Disaster press release FL 15675

FL 15675 - SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Pasco County

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ATLANTA

- SBA is opening a Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Pasco County, on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at


9 a.m. to help businesses impacted by the Red Tide Algal Bloom beginning on Nov. 1, 2017.  Other Business Recovery Centers in Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties are already in operation.   The Sarasota County BRC will now close at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.

SBA representatives at the Centers can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and assist businesses in completing the SBA application.  The Centers are located as indicated below and will operate until further notice:


Lee County

City/County Annex Building

1825 Hendry Street

Fort Myers, FL 33901

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Manatee County

Manatee County Library, Island Branch

5701 Marina Road

Holmes Beach, FL 34217

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Pasco County

Smartstart Program Manager

West Pasco Entrepreneur Center

4532 US Highway 19

New Port Richey, FL 35652

Opens: Tuesday, Oct. 2

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.


Pinellas County

Epicenter

13805 58th Street, North, Suite 2-200

Clearwater, FL 33760

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Sarasota County

Bae Ridge Park

4430 South Lockwood Road

Sarasota, FL 34231

Hours: Monday, Wednesday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The declaration covers Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties and the adjacent counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough, Polk and Pasco in

Florida

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Low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to Florida small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private nonprofit organizations affected by the red tide algal bloom beginning Nov. 1, 2017.

“The SBA can help affected small businesses and nonprofit organizations overcome their economic losses by offering working capital loans, but the help cannot start until they submit an SBA disaster loan application to us,” said SBA’s South Florida Interim District Director Lynn Douthett.

Eligible entities may qualify for loans up to $2 million.  The SBA offers economic injury loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster.  The rates on these loans are 3.385 percent for small businesses and 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years.  Eligibility for these working capital loans are based on the size and type of business and its financial resources.  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.  The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at

DisasterLoan.sba.gov


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Applications and program information 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 emailing

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

. Loan applications can also be downloaded at

www.sba.gov


. Completed applications should be returned to a center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

The filing deadline to return applications for economic injury is

June 4, 2019


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About the U.S. Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit

www.sba.gov


.


ATLANTA

- SBA is opening a Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Pasco County, on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at


9 a.m. to help businesses impacted by the Red Tide Algal Bloom beginning on Nov. 1, 2017.  Other Business Recovery Centers in Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties are already in operation.   The Sarasota County BRC will now close at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.


ATLANTA

SBA representatives at the Centers can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and assist businesses in completing the SBA application.  The Centers are located as indicated below and will operate until further notice:


Lee County


Lee County

City/County Annex Building

1825 Hendry Street

Fort Myers, FL 33901

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Manatee County


Manatee County

Manatee County Library, Island Branch

5701 Marina Road

Holmes Beach, FL 34217

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Pasco County


Pasco County

Smartstart Program Manager

West Pasco Entrepreneur Center

4532 US Highway 19

New Port Richey, FL 35652

Opens: Tuesday, Oct. 2

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.


Pinellas County


Pinellas County

Epicenter

13805 58th Street, North, Suite 2-200

Clearwater, FL 33760

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Sarasota County


Sarasota County

Bae Ridge Park

4430 South Lockwood Road

Sarasota, FL 34231

Hours: Monday, Wednesday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The declaration covers Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties and the adjacent counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough, Polk and Pasco in

Florida

.


Florida

Low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to Florida small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private nonprofit organizations affected by the red tide algal bloom beginning Nov. 1, 2017.

“The SBA can help affected small businesses and nonprofit organizations overcome their economic losses by offering working capital loans, but the help cannot start until they submit an SBA disaster loan application to us,” said SBA’s South Florida Interim District Director Lynn Douthett.

Eligible entities may qualify for loans up to $2 million.  The SBA offers economic injury loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster.  The rates on these loans are 3.385 percent for small businesses and 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years.  Eligibility for these working capital loans are based on the size and type of business and its financial resources.  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.  The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at

DisasterLoan.sba.gov


.

Applications and program information 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 emailing

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

. Loan applications can also be downloaded at

www.sba.gov


. Completed applications should be returned to a center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

The filing deadline to return applications for economic injury is

June 4, 2019


.

June 4, 2019


About the U.S. Small Business Administration


About the U.S. Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit

www.sba.gov


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Related programs: Disaster