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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Tips for Disaster Recovery for Small Business Owners

Hurricane Sandy has caused severe damage to many local businesses. if you're a small business owner, here's some helpful advice for how to recover.

1) File insurance claims as soon as possible, if you haven't already done so. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners offers important advice and tips for filing your claim. The National Flood Insurance Program also provides information on filing a flood insurance claim. 2) The SBA offers several low-interest, long-term disaster loans to small businesses in declared disaster areas, including business physical disaster loans and economic injury disaster loans. You can apply for loans up to $2 million for both uninsured and underinsured damages. You can apply directly online. Once submitted, the SBA will send an inspector to estimate the cost of damage. 3) Apply for tax relief if needed, which will allow for expedited returns or …

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If you're a local business owner who is open for business post-Hurricane Sandy, please post your info in our comments section below to let readers know.

With so many local businesses still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, Springfield Patch is compiling a list of businesses that are open and serving the community. Are you open for business? Email Local Editor Adam Bulger at adamb@patch.com with the name and address of your Springfield business and the hours you’re open, or comment below and add your information. Also, please include any special services, products or other information that might be useful to the community. For example, do you have wifi, fresh water, or charging stations? Let us know and we’ll publish it on Patch, in our email newsletter, and on our Facebook page. The following businesses have announced they are open today. Let us know what we've missed. 

Jim Shamrock

2:19 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012

Wassup with two Ice/frozen Yogurt places within a half a block of each other on Mountain avenue? Icehut and now YOLO Kids a few doors down?? Well, that's old fashioned American business competition...hope they both survive and provide a good place for kids to go after school....   more ›

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