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Are you impacted by the April 2020 tornados?

If your business is located in the following counties, you may be eligible for both a physical or Economic Injusry Disaster Loan from the SBA:

Clarke, Covington, Grenada, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Forrest, Jasper, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Panola, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, and /or Wayne.

You may be eligible for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan if your business is located in an adjacent count of: 

Calhoun, Carroll, Copiah, Forrest, Lafayette, Lamar, Lauderdale, Leflore, Lincoln, Marion, Montgomery, Newton, Perry, Pike, Quitman, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Wayne, Webster, and/or Yalobousha.

For more information on Tornado relief view this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BmYXaP4YAb-prGlFqWlTxAq7NJxQLBbiz1yX8Ttn-TQ/edit?usp=sharing

​Click here for more information: https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Declarations/DeclarationDetails?declNumber=6065486&direct=false


Our Results:
Mississippi Small Business Development Centers results for FFY 2019
207 - Businesses Started
791 - Jobs Created 
870 - Jobs Retained
$77.9 Million - In Capital Formation
$14.8 Million - In New Sales Growth
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