Recovery impact survey for Tulsa businesses impacted by COVID-19 closes on May 15

Recovery impact survey for Tulsa businesses impacted by COVID-19 closes on May 15 2 Works for You's Gitzel Puente has more.

LOOKLIVE INTRO THE TULSAREGIONAL CHAMBER AND THECITY OF TULSA ARE WORKINGTOGETHER TO HELP SMALLBUSINESS OWNERS DURING THISCHALLENGING TIME.

THEY'VELAUNCHED A NEW SURVEY TOASSESS WHAT THEY NEED ASTHEY BEGIN TO REOPEN.

5:43-5:54 "We're just reallytrying to find out what arethe specific challengesthese companies are havingand that they're havingright here today and thatthey anticipate they'll behaving in the coming weeks."MIKE NEAL FROM THE TULSAREGIONAL CHAMBER SAYS THENEW "RECOVERY IMPACT SURVEY"IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND ASKSBUSINESS OWNERS HOW THEY'REMOVING FORWARD WITHREOPENING PLANS.

SOME OF THEQUESTIONS INCLUDE IF THEY'VEEXPERIENCED LAYOFFS..

OR IFTHEY'VE MADE ANY CHANGES TOTHE WORKPLACE - SUCH ASIMPLEMENTING SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES..

ANDWEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT.

THIS IS THESECOND SURVEY TO FOLLOW UPWITH BUSINESSES AFTER THEYSURVEYED MORE THAN 400 BACKIN MARCH.

ONE OF THE BIGGESTCONCERNS THEN - APPLYING FORFEDERAL LOAN MONEY.

6:49-7:01 "Fortunately, manysmall businesses in ourregion were able to accesssome of the federal smallbusiness administration loanprograms, some of whichhopefully turn into grants."NEAL SAYS MANY INDUSTRIESHAVE BEEN IMPACTED BYCOVID-19..

AND SOMEBUSINESSES HAVE EVEN SHUTDOWN PERMANENTLY.

HE HOPESTHEY'LL COMPILE AS MANYINFORMATION AS POSSIBLE WITHTHE NEW SURVEY.

THE GOAL -TO HELP CREATE PROGRAMS ANDSERVICES TO BEST MEET THEIRNEEDS.

LOOKLIVE TAG THIS ISPART OF THE NEW "MAYOR'SECONOMIC RECOVERY ADVISORYCOMMITTEE" THAT WAS FORMEDLAST MONTH TO HELP RESTORETHE CITY'S ECONOMY.

THESURVEY CLOSES THIS FRIDAY..MAY 15TH.

REPORTING INDOWNTOWN TULSA, GP, 2WFY.THE TULSA REGIONAL CHAMBERIS HOSTING A CONGRESSIONAL