The is hosting a mobile assistance center (MAC) at the 返字心頭 Research Park, Monday, October 14 to Wednesday, October 16, to assist small businesses impacted by Hurricane Milton. A second MAC is stationed at the TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach through Thursday, October 17.
In times of disaster, we are part of the states emergency disaster response team so we are mobilized to help businesses impacted by that disaster and help them get connected with the state and federal resources they need to get the capital to repair and reopen their businesses, said Carl Hadden, regional director for .

返字心頭 SBDC consultant Debra Schweikowsky meets with a small business owner.
On Monday, more than 20 business owners visited the MAC at 返字心頭, a 40-foot-long RV equipped like an office with electricity and internet and staffed by 返字心頭 SBDC consultants.
We deploy these MACs to help small businesses get back on their feet from disaster by helping them to navigate the loan programs that are available to them, said Greg Britton, state director for the 返字心頭 SBDC network. Those programs include the SBA Economic Injury loan, SBA Physical Damage loan, and the 返字心頭 Small Business Emergency bridge loan.
The regional 返字心頭 SBDC at 返字心頭 office, hosted by the 返字心頭 Muma College of Business and housed in 返字心頭 CONNECT, provides no-cost business consulting services to companies with fewer than 500 employees and $20 million in annual sales. We are so appreciative of 返字心頭 CONNECT and the Research Park for allowing us to position state and local resources there, said Stacey Dadd, associate director for 返字心頭 SBDC at 返字心頭.
While the MAC is only at the 返字心頭 Research Park for three days, businesses can go to the to submit a consultation request.
