Disaster press release SC 14921

SC 14921 - SBA Business Recovery Center Closing and Opening; Small Businesses Encouraged to Seek Assistance for Their Hurricane Matthew Losses

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ATLANTA –

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Center in Orangeburg County, South Carolina will close permanently at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 23, and a Business Recovery Center will open at noon on Monday, Nov. 28 in Horry County.
SBA representatives at the Business Recovery Centers (BRC) 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:

SBA Business Recovery Centers (BRC)

Beaufort County

Hilton Head-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Head, SC  29928

Hours:

Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Closed for Thanksgiving

: Thu, and Fri, Nov. 24 - 25

Florence County

Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce
Florence, SC  29501

Hours:

Mon. –Thu., 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Fri, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Closed


for Thanksgiving:

Wed. Nov. 23 at noon, Thu. Nov. 24 and Fri. Nov. 25

Horry County

Myrtle Beach Area Small Business Dev. Ctr. (SBDC)
Atlantic Center for Business
Coastal Carolina University - Atlantic Hall
Conway, SC  29526

Opening:

Mon. Nov. 28 at noon

Hours:

Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Orangeburg County


Small Business Development Center
South Carolina State University, Belcher Hall Suite 353
Orangeburg, SC  29117

Hours:

Tues. Nov. 22, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Closing permanently:

Wed. Nov. 23 at noon
“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 this 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


.  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. 13, 2016


.  The deadline to return economic injury applications is

July 12, 2017


.

ATLANTA –

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Center in Orangeburg County, South Carolina will close permanently at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 23, and a Business Recovery Center will open at noon on Monday, Nov. 28 in Horry County.


ATLANTA –

SBA representatives at the Business Recovery Centers (BRC) 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:

SBA Business Recovery Centers (BRC)


SBA Business Recovery Centers (BRC)

Beaufort County

Beaufort County

Hilton Head-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Head, SC  29928

Hours:

Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.


Hours:


Closed for Thanksgiving

: Thu, and Fri, Nov. 24 - 25


Closed for Thanksgiving

Florence County

Florence County

Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce
Florence, SC  29501

Hours:

Mon. –Thu., 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Fri, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.


Hours:


Closed


for Thanksgiving:

Wed. Nov. 23 at noon, Thu. Nov. 24 and Fri. Nov. 25


Closed


for Thanksgiving:

Horry County

Horry County

Myrtle Beach Area Small Business Dev. Ctr. (SBDC)
Atlantic Center for Business
Coastal Carolina University - Atlantic Hall
Conway, SC  29526

Opening:

Mon. Nov. 28 at noon


Opening:


Hours:

Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.


Hours:

Orangeburg County

Orangeburg County


Small Business Development Center


Small Business Development Center

South Carolina State University, Belcher Hall Suite 353
Orangeburg, SC  29117

Hours:

Tues. Nov. 22, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.


Hours:


Closing permanently:

Wed. Nov. 23 at noon


Closing permanently:

“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 this 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


.  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. 13, 2016


.  The deadline to return economic injury applications is

July 12, 2017


.

Dec. 13, 2016


July 12, 2017

Related programs: Disaster