ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is partnering with the Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC), Southeast Indiana office in Columbus, for a free webinar this Friday, July 21 at 11 a.m.
The event is for businesses and nonprofits in the 48 Indiana counties affected by the March 31-April 1 tornadoes. The webinar will offer information on SBA’s working capital loans, and technical and counseling services by the ISBDC.
Business owners can register at the ISBDC website: isbdc.org/training-education/. Businesses and private non-profit organizations in declared disaster counties are encouraged to participate in the free event to learn how working capital loans can be used to pay normal operating expenses like rent, utilities, wages, and other financial obligations.
Applicants may apply for working capital loans online via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela/s/ under SBA declaration # 17882. Disaster loan information and forms may be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955, or by sending an email to DissasterCustomerService@sba.gov. Loan application forms can be downloaded from the SBA’s website at sba.gov/disaster.
Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. The deadline to return an SBA application for financial losses (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) is Jan. 15, 2024.