March is Red Cross Month- Learn How to Prepare Your Business in the Case of...
Following a tradition begun by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943, President Barack Obama has proclaimed March as American Red Cross Month.Since July 2011, the U.S. Small Business Administration...
View ArticleSBA Disaster Assistance During FY 2013
Fiscal year 2013—the period between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013—was one of the busiest in recent memory for SBA’s disaster assistance program.SBA approved a total of 46,817 disaster loans...
View ArticleIs Your Company Resilient Enough to Recover After a Major Disaster?
Small businesses play an important role in the nation’s economic growth. These small companies are also vulnerable to major financial losses—to the point of being forced to shut down for good—as a...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Update-- Six months later, A Steady Recovery
It’s been six months since Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast and signs of recovery are emerging. Businesses are reopening, homeowners are rebuilding and communities are rebounding. I’m proud to...
View ArticleSandy Update 5: A Lending Milestone as Congress Adds Recovery Funds
Ninety days after Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeast, the U.S. Small Business Administration crossed the $1 billion threshold of approved loans to more than 16,800 homeowners, renters and businesses....
View ArticleSandy Update 4: Send Us Your Completed Loan Application before the Deadline
Update: The filing deadline for New York is now January 28, 2013.Update 2: The filing deadline for New Jersey is now January 30, 2013 and the filing deadline for Rhode Island is January 28, 2013.So far...
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Sandy Update 3: Top Five Reasons You're Eligible to Apply for SBA Disaster...
A month after Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast, homeowners, renters and businesses are dealing with the challenging task of rebuilding their homes, businesses and communities.There’s a lot of...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Update 2: SBA Standing Ready to Help Businesses, Homeowners...
Many business owners, homeowners, and renters along the East Coast are coming back to find physical damage to their buildings and property as a result of Hurricane Sandy. In addition, thousands of...
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy Update: SBA Coordinating with Our Federal Partners
Many communities are still feeling the effects of Superstorm Sandy, including power outages and flooding. The importance of listening to instructions and safety information from your local officials...
View ArticleSBA's Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center is Ready to Help
The SBA helps businesses, homeowners and renters with loans after disasters such as floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. To help answer the many questions that these folks have about federal assistance,...
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