Business Resources for Palisades Fire
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Sign up for emergency alerts through Santa Monica Community Connect.
Want to Help?
Need to Relocate a Business to Santa Monica?
- Look for available space on Loopnet.com, CoStar.com or contact a local broker.
- Obtain a new business license.
- For specialty use such as schools, community centers, and non-profit organizations, reach out to Economic Development (EDD) via (310) 458-8906 or econdev@santamonica.gov.
Upcoming Deadlines
More details on these federal, state, and county disaster assistance opportunities at 2025 Los Angeles Fires | CA.gov
Local Resource Center
Walk-In SBA Loan Assistance
Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
2525 Main Street, Santa Monica
Monday to Wednesday, 9am - 5pm
Types of SBA disaster loans:
- Home & Renters Disaster Loans: Loans to homeowners or renters to repair or replace disaster-damaged real estate and personal property, including automobiles.
- Business Physical Disaster Loans: Loans to businesses to repair or replace disaster-damaged property owned by the business, including real estate, inventories, supplies, machinery and equipment. Businesses of any size are eligible. Private, non-profit organizations such as charities, churches, private universities, etc., are also eligible.
- Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL): Working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period.
Impacted Santa Monica College students
Request assistance through Santa Monica College Disaster Relief Resources
One Stop Shop
- California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) provides a comprehensive list of Resource Centers, Grant Opportunities, State Tax, Property Tax, Insurance and much more through Recover and Rebuild: Resources and Steps for Business Recovery
- Small Business Development Center (SDBC) – Call (866) 588-7232 for phone assistance and download the Small Business Disaster Response Guide and Best Practice https://smallbizla.org/disaster-recovery/
Other Grants
Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund – $10,000 grant for brick-and-mortar restaurant, gastropub or bakery that has experienced a loss in revenue helloalice.com/grants/doordash
Small Business Strong: LA Wildfire Relief Fund – $5,000 grant for micro-businesses, self-employed workers, service industry entrepreneurs
tmccommunitycapital.org/small-business-strong
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