Waldo Canyon Fire Case Study

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Running head: Support for small businesses in Colorado Springs affected by the Waldo Canyon Fire Support for small businesses in Colorado Springs affected by the Waldo Canyon Fire Wendy Fast GB512 October 9, 2012 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….4 How Waldo Canyon Fire Impacted Colorado Springs……………………………………………4 Waldo Canyon’s fire impact on Manitou Springs………………………………………………...4 What options are currently available for small business owners…………………………………5 Financial Hardships for small businesses affected by Waldo Canyon Fire………………………5 Current resources being utilized………………………………………………………………….5 Qualifications for small business grants and loans……………………………………………….5 What Colorado Springs small business owners need for recovery……………………………....6 How your involvement makes a difference……………………………………………………..6 References……………………………………………………………………………………….7 Executive Summary Colorado Springs and its surrounding areas, such as Manitou Springs, is currently experiencing economic struggle due to loss of tourism during the Waldo Canyon Fire in June 2012. In my proposal to assist these small business owners I have researched current economic conditions of small business owners who lost revenues due to evacuations. My…show more content…
The raging fires caused closures of local tourist activities and evacuations which resulted lost revenue. A small business owner in Manitou Springs, Safron Neusaenger, reports that she is down a quarter of what she did year before (Mendoza, 2012). Safron further reports that after eight years of business she has applied for an SBA loan and currently is awaiting approval (Mendoza, 2012). Situations like this are apparent as of 7,500 businesses evacuated during the fire approximately 750 to 1,000 are in dire need of income to stay afloat (Mendoza,

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