ATLANTA - As the federal government shutdown drags on, small businesses in Georgia are feeling serious impacts.

FOX 5's Rob DiRienzo spoke one-on-one with President Donald Trump's Small Business Administrator, Kelly Loeffler, about the strain.

"Small businesses [are faced with] reduced growth, reduced hiring," Kelly Loeffler, U.S. Small Business Administrator, said. "In Georgia, we have about 5,000 small businesses that contract with the federal government, from everything from defense to food service and everything in between."

By the numbers:

SBA small business loans have also been halted due to the shutdown, Loeffler said.

That is on top of small businesses like food vendors and contractors who do business with the federal government.

According to a Goldman Sachs survey released

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