Mesa CARES Small Business Technical Assistance Program
Is your Mesa, AZ business needing a little guidance to get back on track or elevate things to the next level? Get expert advice, training, and resources at no cost with the Mesa CARES Small Business Technical Assistance Program.
This is a business assistance program intended to help businesses based in Mesa, Arizona recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and is funded under the CARES Act. Focusing on recovery and stabilization, the program is designed to help small businesses react to the changes in the current environment, to stimulate new business, and implement new procedures.
Is my business eligible?
Who can apply for the Mesa CARES Small Business Technical Assistance Program?
Non-profit and for-profit Mesa-based businesses financially suffering from required business closures or limited services due to the impact of COVID-19.
Types of businesses ineligible for the program are:
- Publicly held companies
- Real estate investment firms
- Firms involved in speculative activities
- Dealers of rare coins and stamps
- Firms involved in lending activities
- Pyramid sales plans
- Firms engaged in illegal activities
- Gambling activities
- Principle or owner of the business is currently incarcerated or on parole
- Businesses engaged in providing cannabis
- Any business owned, in whole or part, by a City of Mesa official or employee who, in their official capacity, participates in the oversight, development, or implementation of the Mesa CARES business program.
- This list of ineligible businesses may be updated by the City as the program continues.
What do I get?
Mesa-based businesses will receive training through webinars, live Q&A sessions, and one-on-one business coaching at no charge.
The Topics included in the webinars & one-on-one coaching are:
- General Business
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Human Resources
- Organizational Development
- Information Technology
- Web Hosting
This program is a business assistance program. It is not a funding program. Businesses may seek assistance to help develop a financial plan to then use their plan to approach a lender. To discover what capital solutions Prestamos CDFI has to offer please visit our loans information page by clicking the button below.
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Businesses may submit an online application at MesaAZ.gov/CARESBizTechAssist. On this page, there is more information on the program and walks you through the steps of how to apply.
