Help is already available for small and mid-size business owners impacted by Hurricane Irene. The Small Business and Technology Development Center is available to help business owners:

1) assess the financial impact on their business;

2) reconstruct financial statements;

3) evaluate options with creditors; and

4) if a federal disaster declaration is approved, prepare U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loan applications. 

For more information, call the N.C. Department of Commerce Business Link at 1-800-228