ATLANTA – The U. S. Small Business Administration announced it is closing its Business Recovery Center in Stuart, Florida on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 3 p.m. This center is serving small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture or private nonprofit organizations in Florida having suffered financial losses as the result of the algae bloom, excessive rain, flooding and the water released from Lake Okeechobee that occurred on Jan. 3-29, 2016.
Effected small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the declared Florida counties can still apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan for disaster related working capital needs by completing an Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at: https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela .
These loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits. The loan amount can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 2.625 percent for private nonprofit organizations and 4 percent for small businesses, with terms up to 30 years.
Business counselors with SBA and its partners are available at other locations to prepare financial statements and help complete the loan application. To find the location of the nearest SBA resource visit: https://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance .
The Business Recovery Center is located in the following community:
Martin County
Martin County Fairgrounds
Stuart, FL 34996
Hours: Monday-Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closing: Thursday, Aug. 25 at 3 p.m.
Additional information on low-interest disaster loans are available by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov . Loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA’s website at www.sba.gov /disaster . Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
The deadline to return economic injury applications is Nov. 16, 2016 .
ATLANTA – The U. S. Small Business Administration announced it is closing its Business Recovery Center in Stuart, Florida on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 3 p.m. This center is serving small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture or private nonprofit organizations in Florida having suffered financial losses as the result of the algae bloom, excessive rain, flooding and the water released from Lake Okeechobee that occurred on Jan. 3-29, 2016.
ATLANTA Florida
Effected small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the declared Florida counties can still apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan for disaster related working capital needs by completing an Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at: https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela .
These loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits. The loan amount can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 2.625 percent for private nonprofit organizations and 4 percent for small businesses, with terms up to 30 years.
Business counselors with SBA and its partners are available at other locations to prepare financial statements and help complete the loan application. To find the location of the nearest SBA resource visit: https://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance .
The Business Recovery Center is located in the following community:
Martin County
Martin County
Martin County Fairgrounds
Stuart, FL 34996
Hours: Monday-Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closing: Thursday, Aug. 25 at 3 p.m.
Additional information on low-interest disaster loans are available by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov . Loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA’s website at www.sba.gov /disaster . Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
The deadline to return economic injury applications is Nov. 16, 2016 .
Nov. 16, 2016