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If you’ve ever lived or traveled abroad for an extended period of time, one of the things you miss most keenly from back home is your comfort foods. While those items might be available in foreign lands, anyone who has ever tried Polish Tex-Mex, a British hamburger, or even Colorado beef brisket barbecue will tell [...]

2020-10-06T16:21:44-05:00March 29th, 2020|Community, Economic Development, My East Aldine|

SBA COVID-19 Informational Webinars: March 30th-April 3rd

The SBA Houston District Office will provide the latest information from SBA to help small businesses with their economic recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus. We will give information on how to apply and where you can get additional help with preparing and applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan. Sessions will allow for [...]

2020-03-28T22:26:34-05:00March 28th, 2020|Community, Economic Development|

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to help with the COVID-19 crisis

What's an EIDL? The SBA EIDL program can provide low-interest loans of up to $2M to businesses and private non-profits. EIDLs may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills.  The interest rate is 3.75% for small businesses without credit available elsewhere. The interest rate for non-profits is 2.75%. EIDLs have long-term repayment options, up to a maximum of 30 [...]

2020-03-24T18:30:02-05:00March 24th, 2020|Economic Development|

SBA Update! COVID-19 Disaster Loans Now Available in Texas & Upcoming Webinars

Texas small business can now apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to help with the COVID-19 crisis. What's an EIDL? The SBA EIDL program can provide low-interest loans of up to $2M to businesses and private non-profits. EIDLs may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills. The interest [...]

2020-03-21T15:27:41-05:00March 21st, 2020|Economic Development|

SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans

SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement today in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are vital economic engines in every community and state, and they have helped make our economy the strongest [...]

2020-03-17T23:19:37-05:00March 17th, 2020|Community, Economic Development|

SBA Disaster Recovery Assistance- Informational Webinars

The SBA Houston District Office as we provide the latest information from SBA to help small businesses with their economic recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus. We will give information on how to apply and where you can get additional help with preparing and applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan. The information [...]

2020-03-17T22:43:59-05:00March 17th, 2020|Community, Economic Development|

SBA Guidance for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement today in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are [...]

2020-03-13T01:52:36-05:00March 13th, 2020|Economic Development|

Meet Gilbert Hoffman of the East Aldine District Board

By Christina Autry Gilbert Hoffman has served on the East Aldine District Board for the past 15 years. Aldine residents may recognize him as the man behind the Northeast News, the local paper delivered to their doorsteps every week.  Having grown up in a family of architects, Hoffman relocated from Pennsylvania to Houston in 1980 [...]

2020-10-06T16:21:39-05:00March 8th, 2020|Community, Economic Development, My East Aldine|

Keeping Aldine Beautiful One Paver at a Time

By Christina Autry After 19 years, the goal of the East Aldine District remains “to keep the area clean, safe, attractive, and to promote a thriving business environment, and an economically vibrant community,” says Richard Cantu, Deputy Executive Director. While oftentimes this mission materializes in high-profile projects such as the Town Center development, much diligence [...]

2020-10-06T16:21:35-05:00March 6th, 2020|Economic Development, My East Aldine, Projects|
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