The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened Business Recovery Centers (BRC) at The Florida SBDC at USF at Port Tampa Bay, 1101 Channelside Drive, #210, Tampa, Florida (Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m) and the West Citrus Center, Citrus County, 1540 N. Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River, FL 34429 (Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. - 5.p.m). These centers can help businesses impacted by Hurricane Hermine.
Low interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration are available to help with business losses not covered by insurance. Information on SBA disaster loans may be obtained by calling (800) 659-2955 and (800) 877-8339 (TTY) or by going online. The Small Business Administration filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Nov. 28, 2016. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA's secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 28, 2017.
Florida businesses impacted by Hurricane Hermine may also apply for short-term, interest-free loans through the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program. The bridge loan program helps bridge the gap for small businesses between the time impact occurs and when other resources become available, including insurance claims or federal assistance. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2016. To complete an application by the Oct. 31 deadline, or for more information on the program, visit http://www.floridadisasterloan.org.
