Pasadena Citizen - News
SBA opening center in La Porte
By ROY N. KENT
The Small Business Administration is setting up shop in La Porte to help those small business affected by Hurricane Ike.
The SBA Business Assistance Center (BAC) will open at 9:30 a.m. today in La Porte. The site will be at the Economic Alliance-Houston Port Region building at 908 W. Main St., adjacent to the intersection of State Highway 146 and West Main Street.
The center is a partnership between the Small Business Administration, San Jacinto College, the University of Houston Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Economic Alliance (Houston Port Region economic development non-profit entity).
SBA customer service reps and SBDC business counselors will be on site to assist people with SBA loan applications for property and business losses.
Potential clients may download a form for business-related SBA disaster loans from the Economic Alliance web site (www.allianceportregion.com). Go to the News menu option.
Although appointments are not necessary, they are encouraged. Call 281-867-1112, ext. 13 to make an appointment.
Counselors will see clients from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning Wednesday, the hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until further notice.
For more information about specific assistance, call Richard A. Prets, director, SBDC at San Jacinto College, at 281-485-5214 or e-mail him at richard.prets@sjcd.edu. More information may be found on the Internet at www.sjcd.edu/sbdc.
The SBA Business Assistance Center (BAC) will open at 9:30 a.m. today in La Porte. The site will be at the Economic Alliance-Houston Port Region building at 908 W. Main St., adjacent to the intersection of State Highway 146 and West Main Street.
The center is a partnership between the Small Business Administration, San Jacinto College, the University of Houston Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Economic Alliance (Houston Port Region economic development non-profit entity).
SBA customer service reps and SBDC business counselors will be on site to assist people with SBA loan applications for property and business losses.
Potential clients may download a form for business-related SBA disaster loans from the Economic Alliance web site (www.allianceportregion.com). Go to the News menu option.
Although appointments are not necessary, they are encouraged. Call 281-867-1112, ext. 13 to make an appointment.
Counselors will see clients from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning Wednesday, the hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until further notice.
For more information about specific assistance, call Richard A. Prets, director, SBDC at San Jacinto College, at 281-485-5214 or e-mail him at richard.prets@sjcd.edu. More information may be found on the Internet at www.sjcd.edu/sbdc.
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