SBA Business Recovery Centers

The U.S. Small Business Administration has Business Recovery Centers open to assist businesses affected by Hurricane Florence. Review resources for small business applicants interested in starting the business recovery process.

SBA representatives at the Centers can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and assist businesses in completing the SBA application.Centers are located at these locations:

County	Location	Address	City	Hours of Operation
Bladen	Powell-Melvin Agricultural Service Center	450 Smith Circle	Elizabethtown	Mon - Sat, 8 am - 5 pm
Carteret	Sound Bank	5039 Executive Drive	Morehead City	Mon - Thurs, 9am - 5 pm Fri, 9am - 6pm
Craven	Centenary United Methodist Church, Education Bldg	309 New Street	New Bern	Mon - Sat, 8 am - 5 pm
Cumberland	Department of Social Services	1225 Ramsey St.	Fayetteville	Mon - Sat, 9 am - 6 pm
Johnston	Riverwalk Office Suites	101 East Market St, Unit 2C	Smithfield	Mon - Sat, 8 am - 5 pm
New Hanover	Wilmington Chamber of Commerce	1 Estelle Lee Place	Wilmington	Mon - Sat, 8 am - 5 pm
Onslow		234 NW Corridor Blvd, Room 107	Jacksonville	Mon - Fri., 8 am - 5 pm
Pitt	SBTDC Regional Service Center at ECU	300 East First St, Willis Building	Greenville	Mon - Sat, 8 am - 5 pm
Robeson	Robeson Community College Workforce Development Center	5160 Fayetteville Road	Lumberton	Mon - Sat, 8 am - 5 pm

The SBA offers low-interest, long-term disaster loans for physical damage and working capital.

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via the SBA’s secure website at DisasterLoan.sba.gov.

To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, applicants should register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or download the FEMA mobile app. If online or mobile access is unavailable, applicants should call the FEMA toll-free helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services should call 800-621-3362.

Additional details on the locations of Disaster Recovery Centers and the loan application process can be obtained by calling the SBA Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Nov. 13, 2018. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 14, 2019. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via the SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.