Bilingual report — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — SBA Financial Assistance Now Available for businesses affected by the late December 2025 storms

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Para leer este boletín en español, haga clic aquí. SBA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE FOR BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY THE LATE DECEMBER 2025 STORMS The Small Business Administration (SBA) has declared a disaster for the late December 2025 storms, which occurred from December 16 to December 25, 2025. SBA now offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to eligible small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, nurseries, and PNPs, including faith-based organizations, with financial losses directly related to this disaster. The SBA is unable to provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers, except for aquaculture enterprises. View SBA’s disaster declaration HERE Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL): Up to $2 million in working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and nonprofit organizations of all sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period. Eligible Counties Santa Barbara Mono Eligible Contiguous California Counties Alpine Fresno Inyo Kern Madera San Luis Obispo Tuolumne Ventura Application Filing Deadline: November 6, 2026 View U.S. Small Business Administration EIDL Fact Sheet HERE Applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov or other locally announced locations. For further assistance, please contact the SBA’s Customer Service Center by email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by phone at 1.800.659.2955. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability, please dial 7.1.1 to access telecommunications relay services. EDC Small Business Development Center is here to help your business during Disaster Recovery The EDC Small Business Development Center is providing NO-COST advising to businesses impacted by the civil unrest, including: Counseling for financial, accounting, marketing and other challenges Management and technical assistance Business planning to help business owners re-establish their operations and plan for their future Assistance with updating or rewriting business plans Call 805.409.9159 or set up an initial phone appointment HERE ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE The Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit committed to enhancing regional quality of life through business development services and strategic initiatives that support the greater Ventura and Santa Barbara County area. Thanks to our countless partners, EDC’s business consulting, upskilling opportunities, low-interest lending and recovery resources are provided at NO-COST! Get started today by calling our Business Assistance Line at 805.409.9159 Assistance is available in both English and Spanish Visit Our Website Was this email forwarded to you? Sign Up for Our Newsletter! CLICK HERE

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