The U.S. Small Business Administration is telling small businesses that February. 24 will be the application due date regarding federal financial injuries disaster loans offered in Lee and Scott counties in Virginia. The SBA declared a disaster due to severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line gusts of wind along with water damage which developed on April twenty three, 2011.
In addition, the Small Business Administration declared recently that federal government economic injury catastrophe loans are available to smaller businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small corporations operating in aquaculture and the majority of private non-profit associations of any size located in the counties of Dillon and Horry in South Carolina as a consequence of Hurricane Irene that occurred in August.
“When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to assist eligible entities affected by the same disaster,” explained Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.
Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is offered to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related organizations that endured financial losses being a direct result of this catastrophe. Aside from aquacultural businesses, agricultural producers, farmers along with ranchers are definitely not eligible to apply to SBA.
Financing for small business can be up to $2 million, with interest rates of 3 percent for non-profit organizations and 4 percent for small businesses. Terms can be up to 30 years. The SBA ascertains eligibility based on the size of the prospect, form of undertaking as well as financial assets. The agency sets financial loan amounts as well as terms dependent upon each and every applicant’s economic affliction. SBA small business loan may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. These particular small business loans are not created to replenish lost gross sales or revenue.