ATLANTA –
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) on St. Croix and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands will close for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 23 and will reopen on Friday, Nov. 24 at 8 a.m.
SBA representatives at the Centers can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and help businesses in completing the SBA application. The Centers are located as indicated below:
St. Croix
Small Business Development Center
4100 Sion Farm Shopping Center, Suite 16
Christiansted St. Croix, VI 00820
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday - Saturday
Closed: Thursday Nov 23
(Thanksgiving),
Reopens: Friday Nov. 24
SBA disaster loans are available to businesses of all sizes, most private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters to cover uninsured losses from the disaster. Interest rates are as low as 3.305 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations, and 1.75 percent for homeowners and renters. Loan terms can be up to 30 years.
Economic injury disaster loans are also available to provide disaster related working capital to small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred.
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
. Completed applications should be returned to a recovery center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. For more information about SBA recovery assistance, visit
www.sba.gov/disaster
.
The filing deadline to submit applications for physical property damage is
Dec. 18, 2017
for Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The deadline for economic injury applications is
June 7, 2018
for Hurricane Irma and
June 20, 2018
for Hurricane Maria.
ATLANTA –
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) on St. Croix and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands will close for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 23 and will reopen on Friday, Nov. 24 at 8 a.m.
ATLANTA –
SBA representatives at the Centers can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and help businesses in completing the SBA application. The Centers are located as indicated below:
St. Croix
St. Croix
Small Business Development Center
4100 Sion Farm Shopping Center, Suite 16
Christiansted St. Croix, VI 00820
St. Thomas
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday - Saturday
Closed: Thursday Nov 23
(Thanksgiving),
Reopens: Friday Nov. 24
SBA disaster loans are available to businesses of all sizes, most private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters to cover uninsured losses from the disaster. Interest rates are as low as 3.305 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations, and 1.75 percent for homeowners and renters. Loan terms can be up to 30 years.
Economic injury disaster loans are also available to provide disaster related working capital to small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred.
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
. Completed applications should be returned to a recovery center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. For more information about SBA recovery assistance, visit
www.sba.gov/disaster
.
The filing deadline to submit applications for physical property damage is
Dec. 18, 2017
for Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The deadline for economic injury applications is
June 7, 2018
for Hurricane Irma and
June 20, 2018
for Hurricane Maria.
Dec. 18, 2017
June 7, 2018
June 20, 2018