NIP Group, a specialty insurance provider, has developed a COVID-19 resource center for green industry professionals as well as other small and medium businesses.

The COVID-19 resource center is broken down into four distinct tabs each focused on assisting landscapers and tree care professionals in various ways:

• Emergency funding, outlining the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loans, state and local resources, as well as information on grants from private companies and nonprofits.
• Relief programs, such as short-term loan modification programs, federal, state and local tax relief, utility resources and lease information.
• Shared work programs, which were developed to help employers and employees withstand a slowdown in business, such as the impact of COVID-19.
• Various laws, rules and regulations such as closure orders, mass gathering limitations, unemployment insurance guidance and more. Leadership action plans are available for landscapers to determine their cash burn rate and liquidity.