Disaster Loans Available For Last Fall’s Wet, Cold Weather in N. Fla.

Disaster loans are available for small businesses in North Florida that were adversely affected by unusually wet and unseasonably cool fall weather that occurred Sept. 1, 2002, through Jan. 14, 2003.

Small businesses located in the Counties of Baker, Columbia, Gadsden,

Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, and Madison may apply for economic injury disaster loan assistance through the SBA. These are working capital loans to help the business continue to meet its obligations until the business returns to normal conditions. Physical damages cannot be covered by these loans. These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in the State of Georgia.

Only small, non-farm agriculture dependent businesses and small agricultural cooperatives are eligible to apply for assistance.

The economic injury disaster loan application deadline is November 12, 2003.

For further information, please call 1-800-359-2227.