SBA Program to Help the Small
Business
WASHINGTON – Small businesses suffering financial hardship as
a result of the slow economy may be eligible to receive temporary relief
to keep their doors open and get their cash flow back on track through
to a new loan program announced by SBA Administrator Karen G.
Mills.
Beginning on June 15, SBA will start guaranteeing America’s Recovery
Capital (ARC) loans. ARC loans are deferred-payment loans of up to
$35,000 available to established, viable, for-profit small businesses
that need short-term help to make their principal and interest payments
on
existing qualifying debt. ARC loans are interest-free to the borrower,
100 percent guaranteed by the SBA, and have no SBA fees associated
with them.
“These ARC loans can provide the critical capital and support
many small businesses need to make it through these tough economic
times,” said Administrator Mills. “Together with other
provisions of the Recovery Act, ARC loans will free up capital and
put more money in the hands of small business owners when they need
it the most. This will help viable small businesses continue to grow
and thrive and create new jobs in communities across the country.”
As part of the Recovery Act, the ARC program was created as a no-interest,
deferred payment loan to help small businesses that have a history
of good performance, but as a result of the tough economy, are struggling
to make debt payments.
ARC loans will be disbursed within a period of up to six months and
will provide funds to be used for payments of principal and interest
for existing, qualifying small business debt including mortgages, term
and revolving lines of credit, capital leases, credit card obligations
and notes payable to vendors, suppliers and utilities. Repayment will
not begin until 12 months after the final disbursement. Borrowers don’t
have to pay interest on ARC loans. After the 12-month deferral period,
borrowers will pay back the loan principal over a period of five years.
ARC loans will be made by commercial lenders, not SBA directly. For
more information on ARC loans, visit www.sba.gov
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