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For small businesses in Florida specifically, these short-term, interest-free working capital loans are intended for businesses to help cover the gap between when a disaster hits and when it has secured longer-term recovery measures, such as federal disaster assistance or insurance payouts.

The Small Business Administration could run out of money to fund disaster loans in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation.