Manatee County Government and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced yesterday that an SBA Business Recovery Center moved to the City of Bradenton Beach's Tingley Memorial Library to help business owners affected by September red tide bloom. The temporary SBA Center will operate weekdays from 9am to 6pm, and Saturdays, 10am to 2pm until further notice. No appointments are necessary. An SBA representative will be on hand to provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and assist businesses in completing the SBA application. The County’s Economic Development team and local partners, such as the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, the Bradenton Area EDC and the SBDC will also be on hand to provide information and resources to State of Florida assistance and to help businesses document financial losses. To receive additional disaster assistance information, visit SBA’s website below.

U.S. Small Business Administration