ATLANTA –
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Centers in Chatham and Glynn counties will be closed on Friday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
SBA representatives at the Business Recovery Centers (BRC) in Chatham and Glynn counties can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and help businesses in completing the SBA application. The Centers are located as indicated below and will operate until further notice:
Chatham County
Glynn County
Savannah Entrepreneurial Center UGA Marine Extension
801 East Gwinnett Street
715 Bay Street
Savannah, GA 31404 Brunswick, GA 31520
Open: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Open: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Closed: Friday, Nov. 11 for the holiday Closed: Friday, Nov. 11 for the holiday
“The SBA is committed to facilitating economic recovery in this disaster. We want area businesses to have a resource where they can meet individually with SBA representatives and find out how a low-interest disaster loan can help them recover,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.
The SBA offers low-interest, long-terms disaster loans for physical damage and working capital. To be considered for assistance, survivors need to apply by the deadline.
Additional information on the disaster loan program may be obtained by calling SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
. Loan applications can be downloaded from
www.sba.gov
/disaster. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is
Dec. 16, 2016
. The deadline to return economic injury applications is
July 17, 2017
.