Every week, ‘Good News of the Week’ features a curation of positive headlines from San Diego, delivered straight to your inbox. A blend of aggregated stories from San Diego’s most trusted news sources and original EDC-created content, GNOTW provides a comprehensive recap of the region’s best stories from the past week.
For the week of September 4, 2020, here’s what we’re reading:
- We Tha Plug launches virtual incubator for Pan-African and Latinx entrepreneurs
- Sorrento Therapeutics acquires SmartPharm for $18.6M to aid efforts to develop COVID-19 antibody treatments
- Gyms, hair salons, restaurants reopen at reduced capacity
- Through Innovate78, North County cities join forces to help businesses
- Brown Law Group to merge with Meyers Nave to meet high demand for labor and employment expertise
- Corporate Directors Forum honors former EDC Board Chair Hank Nordhoff and EDC Vice Chair Jennie Brooks
- Suffolk to grow San Diego operations and support sustainable job growth
- Startup San Diego selects five entrepreneurs for inaugural Entrepreneur-in-Residence program
- Trefoil Therapeutics to test drug that replenishes eye’s lost cells
…and here are the events we’re (virtually) attending:
- September 9 – December 16 – San Diego Angel Conference
San Diego Angel Conference E-track for Entrepreneurs - September 18-19 – Stella Labs, Ad Astra Ventures
Women’s Venture Summit - October 2020 – Startup San Diego
San Diego Startup Month
San Diego’s Economic Snapshot: Q2 2020
Every quarter, EDC analyzes key economic indicators that are important to understanding the regional economy and the region’s standing relative to the 25 most populous metropolitan areas in the U.S. In Q2 2020, San Diego’s venture capital funding expanded, commercial real estate vacancy rates jumped, and home prices rose. Learn more in our Economic Snapshot for Q2 2020.
San Diego business resources:
Amidst everything happening in the world, we need a reminder that there’s plenty of ‘Good News’ to go around in San Diego. We have also compiled additional resources for businesses and individuals seeking additional guidance.
For businesses:
- Find information at EDC’s COVID-19 page
- Find North County information at Innovate78’s COVID-19 page
- Apply for disaster loan assistance
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for businesses
- Pivot operations to produce PPE, sanitizer, & more
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
- Apply for San Diego County’s Small Business Stimulus Program
- Employers with more than 100 employees: enroll in CalSavers by September 30, 2020.
For individuals:
- See which San Diego companies are still hiring
- Access San Diego Workforce Partnership’s updates for individuals
- Donate to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
- Find additional guidance from the CDC
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Heather Dewis
Manager, Marketing