerns, and other areas small businesses are affected by.
  
  The Small Business Navigator hotline is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MT, or, they can be reached via email. Hotline: (303) 860-5881 Email: oedit_sbnavigator@state.co.us
• Sign up here for e-mail updates for the latest news and information from the Colorado SBA.

Unemployment

• Colorado Department of Labor and Employment | Unemployment Insurance: If you work for an employer that closed or reduced your hours to help stop the spread of COVID-19, you can file or reopen an unemployment claim.
• 2-1-1 Colorado: Get Connected. Get Help. Serving all Colorado communities.
  2-1-1 Colorado streamlines services and provides one central location where people can get connected to the resources they need. Whether you are searching for a shelter availability, childcare, or rent payment assistance – 2-1-1 can connect you to available resources in your community.

Employer Resources for Compensation and Paid Leave

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Coronavirus Paid Leave Programs: Employer Guide
  The Families First Coronavirus Response Act created new temporary paid sick leave and paid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) programs that are 100% reimbursable by the federal government.
• Colorado Department of Labor and Employment | Alternatives to laying off your employees
  The State’s Work-Share Program provides an alternative to laying off employees by allowing them to keep working, but with fewer hours. While an employee is working fewer hours, he or she may be eligible to collect part of his or her regular unemployment benefits.
• Colorado Department of Labor | Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”) Rules
  FAQs for the new rules of emergency pay enacted by the Governor
• US Department of Labor | Fair Labor Standards Act Questions and Answers
  Information about laws related to compensation, office closure, and work from home
• US Department of Labor | Family and Medical Leave Act Questions and Answers
  Information about FMLA eligibility and responsibilities

Insurance

• COBRA Guidelines for Colorado (Download)
  This document provides a comparison of federal COBRA requirements and Colorado continuation coverage laws.
• Health One | FREE Uninsured Patient Advisor Hotline
  Patient benefit advisors provide guidance on health coverage options for individuals that may have recently lost their jobs.
• Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America | Insurance-related Resources
  Disaster planning toolkit, losses of business income implications, worker compensation, and more
• Pinnacol | Coronavirus (COVID-19): Prevention tips to keep you and your employees safe
  Tips to help prevent workplace exposures from the workers’ compensation provider, Pinnacol Assurance

Travel

• CDC | Coronavirus Disease 2019 Information for Travel
  Updated information about Coronavirus  for travelers and travel-related industries
• TotoVacations | Tahiti Imposes New Entry Rules for Travelers Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak
  Travel protection information for flights and cruises
• Forbes | Master List Of Airline Coronavirus Change And Cancellation Policies
  How the airlines are handling issues regarding COVID-19

Other 

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) HR Policies and Protocols for the Colorado Restaurant Industry
• COVID-19 Response Resources for Professional Services
  Guidance on operating your business and employees during this crisis from Furloughs vs. Layoffs, best practices, sample letters and more.

Commercial Leasing

• Colorado Enterprise Fund Guide to Lease Payment Negotiations During COVID-19
  Strategies to help you lead a positive discussion with your landlord
  
• Rent Abatements and Other Relief for COVID-19 Business Disruptions
  Information on lease provisions such as force majeure clauses, casualty clauses, insurance provisions and more
• Colorado Restaurant Association: COVID-19 Rent Concerns
  Tips for all industries in negotiating leases and understanding the laws on paying rent
• Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19
  Understanding if your business has relief under a force majeure clause
• 7 Ways Landlords are Helping Small-Business Tenants
  Many shopping center landlords are providing small-business tenants with some type of short-term rent relief, typically on a case-by-case basis to help them weather the economic storm.
  

Housing

• Colorado Apartment Association: Colorado Housing Financial Assistance Programs
  State, federal and metro Denver resources generally available to Colorado tenants who may be struggling to pay some of their rent
• Colorado Department of Local Affairs
  Updated resources and information from the State for individuals seeking assistance

• Jefferson Center Resource Page
• Jefferson Center Adult Services
• 25 Tips for Caring for both Mental and Physical Health
• 8 Dimensions of Wellness
• Jeffco Public Schools: COVID-19 Mental Health Supports
  Resources to support you and your family members during this time of uncertainty.
• Need to talk or chat to someone?
  Text “TALK” to 38255 or call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-8255

• Temporary Modifications of Liquor License Premises
  On-premise consumption licensed establishments in Arvada interested in expanding premises for consumption can apply for temporary modifications in order to pre-plan for temporary outdoor seating areas to support social distancing requirements while complying with all public health orders and other liquor laws and regulations. The City of Arvada is streamlining permitting and there are no City of Arvada fees for this application.
• Expansion of Outdoor Dining and Retail Areas Onto Commercial Private Property

  Arvada businesses, commercial tenants and commercial property owners interested in expanding outdoor dining and retail areas onto commercial private property can apply for a temporary use permit from the City of Arvada with permission of the property owner.  Please contact a member of the Community and Economic Development Work System by phone at 720-898-7435, or via email at POD@arvada.org and make sure to review the following information:

  • In order to support your request for expanded outdoor areas of commercial use, the City of Arvada will need to process a temporary use permit for the proposed area.  Please provide the City of Arvada with a site plan, with dimensions, showing the proposed expansion area, as well as a narrative description of the temporary use dimensions and activity.  Requests for temporary use permits that involve private property must also include written permission from the private property owner of the desired expansion area. The area must accommodate for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.   Approved temporary use permits will be granted through Labor Day (September 7th, 2020). Extensions beyond this date may be granted, based on conditions of COVID-19 related public health orders.
  • Open sided tents, including 10 X 10 pop up tents, with a maximum aggregate size of 700 square feet are allowed to be grouped together as long as these groups are separated from each other by a minimum of 12′ fire break/open space.  Single open sided tents or groups of tents over 700 square feet require permits.  Tents or groups of tents with sides that are over 400 square feet (total) also require permits.  Tents must be staked in accordance with the tent manufacturer’s installation instructions; water barrels are not an approved method of securing tents.

  • Please provide a detailed layout showing any seating or table configurations, equipment, heaters, cooking equipment or other items and provide measurements showing clear aisle and exit opening or “door” widths with your tent permit application.  Please note, propane heaters, cooking appliances, and electric generators are not allowed under tents.

• Colorado Restaurant Association: COVID-19 Update: Alcohol To-Go and Delivery Now Allowed
  Regulations you need to know + sources for to-go containers
• Colorado Restaurant Association: COVID-19 UPDATE: Rules and Recommendations for Takeout, Delivery, and Drive-Thru
• How to Help the Restaurant Industry During the COVI-19 Bar Closures

• Manufacturer’s Edge: Clarification on State and Local COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Orders
  Colorado Governor Jared Polis, local officials, and their staff are working tirelessly to reduce the spread of COVID-19 across the state and have issued “stay-at-home” and reduction of in-person workforce orders. “Essential businesses” are allowed to continue to operate. While we cannot provide you legal advice, based on our reading of the orders and the instructions we have received from the State, most manufacturers fall under the essential business category. The State has set up an official self-certification form called the Social Distancing Self-Certification Form for Business form for essential businesses. According to the State, this is the only form you need to be officially designated as “essential” and, thus, exempt from the stay-at-home orders in the state and in your county. Complete the form and have it readily available in hard copy should any government or law enforcement official ask for it.
  • Please email info@manufacturersedge.com or call/text their helpline at 720.647.3766 to be connected to someone who can help. Available to all businesses, not just manufacturers.
• Manufacturer’s Edge: Critical Supply List – Manufacturing Specs
  The maker community has created an open-source compendium of manufacturing blueprints and specs for many of the critical items on state and hospital critical​ needs lists.
• Manufacturer’s Edge: Daily COVID Podcast Updates
  Join for a daily podcast-style update on news and developments in response to the COVID-19 crisis and how it is impacting the manufacturing community of Colorado.

• Help Colorado Now: Colorado COVID Relief Fund Application
  Eligible community-based organizations across Colorado may receive a general operating grant of up to $25,000
• Community First Foundation Jeffco Hope Fund
  Intended to strengthen and stabilize Jeffco community organizations responding to and impacted by COVID-19.
• Colorado Gives | Fundraising Pages
  Create a personalized fundraising page to enlist all of the people you’re connected with to support your cause
• Hunger Free Colorado | Food Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
• A Guide to Resources for Artists and Creatives Affected by the Coronavirus

• Jefferson County Business Resource Center
  NOW is an excellent time to work on your business! Jeffco BRC has increased Business Advising hours and seeing clients by phone. They are also implementing Video Conferencing and can meet with you about anything related to doing business in Jeffco! Remember, all Jeffco business owners are eligible for six free coaching sessions annually.
• The North Metro Denver Small Business Development Center is set up for free virtual consulting. They have expanded consulting hours to meet the demand.  Book online sessions here.
  • SBDC Coronavirus Business Resources
• Constant Contact | Small Business Action Plans
  Downloadable guides to manage your organization through tough times
• Gallup | COVID-19 Strategies and Policies of the World’s Largest Companies
• Colorado Enterprise Fund: Guide to Business Continuity During COVID-19
• FREE Certification Training from Digital Marketer (Courtesy of Subsilio Consulting)

Arvada Webinars

• Recording: COVID-19 Response: Balance for Working Parents
• Recording: Community Impact Breakfast Webinar: A Futurist’s Perspective
• Recording: COVID-19 Response: Non-Profit Management During Crisis
• Recording:  Your Toughest COVID-19 Questions Answered
• Recording: March 25 Business Community Townhall on Covid-19
• Recording: Coping During COVID-19: Mental Health and Wellness Information + Resources
• Recording: E-Commerce Crash Course
• Recording: Business Survival: Coronavirus, Work and the Law
• Recording: Communications Tips and Creative Commerce For Your Business

Other

• Recording: Take 15: Look what I can do with ColoradoGives Website
• Recording: Colorado Lending Source: A Deep Dive into the CARES Act
• Recording: COVID 19 Small Business Finance Options Webinar
• Recording: Colorado Smart Cities Alliance: Communications and Security Tools
• Recording: Coronavirus Webinar: A Property Managers’ Playbook
• Recording: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Understanding the Coronavirus (Video)

Local Resources

• 2-1-1 Colorado: Get Connected. Get Help. Serving all Colorado communities.
  2-1-1 Colorado streamlines services and provides one central location where people can get connected to the resources they need. Whether you are searching for a shelter availability, childcare, or rent payment assistance – 2-1-1 can connect you to available resources in your community.
• Jeffco Public Schools | Coronavirus Update 
  A guide for parents to understand updates to closings, remote learning, and meals pick-up
• Apex Parks and Recreation District | Health and Safety Updates 
  The latest on class cancellations and facility closings
• The Arvada Center | Health and Safety at the Center 
  The latest on the virus’s impact for scheduled performances, classes, and events
• Jefferson County Health Department Resources
  Services updates and health advice
• Tri-County Health Department COVID-19 Resources
  Services updates for Adams County, Arapahoe County, and Douglas County
• State health department provides recommendations for parents and guardians
  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s tips for what do when school is closed

For Kids

• City of Arvada | Virtual Learning Resources from Majestic View Nature Center
  Virtual learning resources, tools, and information that promotes environmental education and interpretive sciences for our community
• Free Scholastic “learn at home” courses

• October 27 State Moves Denver Back to Level 3 Restrictions
• October 15 “Colorado sees 7% increase in new unemployment claims as joblessness increases across the country in early October”
• October 14 “Olde Town Arvada street closures extended through March”
• October 6 “Some Jefferson County home-based business denied COVID-19 grant assistance”
• September 25 “Gov. Polis gives Friday, September 25 update on Colorado coronavirus response”
• September 24 “Colorado business owners adapt to COVID realities, prepare for future”
• September 21 Arvada City Brings Total Coronavirus Business Recovery Grant Funding To $4.3 Million
• September 16 “Arvada, Colorado Offers a Free COVID-19 At Your Business Toolkit”
• September 12 Arvada, CO Coronavirus Updates & News For September 12
• August 27 “Colorado will begin accepting applications to fund for small businesses affected by coronavirus”
• August 25 “Two-month extension for Olde Town street closures”
• August 13 “Colorado to lose 128,500 jobs in 2020, report forecasts”
• August 5 “Colorado coronavirus cases ‘beginning to see a leveling off’ from July spike, Polis says”
• August 3 “20 Denver businesses ticketed for COVID-19 violations this weekend”
• July 23 “Video: Polis Says Colorado Will Ramp Up Coronavirus Testing”
• July 20 “Did PPP Loans Really Save 900,000 Colorado Jobs During The Coronavirus Shutdown?”
• July 16 “Colorado governor issues statewide mask mandate”
• July 14 “Colorado’s Coronavirus Fight: At Least 75,000 Tourists Visit Over July 4th Weekend”
• July 4 “4th of July: Arvada Porch Fest”
• 6/30 | “Polis Orders Bars Closed Again For In-Person Service, Announces ‘Protect Our Neighbors’ Rules”
• 6/29 | “Covid-10 Colorado Daily Cases More Than Double in Ten Days”
• 6/25 | “Recent spike in coronavirus cases in Boulder County impacting 20- to 29-year-olds”
• 6/17 | ‘Protect our neighbors’: “Colorado unveils 3rd phase of social distancing”
• 6/15 | “Colorado to Relax Social, Business Coronavirus Restrictions”
• 5/26 | “Colorado coronavirus latest, May 26: 24,565 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4,160 hospitalizations”
• 5/20 | “Coronavirus in Colorado, May 20: A look at the latest updates on COVID-19”
• 5/15 | “The Colorado Department of Health began reporting deaths counted two ways” 
• 5/12 | “COVID roundup for May 12: People demand businesses reopen”
• 4/21 | CPR News: Colorado Will Shift From Stay-At-Home To Safe-At-Home. Here’s What That Looks Like As The State Slowly Reopens
• 4/21 | City of Arvada: City Supports 256 Businesses with Emergency Small Business Loan Funds
• 4/20 | 9News: How to apply for unemployment benefits for self-employed, contractors, gig workers
• 4/16 | Adams County: Adams County and Maiker Housing Partners Announce COVID-19 Rental and Mortgage Assistance Fund Available to Adams County Residents
• 3/28 | FOX21 News: Governor Polis temporarily suspends in-person requirement for notarizations in Colorado
• 3/25 | CNN: White House, Senate reach historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears
  • Breakdown of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
• 3/25 | CPR News| Polis Issues Colorado Stay-at-Home Order
  • Denver Post | FAQ about Colorado’s stay-at-home order
• 3/25 | Jefferson County | JCPH Public Health Order 20-002 – STAY AT HOME
• 3/22 | CPR News | State Orders to Reduce the Number of People Physically Present in the Workplace by 50 Percent
  • Read the Executive Order
  • Instructions for Social Distancing Certification for Businesses
• 3/20 | CPR News | Colorado Bars and Restaurants Can Now Serve Alcohol To-Go and Through Delivery
• 3/18 | FOX 31 | Colorado health officials ban public gatherings of more than 10 people with several exceptions
• 3/16 | CPR News | Polis Orders Statewide Closure Of Seating At Bars, Restaurants
• 3/16 | Xcel Energy suspends service disconnections
• 3/16 | The Denver Post | Denver restaurants are ordered closed except for carryout and delivery
• 3/16 | The Denver Post | [Updated] Colorado schools closed because of coronavirus
• 3/16 | New York Times | Congress to Vote on Coronavirus Rescue Package
• 3/15 | CDPHE recommends that Colorado follow CDC guidance to cancel or postpone in-person events of 50 people or more
• 3/15 | City of Arvada Facilities Closed to Public
• 3/13 | FCC asking internet providers not to terminate services to residents and small businesses who cannot pay bills
• 3/13 | City of Arvada Declares State of Emergency
• 3/13 | Colorado Community Media | Colorado Legislature to shut down for at least two weeks amid COVID-19 concerns
• 3/13 | Colorado Community Media | Colorado urges cancellation of gatherings over 250 people
• 3/13 | RTD limits time in Union Station bus concourse
• 3/12 | Comcast Increases Access of Internet Essentials Through Coronavirus Pandemic
• 3/11 | The Denver Post | Colorado opens drive-thru coronavirus testing facility. Here’s what you need to know.
• 3/11 | CBS Denver | Coronavirus Update: 27 Cases Confirmed In Colorado
• 3/10 | CPR News | Colorado Coronavirus Efforts Under State Of Emergency Will Include Additional Paid Sick Leave For Workers And More Tests And Labs