Disaster press release TN 15173

TN 15173 - SBA Deadline to Apply for Working Capital Loans in Tennessee is March 16

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ATLANTA –

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in

Tennessee

that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations affected by severe thunderstorms with damaging winds on May 27-28, 2017.
“Businesses that suffered economic losses as a result of the disaster and want to apply for low-interest loans from the SBA are urged to do so before the

March 16

deadline,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA Field Operations Center East.
Low-interest disaster loans are available in counties of: Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe and Sevier in

Tennessee

; and Graham and Swain in

North Carolina.
Working capital disaster loans up to $2 million are available at 3.215 percent for small businesses, and 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years. The loans are intended to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other expenses that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred.  To be considered for this assistance, eligible entities need to apply by the deadline.
Survivors may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at

Disasterloan.sba.gov

.
Businesses may also obtain information and loan applications 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 emailing

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

.  Loan applications can also be downloaded 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

March 16, 2018


.

ATLANTA –

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in

Tennessee

that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations affected by severe thunderstorms with damaging winds on May 27-28, 2017.


ATLANTA –


Tennessee

“Businesses that suffered economic losses as a result of the disaster and want to apply for low-interest loans from the SBA are urged to do so before the

March 16

deadline,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA Field Operations Center East.


March 16

Low-interest disaster loans are available in counties of: Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe and Sevier in

Tennessee

; and Graham and Swain in

North Carolina.


Tennessee


North Carolina.

Working capital disaster loans up to $2 million are available at 3.215 percent for small businesses, and 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years. The loans are intended to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other expenses that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred.  To be considered for this assistance, eligible entities need to apply by the deadline.
Survivors may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at

Disasterloan.sba.gov

.
Businesses may also obtain information and loan applications 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 emailing

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

.  Loan applications can also be downloaded 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

March 16, 2018


.

March 16, 2018

Related programs: Disaster