10/07/2024
EXCERPTS VIA PRESS RELEASE INFORMATION FROM SBA:
SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Lexington and Greenville Counties; Adds More Counties to South Carolina Declaration
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that it will open two Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Lexington County Library in Lexington, and the Next Innovation Center in Greenville. The SBA is opening the Centers to assist businesses and residents who were affected by Hurricane Helene. SBA disaster loans are now available in additional counties.
SBA’s Customer Service Representatives are available at the Centers to answer questions, assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an application’s status. Walk-ins are accepted, but you can schedule an in-person appointment at an SBA Business Recovery Center in advance. The Centers will operate as listed below.
Business Recovery Center (BRC)
Lexington County
Lexington County Library
5440 Augusta Road
Lexington, SC 29072
Opens: Saturday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed: Sunday
Business Recovery Center (BRC)
Greenville County
Next Innovation Center
411 University Ridge
Greenville, SC 29601
Opens: Saturday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed: Sunday
The disaster declaration covers Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg and Union counties in South Carolina which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs): Allendale, Calhoun, Chester, Colleton, Fairfield, Hampton, Kershaw, McCormick, Orangeburg, Sumter and York in South Carolina; Burke, Columbia, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Richmond and Stephens in Georgia; Cleveland, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania in North Carolina.
FEMA grant; apply online and receive additional disaster assistance information at sba.gov/disaster.
Applicants may also call the SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or send an email to [email protected] for more information on SBA disaster assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Nov. 29, 2024. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 30, 2025.
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