Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth today announced an online hub to help business owners quickly find information about loans and assistance, unemployment claims, tax relief programs, and other initiatives in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The information is on the website Atlas Alabama, set up by the Alabama Small Business Commission, which Ainsworth chairs.

The website has links to state, county, and municipal health orders to help businesses follow COVID-19 guidelines, Ainsworth’s office said in a press release.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is already providing small business owners with unprecedented challenges and frustrations, so they should not have to struggle to find the information necessary to survive in the current economic climate,” Ainsworth said. “As new small business programs are announced and revised health orders go into effect, the website will be updated in order to provide the most timely and accurate information possible.”

The 22-member commission works to develop policies encouraging small business innovation and advise the Alabama Department of Commerce. Legislation passed last year made Ainsworth the chair.