Welcome to a new month, where everything is canceled, including April Fool’s Day. The world is going through a turbulent pandemic and it’s far from funny. While we’re highly sensitive to the pain that COVID-19 has caused, we are hopeful that it will end soon. This month’s newsletter is dedicated to getting you all the resources you need. As a small business, slowed sales is the quickest way to end your enterprise. We don’t want that to happen. We care about your business and want to help! Not only are we helping businesses stay afloat, but we will also be posting resources about pivoting your messaging, how to host virtual events and foster deeper connections with your customers/community.

Need to talk? We’re here, contact gold@adebukola.com and someone on our team will connect with you.

The #1 thing people have done during quarantine is LEARN. Dozens, if not, hundreds of FREE masterclasses have emerged and we’re here to make sure you get the cream of the crop. Read this Business Insider feature of Shanae Dixon who leads Sports Partnerships at Instagram. Women in sports and tech is an underrated topic, so it’s refreshing to see a Black woman leading in this space. 🎉

As promised, here is a living list of small business relief resources. We will update as more resources emerge.

1. Build Your Legacy Grant by ESSENCE + Pine Sol

2. Companies Are Still Hiring During COVID-19— Click this for 47 Applications (The Muse)

3. Upcoming Events for Facebook Marketing & Advertising

4. Red Backpack Fund, will award at least 1,000 emergency assistance grants to majority women-owned businesses 

5. StillHiring.com, For job seekers amid today’s global crisis

6. SheaMoisture Announces $1 Million Relief Fund For Business Owners Of Color Impacted By COVID-19

7. Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund

8. Create&Cultivate COVID-19 Content Hub

9. Forbes’s List Of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Small Business Relief Programs

10. Small Business Administration: Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources

11. U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Coronavirus Small Business Guide

12. Facebook is offering $100M in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 eligible small businesses

How cool are these stock illustrations of Black people? There isn’t enough diversity in free illustrations for businesses. These would be perfect for your content! Check it out here.

You have the power to change the world. The UN needs your help to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). They need your help in translating critical public health messages, into creative work that will engage and inform people across different cultures, languages, communities and platforms. Make an impact and submit a creative piece that educates about the pandemic to the United Nations Open Brief for Covid-19. For more information and to submit your creative, visit Talenthouse here.

If you’re a developer (and we know many of you are), and have some down time in this quarantine, you should check out Spotify’s new developer program “Backstage.” Spotify wants to become a trusted source for the digital infrastructure landscape.

Let us know how it goes. Ok?

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Triller, the AI-powered music video "social streaming" platform, presents “Co-Trilla Quarantine Sessions,” a three-day music festival to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. Co-Trilla will be hosted by Jay Pharoah featuring Migos, Marshmello, Pitbull, Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg, Ally Brooke, King Combs, and many more. Learn more about it on Business Wire.

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