The Kentucky Small Business Development Center helps small businesses start, grow, and succeed by providing no-cost, confidential, business coaching, business planning, access to capital, marketing assistance, market research, and business training services.
Website:
https://kentuckysbdc.com/
Owensboro office: Serving the counties of Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, Trigg, Union and Webster.
200 East 3rd Street, Suite 200
Owensboro, KY 42303
Phone: (270 574-9990
Business coach: Jamie Johnson
jamie.johnson@uky.edu
Paducah office: Serving the counties of Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, and McCracken
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Emerging Technology Center
5100 Alben Barkley Dr. Suite 146
Paducah, KY 4200
Phone: (270) 953-0153
Business coach: Aaron Harned,
aaron.harned@uky.edu
The U.S. Small Business Administration provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters. The following Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) are open to provide Kentucky businesses impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding and tornadoes on Dec. 10-11, 2021, with one-on-one assistance in submitting a disaster loan application.
Hopkins County
Hopkins County Emergency Management
130 North Franklin, Madisonville, KY 42431
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Sundays as well as Monday, April 4
Permanently Closes: April 29, 2022
Marshall County
Joe Creason Community Center
The Joe Creason Room
1600 Park Avenue, Benton, KY 42025
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Sunday
Warren County
Kummer/Little Recreation Center
333 College Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Sunday
Permanently Closes: April 29, 2022
Warren County
Western Kentucky University Center for Research and Development, WKU Business Accelerator Center
2413 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Saturday and Sunday
Permanently Closes: April 29, 2022
Phone: SBA’s Customer Service Center 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing)
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela/s/, and should apply under SBA declaration # 17286, not for the COVID-19 incident.
To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, applicants should register online at DisasterAssistance.gov or download the FEMA mobile app. If online or mobile access is unavailable, applicants should call the FEMA toll-free helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability, should dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or emailing DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov(link sends e-mail). Loan applications can also be downloaded at sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
The filing deadline to anyone (businesses of all sizes, homeowners, renters, some nonprofits) who had physical property damage to return loan applications has been extended to March 28, 2022. The deadline for small businesses and some nonprofits to return Economic Injury Disaster loan applications is Sept. 12, 2022.
Community Action Partnerships Kentucky provides services for workforce development, transportation, housing, senior support, food security, youth enrichment, home energy, and clean drinking water.
Website:
https://www.capky.org/services/
Graves County
West Kentucky Allied Services
400 North 7th Street
Mayfield, KY
270-247-4046
Carter County
Northeast Kentucky Community Action Agency
539 Hitchins Avenue
Olive Hill, KY
606-286-5344
Grayson County
Central Community Action Council
118 William Thomason Byway Suite 6 B
Leitchfield, KY
270-259-3500
United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, your local United Way is there to help. To find help near you:
Website:
https://www.uwky.org/211
Disaster recovery resources:
https://www.211.org/get-help/disaster-recovery