Getting help

Small businesses affected by the shutdown of Great Northern Paper Inc. can receive help from the following agencies:

. Finance Authority of Maine, (800) 228-3734, or online at www.famemaine.com.

. U.S. Small Business Administration, (800) 729-1799, or online at www.sba.gov.

. Department of Economic and Community Development’s Lincoln office, 794-6750.

. Coastal Enterprises Inc., for small-business finance and business counseling, 882-7552 or 777-5134.

. Rural Development, for federal loans and grants, 990-9168.

. Service Corp of Retired Executives, for financing, 941-9707.

. Maine Small Business Development Center at Eastern Maine Development Corp., for business counseling and training, (800) 339-6389, or online at www.mainesbdc.org.

. Incubator Without Walls project in Lincoln, 794-3093.

. Penquis Community Action Program’s small-business assistance programs, 973-3612, or online at www.penquiscap.org.