Tornado Recovery:
On behalf of the NAWBO Nashville Board, we want to express how heartbroken we are over the terrible damage that our friends and neighbors suffered in the region due to last week’s storms. In typical Nashville form, there are many resources that have been set up to help area businesses affected by the storms with their recovery efforts.
The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has published a page on their website with numerous sources for assistance. They have also provided links for those who wish to assist through donations and/or volunteering their time. Please visit their web page for more information.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is strongly committed to providing Tennessee residents with the most effective response possible to assist businesses, homeowners and renters with federal disaster loans.
The disaster declaration covers Davidson, Putnam and Wilson counties in Tennessee 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 only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans: Cannon, Cheatham, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, White and Williamson in Tennessee.
SBA will open a Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Davidson County on Monday, March 9 to help businesses apply. SBA representatives at the Center can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and assist businesses in completing the SBA application. The Center is located as indicated below and will operate until further notice:
Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church
2708 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208
Hours: Weekdays, 9 am – 5:30 pm
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 e-mail to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.