Small Business Administration Business Recovery Centers open after Hurricane Helene

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and his office would like to share that in-person help is available for Georgia small business owners recovering from Hurricane Helene. 

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has now opened Business Recovery Centers in Bulloch and Chatham Counties, where SBA staff can provide small business owners with in-person assistance on disaster loan applications, accepting documents, and providing updates on an application’s status. 

Walk-ins are accepted, but the SBA also recommends scheduling an in-person appointment at an SBA Business Recovery Center in advance by clicking here. 

According to the SBA, the disaster declaration currently covers Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Liberty, Long and Screven counties, 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 for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) only: Burke, Candler, Emanuel, Jenkins, McIntosh, Tattnall and Wayne. 

Please find more information below: 

Business Recover Center (BRC) in Bulloch County: Eastern Heights Baptist Church, 23805 US Hwy 80 E, Statesboro, GA 30461

• Regular hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Sunday

Business Recover Center (BRC) in Chatham County: Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E Gwinnett St, Savannah, GA 31404

• Regular hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Sunday

For more questions or assistance, please visit sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance or call 1-800-659-2955.

As always, if Sen. Ossoff and our office can be of any assistance to those in need after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, please reach out at Ossoff.Senate.Gov/Contact.

Georgians who need help applying for Federal programs through FEMA, SBA, USDA, and more can visit Ossoff.Senate.Gov/Helene to find a full resource guide, or visit Ossoff.Senate.Gov/ES/Helene to find the guide in Spanish.