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Subject: New Updates COVID-19 St. Lucie County Business Assistance
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Good Morning EDC Partners
Yesterday, the Florida Small Business Development Center announced the closure of funding
for the Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan. The loan program had received over 38,000
applications since March 17t". The program was appropriated $50 million and has provided
funding to 1,000 Florida businesses. Click here to view the
release: http://floridasbdc.orR/state-announces-small-business-emerRencv-bridge-loan-
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The Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance has
modified the original loan forgiveness amount of $10,000. To ensure that the greatest
number of applicants can receive assistance from the program, the loan forgiveness advance
amount has been revised to $1,000 per employee, based on the number of employees as of
January 31, 2020, with a loan forgiveness advance maximum of $10,000.
The Florida Small Business Development Center has prepared a small business loan guide to
help navigate the various provisions in each of the available loan programs. Click here to
view: http://floridasbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-19-Magazine-
Insert Florida-SBDC-Network 9-Pages.pdf
Please join us on Friday, April 17 at 1:00 pm for our Special Webinar: Workforce And Talent
Issues: Respond and Recover — State and Local Resources with expert presenters Andra
Cornelius, Senior Vice President, Business & Workforce Development at Career Source Florida
and Brian Bauer, President at CareerSource Research Coast. RSVP is required at
httDS://vouredc.com/calendar/details/webinar-workforce-and-talent-issues-respond-and-
recover.
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For information at your fingertips regarding federal, state and local assistance, please view our
Business Assistance FAQ at https://you redc.com/images/uploads/COVID-
19 St. Lucie EDC Business Assistance FAQ 3 .pdf or visit our Business Assistance Web
Portal at https://youredc.com/grow your business/wr for updated information on programs
and services to assist your business and employees.
If you have any questions or need any assistance for your business or employees, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
Jennifer DuBey, Business Manager
Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County
t. Lucie 500 NW California Blvd. ■ Bldg. F109 ■ Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
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