The Wayne County Economic Development Revolving Loan Board is re-purposing a portion of its revolving loan funds to be able to offer loans to small businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With additional support from the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County, Wayne County Government, City of Richmond and a group of private investors that make up the Economic Growth Group, we have pooled $900,000 to loan to small businesses located in Wayne County that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. After Round One of funding, $569,000 remains to be loaned in Round Two.

Applications are not being accepted at this time. 

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Loan Program Details:

• Applicants can request up to a $25,000 loan to be used for rent, mortgage, utilities, supplies, equipment, insurance, inventory, labor costs, and other operating expenses
• 0% interest
• All loan origination fees have been waived
• 60-month loan term
• 6 months deferred payments followed by up to 54 months to repay the principal

Qualifications:

• Business must be for-profit
• The business must be physically located in Wayne County and subject to payment of Wayne County taxes.
• If the owner of the business does not reside in Wayne County, at least 75% of the business’ employees must reside in Wayne County and verification must be submitted with the application.
• The business must be current on all property and payroll taxes
• As of March 1, 2020 the business should have no more than 150 employees, but applicants with slightly more employees will be considered if great need is demonstrated.
• A list of ineligible businesses can be found here.
• Applicant must be able to demonstrate that the business has experienced significant financial challenges due to COVID-19.
• Businesses that applied and received funding in Round 1 are not eligible for a second loan.

Required Information:

• Must complete the application in full found here.
• Provide a current credit score for each business owner.
• Provide Profit and Loss Statements for 2018, 2019 and 2020 (May substitute tax returns for 2018 and 2019 if preferred)
• Provide a current Balance Sheet
• IF the business owners do not reside in Wayne County you must provide a list of current employees with their city or town of permanent residency and the total percentage of the workforce living in Wayne County.
• The owner(s) will be required to sign a personal guarantee of repayment of the loan.

Applications are due by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Funding is not guaranteed as this will be a competitive process.

The completed application should be submitted via email to Theresa Lindsey at theresa@whywaynecounty.com along with all supporting documentation requested. Questions can be sent to the same email address or by calling Theresa at 765-983-4769 Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00am – 5:00 p.m. Please download the application and save the PDF prior to filling out.

If you are in need of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), please visit the Richmond & Wayne County Marketplace.