SBA News

MEMA Hopes for Federal Aid for Storm Victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration joined Mississippi and local officials to tour the Columbia area, as well as Jones and Lamar counties that were hit by tornadoes and high winds on Dec. 23. Robert Latham Jr., …

SBA Says 1 Month Left to Apply for Oklahoma Disaster Loans

Small businesses in 12 Oklahoma counties and two counties in Kansas have one month left to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration drought disaster loans. Tanya N. Garfield, director of the SBA program, says businesses have until Jan. 14 to …

SBA Aid Provided to Flood Victims in 3 States

The Small Business Administration is offering low-interest disaster loans to residents and businesses in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee affected by flooding on Sept. 11. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet says disaster aid is available in DeSoto, Marshall, Tate and Tunica counties …

Deadline Coming in Alabama, Mississippi for Disaster Loans

The federal Small Business Administration says March 11 is the deadline for disaster loan applications from people and businesses in 10 Alabama counties and three Mississippi counties affected by severe storms on Dec. 25-26. SBA field director Frank Skaggs said …

SBA Approved Over $560M into New York After Sandy

The U. S. Small Business Administration has approved over $560 million in disaster assistance loans for residents and businesses in New York affected by Hurricane Sandy and is eager to do more. “Currently 8,234 disaster loans have been approved in …

SBA Approves $1.5M in Disaster Loans for Louisiana Parishes

The Small Business Administration has approved more than $1.5 million in disaster-assistance loans to help residents and businesses of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes with their recovery from the impact of Hurricane Isaac. The Courier reports The SBA has approved 47 …

Deadline to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans in Indiana is October 15

The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations in Indiana that the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe storms, high winds and large hail on July 31 is only weeks away. …

Federal Assessment of Wisconsin Flood Damage Under Way

Officials with the U.S. Small Business Administration are touring Douglas County, Wis., to view damage from a flood there in late June. Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday the information gathered could be used to request SBA provide federal low-interest loans …

Disaster Center Set Up in Northwest Oklahoma to Close

A center set up to help victims of last month’s tornado in Woodward is closing. The U.S. Small Business Administration says its Oklahoma Disaster Outreach Center will shut down Wednesday. The agency opened the center to help residents and business …