ATLANTA
– The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) in Georgia will close various days for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Grady County BRC located in Cairo, GA will permanently close on Friday, Nov. 30.
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 and operate as indicated below:
Crisp County
Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce
502 South 2nd Street
Cordele, GA 31015
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Sundays
Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 22
Decatur County
Bainbridge-Decatur County Chamber of Commerce
100 Boat Basin Circle
Bainbridge, GA 39817
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays and Sundays
Holiday Closure: Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Friday Nov. 23
Dougherty County
Small Business Development Center in Albany
125 Pine Street, #142
Albany, GA 31701
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Closed: Sundays
Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 22 – Friday, Nov. 23
Grady County
Grady County Agricultural Center
65 11th Avenue, NE
Cairo, GA 39828
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays and Sundays
Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 22
Closes permanently on Friday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m.
Terrell County
Terrell Chamber of Commerce
211 W. Lee Street
Dawson, GA 39842
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays and Sundays
Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 22 – Friday, Nov. 23
The disaster declaration covers Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Laurens, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth counties in Georgia which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA.
Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans: Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Irwin, Johnson, Macon, Marion, Quitman, Schley, Stewart, Treutlen, Twiggs, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox and Wilkinson in
Georgia
; Barbour, Henry and Houston in
Alabama
; and Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson and Leon in
Florida
.
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 3.675 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations, and 2 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.
To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, applicants should register online at
DisasterAssistance.gov
or download the FEMA mobile app. If online or mobile access is unavailable, applicants should call the FEMA toll-free helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services should call 800-621-3362.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via the SBA’s secure website at
DisasterLoan.sba.gov
.
Additional details on the locations of Disaster Recovery Centers and the loan application process can be obtained by calling the SBA 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
. 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. For more information about SBA recovery assistance, visit
www.sba.gov
.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is
Dec. 13, 2018
. The deadline to return economic injury applications is
July 15, 2019
.
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
– The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) in Georgia will close various days for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Grady County BRC located in Cairo, GA will permanently close on Friday, Nov. 30.
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 and operate as indicated below:
Crisp County
Crisp County
Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce
502 South 2nd Street
Cordele, GA 31015
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Sundays
Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 22
Decatur County
Decatur County
Bainbridge-Decatur County Chamber of Commerce
100 Boat Basin Circle
Bainbridge, GA 39817
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays and Sundays
Holiday Closure: Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Friday Nov. 23
Dougherty County
Dougherty County
Small Business Development Center in Albany
125 Pine Street, #142
Albany, GA 31701
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Closed: Sundays
Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 22 – Friday, Nov. 23
Grady County
Grady County
Grady County Agricultural Center
65 11th Avenue, NE
Cairo, GA 39828
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays and Sundays
Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 22
Closes permanently on Friday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m.
Terrell County
Terrell County
Terrell Chamber of Commerce
211 W. Lee Street
Dawson, GA 39842
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays and Sundays
Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 22 – Friday, Nov. 23
The disaster declaration covers Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Laurens, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth counties in Georgia which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA.
Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans: Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Irwin, Johnson, Macon, Marion, Quitman, Schley, Stewart, Treutlen, Twiggs, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox and Wilkinson in
Georgia
; Barbour, Henry and Houston in
Alabama
; and Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson and Leon in
Florida
.
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
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 3.675 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations, and 2 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.
To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, applicants should register online at
DisasterAssistance.gov
or download the FEMA mobile app. If online or mobile access is unavailable, applicants should call the FEMA toll-free helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services should call 800-621-3362.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via the SBA’s secure website at
DisasterLoan.sba.gov
.
Additional details on the locations of Disaster Recovery Centers and the loan application process can be obtained by calling the SBA 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
. 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. For more information about SBA recovery assistance, visit
www.sba.gov
.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is
Dec. 13, 2018
. The deadline to return economic injury applications is
July 15, 2019
.
Dec. 13, 2018
July 15, 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
.