Small Business Owners Still Have Time to Apply
ATLANTA, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses that June 2 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans that are available to small businesses located in the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky as a result of drought conditions and higher than normal temperatures that occurred February 1, 2007 and continuing.
"When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, SBA issues a declaration to assist small businesses affected by the same disaster," said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East.
Under this declaration, SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to farm-related and nonfarm-related small business concerns and small agricultural cooperatives that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA but nurseries are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions.
Eligible small businesses may qualify for loans up to $1.5 million. These loans are available at a 4 percent interest rate with loan terms up to 30 years. SBA determines eligibility for the program based on the size and type of business and its financial resources. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based upon each applicant's financial condition. Under this disaster declaration, SBA cannot provide loans to agricultural producers.
Interested business owners should contact SBA's Customer Service Center by calling 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EDT. Business loan applications can also be downloaded from http://www.sba.gov/. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than June 2, 2008.
For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit our website at http://www.sba.gov/. DATASOURCE: U.S. Small Business Administration CONTACT: Michael Lampton of U.S. Small Business Administration, +1-404-331-0333 Web Site: http://www.sba.gov/
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