• The Visa Back to Business Project

    Help support small businesses affected by natural disasters1

Rebuilding Communities through their small business

After a natural disaster, 96% of small businesses see revenue losses, with 35% experiencing losses of greater than $25,0002. The merchant locator tool below can help you find businesses affected by nationally declared natural disasters, like bush fires, floods and tropical cyclones, that you can support.

The information has been filtered for businesses located in areas impacted by natural disasters; users should communicate directly with merchants to verify accuracy. All the information in this tool, which lists businesses identified by Visa to have recently accepted a Visa transaction, is provided “as is” and without any warranty or representation of any kind. Visa assumes no liability or responsibility for (i) any errors or omissions in the content, or (ii) claims that may result from reliance by a user on such information. Results returned by this table are not to be considered an exhaustive list of merchants capable or providing services to an affected area and that other merchants may be in operation and serving an affected area. This tool is for informational purposes only, and does not imply endorsement or affiliation of any merchant by Visa.

5% of companies surveyed by the Federal Reserve suffered revenue losses of greater than $250k
40% of small businesses in the affected areas never reopen after being hit
27% of the small to medium enterprises interviewed did not have insurance at the time of disaster

Are you a small business affected by a recent disaster?

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1 Federally declared “Major Disasters” as per the Disaster Assist website https://www.disasterassist.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx#.

2 Small Business Credit Survey 2017, Report on Disaster Affected Firms, Federal Reserve.

3 “Hurricane Ready Business Toolkit,” FEMA, Department of Homeland Security. https://www.fema.gov/media library/assets/documents/152381.