OPEN finance expert Mike Periu on state, federal and private sector disaster-recovery resources available.
As small businesses in the northeast begin to assess damage and losses due to Hurricane Sandy, a number of state, federal and private sector resources are available to provide assistance. In addition to SBA disaster recovery loans, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and FEMA offer loan assistance programs as well. FEMA also offers legal counseling and the IRS allows for expedited tax refunds and delayed filing of returns for businesses in affected areas.
Who is Mike Periu?
Mike Periu is the President of Proximo, LLC, a company that markets education and training programs to small business owners, entrepreneurs and consumers.
Mike Periu has been interviewed over 500 times for broadcasters including CNN, NBC TVE, RTE and others. Mike is a contributing author to OpenForum, Yahoo! Finanzas and the Huffington Post.
Mike graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. His degrees are in Finance and International Business. In addition to his work Mike is also on the Board of the Council for Economic Education.
Learn more about Mike Periu
Mike works with small businesses to teach them about finance and management. He started Proximo, LLC, a company that offers small business education and training services focused on finance and technology.
Periu also writes for OpenForum, Yahoo! Finanzas the Huffington Post contributor.
Mike went to Georgetown University where he studied Finance and International Business. He also serves on the Board of the Council for Economic Education and was a Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation.
