Richmond Small Business Disaster Loan Program application available

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Richmond is offering loans of up to $20,000 for small businesses within city limits to help employers cover labor costs to keep businesses open and pay employee wages. The application is now available on RVAStrong and will be linked to from the Economic Relief Resources section of the city’s dedicated webpage, here.

The RVAStrong webpage includes information on eligibility, supplemental documents required alongside the application, and a PDF of the application itself.

Interested parties should email the following documentation to Rick Winston at the Department of Economic Development:
  • Completed and signed Richmond Small Business Disaster Loan Program application;
  • Documentation of weekly payroll expenses for the last eight weeks;
  • Two years of the company’s financial statements;
  • Two years of the business signed tax returns; and
  • Two years of the applicants’ individual signed taxed returns.
There is a limited amount of funding for this program. Applications will be considered in the order in which they are submitted.
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