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Effective immediately, applicants can send a request for reevaluation of a Targeted EIDL Advance application that was declined to the following email address: [email protected].
Applicants should follow these instructions when requesting a reevaluation:
- Send an email to [email protected]
- Use the subject line ?Reevaluation Request for [insert your 10-digit application number]?
- In the body of the email, include identifying information for the application such as application number, business name, business address, business owner name(s) and phone number
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Important: Include an explanation and any documentation that addresses the reason for the decline, if available. SBA will contact applicants if additional documentation is required to complete the review.
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Over the next few days, our tech team and vendors will remain focused on testing the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal; it will not reopen this weekend. We are aiming to reopen the portal by the end of next week.
We know this funding is urgently needed now and are doing all we can to reopen with the greatest amount of certainty as possible.
As we?ve shared, after our vendors fixed the root cause of the initial tech issues, more in-depth risk analysis and stress tests identified other issues that impact application performance. The vendors are quickly addressing and mitigating them and working tirelessly with our team so the application portal can reopen ASAP and we can deliver this critical aid.
We have and will continue to engage with stakeholders on the applicant experience and will continue to share updates regularly. For the most current updates, continue to check SBA?s Twitter feed. And, again, applicants will have advance notice so they can be best prepared.
For more information about the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, visit sba.gov/svogrant.
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The current round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is reaching smaller borrowers (small businesses), with 94% of all loans going to businesses with 20 or fewer employees. SBA is currently offering PPP loans until May 31, 2021. Apply for a first or second draw PPP loan and loan forgiveness.
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The SBA directly communicates from email addresses ending in @sba.gov. The SBA also communicates via email updates/notifications using an email marketing platform, (the same one you are receiving this newsletter from). Those emails end in @updates.sba.gov. If you are being contacted by someone claiming to be from the SBA who is not using an official SBA email address, you should suspect fraud.
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Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Are you currently hiring? Consider a candidate who may qualify you for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.?The WOTC is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain?targeted groups?who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment.
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Be Inspired: Small Business Success Story
Ryan Gregory got his start working for others on ranches or in construction. When it came time for him to grow his own small business, he got help from SBA. When the former owner of Wyoming Roofing and Supply retired in 2012, Ryan jumped at the opportunity to buy the business.
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Federal Coronavirus Resources
State, local, and federal agencies are working together to maintain the safety, security, and health of the American people. Check out coronavirus.gov for updates from the White House's COVID-19 Task Force.?Go to cdc.gov for detailed information about COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.? Visit?covid-sb.org, the official federal resource website for U.S. small businesses affected by COVID-19.
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Virtual Mentoring and Training?
Offices around the country may be closed due to the pandemic, but SCORE, Small Business Development Centers,?Women?s Business Centers, Veterans Business Outreach Centers and other resource partners are providing free business mentoring and training by phone, email, and video.
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