As the government shutdown enters its third day, it is no longer just the delays in processing SBA loans that reporters are discovering will impact small businesses if the shutdown continues.
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“The government shutdown is creating pain nationwide for small businesses that depend on federal agencies to operate or that were in the middle of securing government-backed loans. Soo-Tsong Lim, co-founder of Unistar-Sparco Computers Inc., a 40-employee technology-services firm in Millington, Tenn., said packages recently shipped to federal agencies have been returned, costing the company about $25,000. ‘Layoffs will probably have to happen if this continues,’ said Mr. Lim, who is also concerned about paying vendors, suppliers and banks over the next few weeks if the $8 million it is owed by federal clients isn’t paid on time. ‘We’re very stressed out,’ he said.”
Full story: “Small Firms Grapple With Roadblocks Caused by Shutdown” (WSJ.com)