COVID-19 | Supporting local businesses

Updated September 15, 2020

Help us help you! Watch our CEO, Jim Dantona share how your business can best stay connected with us.

Supporting our local businesses, especially those that rely heavily on in-person interactions is more important than ever. We encourage you to consider ways that you and your organization might safely and responsibly assist one another. Here are some suggestions for ways you can support the businesses you love.

We strongly encourage anyone in the City of SLO to join in on the Open SLO Program that allows you to move your operations outside. Businesses can activate private parking lots, sidewalks and some public streets in new and inventive ways. If you’re not in the City of SLO, your City might have a similar program and you should reach out to them to see what your options are.

SLO City Virtual Maps and Programs

SLO City | Virtual Shopping Map + Open Retail Entry Form

SLO City | Take-Out/Delivery Map + Open Restaurants and Cafes Entry Form

SLO City | SLO Wellness Business Map + Wellness Businesses Entry Form

Get involved! Complete SLO City’s Support Local Business Opportunities Form Here

Support your favorite local restaurants and retailers by participating weekly in the #TakeoutTuesday, #WineWednesday and #ShopSLO social media campaigns.

Takeout Tuesday | Member Highlights

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Happy #TakeoutTuesday! Each week we will be bringing you video updates from our members where you will hear the latest about what they’re up to, as well as ways that you can support their business. Thank you in advance for supporting these eateries that are a part of our community and help make it unique. Let’s get out there and support these members.

Tuesday, August 18th member highlight features Novo Restaurant & Lounge and Luna Red
Tuesday, June 30th member highlight features SLO Brew Rock
Tuesday, June 16th member highlight features Central Coast Brewing.
Tuesday, May 26th member highlight features, SLO Provisions, Madonna Inn and Finney’s Crafthouse & Kitchen

Wine Wednesday | Member Highlights

We love #WineWednesday! Each Wednesday, we will bring you video updates from members where you’ll get an inside look at what they’re up to as well as ways that you can support their business. Thank you in advance for supporting these local wineries that have long supported our business community and helped make it unique.

Wednesday, July 15th highlight features JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery.
Wednesday, June 24th highlight features Edna Valley Vineyard and Halter Ranch Vineyard.
Wednesday, June 17th highlight features Talley Vineyards.
Wednesday, June 10th highlight features Broken Earth Winery, Malene Wines and Croma Vera Wines.
Wednesday, May 27th highlight features Chamisal Vineyards, Center of Effort and Claiborne and Churchill Winery.
Wednesday, May 20th highlight features Paula Dooley with Stephen Ross Wine Cellars

Shop SLO | Member Highlights

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Inspired by the success of November’s annual #SmallBusinessSaturday, we are encouraging you to show your favorite small businesses some love this Saturday and every Saturday and #ShopSLO. We will be featuring different retail members every week and hope you’ll join us in supporting them through this challenging time. Together, we can keep our community vibrant.

Saturday, July 11th highlight features Humankind Fair Trade.
Saturday, June 27th highlight features Amandalee Design, YES Cocktail Co. and the SLO Chamber Visitor Center.
Saturday, June20th highlight features Hands Gallery and Patrick James.
Saturday, May 30th highlight features Ambiance Boutiques and Summerland Co.

California’s #ShopSafeShopLocal digital media toolkit materials can assist businesses and proud partners in communicating the importance of following state and county industry guidance, shopping locally and shopping safely. Materials are free to download, share, and customize.

SLO Tribune | These SLO County restaurants are open, offering special curbside pickup or delivery

Downtown SLO | How You Can Support Local Businesses

Kick-it Points | Social Distancing Incentives to Support Local Businesses

SLO Coast Wine map | Discover which wineries are offering delivery and curbside pick-up in our wine region

Please reach out if you know of an additional resource you think should be on this list or if there is anything the SLO Chamber team can do to be of service to you.