佛罗里达SBDC网络(10月9日星期五. 28, 2022) – Small businesses in Highlands County impacted by Hurricane Ian will be able to receive help applying for state and federal disaster loans at temporary Mobile Business Recovery Center opening in Lake Placid.
The Florida 小企业发展中心 (SBDC) Network and the U.S. 小企业管理局 (SBA) will open temporary Mobile Business Recovery Centers (BRC) this week and next at the following locations:
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周一,10月. 11月31日-星期三. 2
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Town of Lake Placid Government Center | Parking Lot
1069 US-27
普莱西德湖，佛罗里达州33852
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在这个位置， 佛罗里达SBDC在USF and SBA disaster specialists will be available to help impacted small business owners understand available state and federal disaster loans, 确定资格, 并应用.
“We are saddened to see and hear the stories of damage and loss that small businesses in our state have suffered,格雷格·布里顿说, state director of the Florida SBDC Network. “We want small businesses to know we’re here to help and are committed to their recovery.”
卡尔·海登, regional director of the 佛罗里达SBDC在USF, 添加, “I am proud of the way our 佛罗里达SBDC在USF team has stepped up to meet the needs of businesses impacted by Hurricane Ian. The SBDC/SBA team provides business owners with information, 资源, 鼓励帮助重建, 重开, 维持他们的业务.”
At the state level, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan (EBL) Program. The loan program provides short-term, zero-interest loans to small businesses who experienced economic injury or physical damage due to Hurricane Ian.
Loans approved through the Emergency Bridge Loan Program are intended to “bridge the gap” between the time a disaster impacts a business and when a business has secured longer term recovery funding, such as federally or commercially available loans, 保险索赔, 或者其他资源.
Eligible small businesses with two to 100 employees may apply for loans of up to $50,000美元通过这个项目. Businesses must also be located in Florida, have been established prior to September 24, 2022, 位于符合条件的县, must have been economically or physically damaged by Hurricane Ian, have a credit score of 600 or above, and must have repaid all outstanding EBLs.
Marine Fisheries Industry sole proprietors with businesses located in Charlotte, 科利尔, 德索托, 荷迪, 李 and Sarasota counties are also eligible to apply, but must provide documentation demonstrating the business is part of the Marine Fisheries Industry.
Low-interest Business Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the U.S. 小企业管理局 (SBA) are also available to eligible businesses following the announcement of a Presidential disaster declaration beginning Sept. 23.
Businesses and private nonprofit organizations of any size may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace disaster-damaged or destroyed real estate, 机械设备, 库存, 和其他经营资产.
小型企业, 小型农业合作社, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.
Business recovery centers are also available in the following counties for impacted businesses to receive assistance: Hillsborough, 李, 塞米诺尔, 科利尔, 和夏洛特. To find a center in one of these counties, and for more information on state and federal disaster loans and eligibility, 请访问 www.FloridaSBDC.org/disaster.
To learn more about the 佛罗里达SBDC在USF and how it can assist small businesses in their recovery efforts, 请访问 SBDCTampaBay.com.