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Money available for businesses affected by the Florida Freeze

News 13 – February 7, 2011

Small businesses, small agriculture cooperatives and some non-profits which lost money because of Frosts and Freezes last year can quality for Economic Injury Disaster Loans.

The Small Business Administration said organizations of all sizes can qualify for the disaster loans to cover losses brought on by the frosts and freezes from Nov. 5 through Dec. 17 of 2010.

The declaration includes all the counties in Central Florida.

Affected small businesses are able to apply and obtain information for SBA assistance by contacting the SBA Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or (800) 877-8339 for people with speech or hearing disabilities.

You can also send an e-mail to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

Business loans can be downloaded from the SBA website.

Completed applications should be mailed to:

U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center

14925 Kingsport Road

Fort Worth, TX 76155

The EIDL loan application deadline for this event is Sept. 26, 2011.

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