Name:
Main Street Movers
Location:
Irvington
Main Street Movers found itself in a situation common to many small businesses: it was enjoying steady growth with an equally steady shortfall of working capital. That's when UCEDC and the Community Advantage 7a loan program came to the rescue.
Name:
LM Foods
Location:
Carteret
Mark Olivito describes himself as a “CPG (consumer packaged goods) Addict”, having spent his career at consumer goods giants like Sara Lee and Kraft. So when he decided to follow his dream and make the big leap to small business…
Name:
The Carpet Girl
Location:
Springfield
Dianne Grossman experienced her “life-changing aha moment” while flipping through a trade magazine called Floor Covering Weekly. There it was…a most startling statistic: “80% of flooring is purchased by women, yet 80% of flooring is sold by men.” She was…well…floored…
Name:
Pastore Music
Location:
Union City
In the dazed aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a dark cloud just seemed to linger for Pastore Music, an instrument and audio equipment retailer and musical lessons studio. Business at this Union City icon dropped to all-time low all—resulting in cash...
Name:
Mack Boring and Parts
Location:
Union NJ
We couldn't have been prouder to hear that long-time PTAC client, Mack Boring, was awarded a Recognition for Excellence award from the Dept. of Defense. Read on.
Name:
24/7 Courier Services
Location:
Mountainside, NJ
Al Baptiste's business suffered some fits and starts in the early days. But 24/7 Courier Services has been up and running strong for several years now, thanks in part to govt. contracting assistance from UCEDC.
Name:
LC Engineers
Location:
Rahway, NJ
UCEDC’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award is presented to a business owner demonstrating entrepreneurial spirit, the potential for long-term business success, the ability to overcome obstacles, a commitment to the community, and innovation...
Name:
Marine Design and Operations
Location:
Kenilworth, NJ
Searching for government contracts that could boost revenue is important, but it takes one of the most precious resources a business owner has: time.
Raj Sengupta, president of Marine Design and Operations, Inc., has...
Name:
Solar Compounds
Location:
Linden NJ
UCEDC’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) prides itself on going the extra mile to help small businesses win government contracts. For Solar Compounds Corp. of Linden, the path doesn’t matter so much as...
