{"id":6124,"date":"2020-03-17T14:31:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T18:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatermankatoblog.com\/?p=6124"},"modified":"2024-01-04T14:49:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T20:49:08","slug":"status-sba-loans-for-businesses-impacted-by-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatermankato.com\/es\/blog\/status-sba-loans-for-businesses-impacted-by-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Status: SBA loans for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning, March 17th, the U.S. Small Business Administration held a webinar on the current status of SBA funding for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 virus.<\/p>\n

The main funding tool is SBA Disaster Assistance loan for working capital to small businesses. The size of a business, by SBA definition<\/a>, is dependent on industry, revenue, and employees on payroll. A vast majority of Greater Mankato businesses would meet the criteria, as well as non-profits.<\/p>\n

Currently, only a handful of states (Kentucky and Maine) have received the required Governor certification to access the federal funding. Minnesota, led by the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development are finalizing Minnesota’s eligibility. Once Minnesota has the designation (5 businesses experiencing economic injury directly from COVID-19), access to the funding is on a county by county basis. A business must have a physical presence in the county that is eligible. A business will apply directly to SBA to submit an application. There is no cost to apply, outside of the time it takes to submit the package. A business doesn’t have to take the loan if they apply. Once approved, a business can wait up to 6 months to make a decision on whether they want to access the loan.<\/p>\n

Below are quick hits from the webinar:<\/span><\/p>\n