The City has announced Welcome Back Weeks, which are a key part of the ongoing effort to bring workers, small businesses, and visitors...

As reopening nears, you may have concerns about your rent and lease agreements. Governor Inslee’s lifting of his emergency orders is not...

King County Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin today issued a Health Officer Directive to keep wearing facemasks in indoor public spaces to...

On May 13, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a plan to move forward in his Healthy Washington—Roadmap to Recovery plan. First, on May 18, all...

A total of 61,700 applications came from businesses with under $500,000 in annual pre-pandemic revenue

Your SRA will not be having a May member meeting. We are working to set up an informative agenda for our members at our regular meeting...

Today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he is pausing phase movement of his Healthy Washington—Road to Recovery plan for the next two...

Businesses will be reviewed in a 21-day priority period, but all applicants should plan to apply on May 3 as funds may run out quickly.

ALERT: The SBA announced on April 22 that POS providers will help with application submission, documentation and support. Take advantage...

If your operations suffered coronavirus-related losses, please find out if you are eligible and start getting ready to apply.

Seattle Sales Tax Increase of .15% Effective April 1, 2021, in Accordance with Voter Approved Transportation Benefits District Proposal...

On Monday, we sent our petition to the Governor with over 3,500 signatures from restaurant workers, hospitality workers, and supporters.

Public Health Seattle & King County recognizes that retail food establishments continue to be financially impacted by measures taken to cont

Hospitality workers – 40 percent of whom are Black, Indigenous and people of color – should be included with other essential food chain work

Great News! Today Congress passed the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. The Seattle Re

The application period is underway for the federal relief funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Congress passed a second...

A new version of the RESTAURANTS Act that will help hundreds of thousands of restaurants is moving forward in Washington DC, and the...

Spring is just around the corner, and members are talking about ways to 'refresh' the business plan. We'll start with important updates...

As the various phases for COVID-19 vaccinations progress, employers should inform themselves about the issues around workplace vaccine...

Mark Costello and Janie Sacco with the Small Business Administration briefed members on a number of topics related to federal relief. ...