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UCEDC Client Spotlight: Shakira Johnson
Two weeks after Shakira Johnson resigned from her position as Public Information Officer for The City of Perth Amboy to stay home with her newborn son, she began receiving calls to see if she could work on various events and…
UCEDC Completes First Session of the Virtual Incubator Program
UCEDC is excited to announce that we have completed the first session of our Virtual Incubator Program (VIP). Through this program, developed in collaboration with UCEDC’s Diversity Advisory Committee, selected businesses with ownership from underserved populations received mentorship, training, and…
Interview with UCEDC Virtual Incubator Program Participant Lakeisha Littles
Lakeisha (La) Littles, the owner of You Fitness based in Newark, New Jersey, was one of UCEDC’s Virtual Incubator Program (VIP) participants. Through the VIP, selected businesses with ownership from underserved populations received mentorship, training, and funds to help meet…
Union County Announcement: Vaccinations are Available to EVERYONE working in Union County!
The following information is being provided on behalf of the County of Union. UCEDC is not directly involved in this vaccination program. We are sharing this information in case it can help you or your small business. Click here to…
Check Out UCEDC’s Annual Highlights!
Welcome to our 2020 Annual Highlights! The client stories, impact statistics, and milestones illustrated in the 2020 Annual Highlights celebrate the work done over the last year to help keep our local economies alive and the innovative ways the small…
UCEDC’s Statement on Anti-Asian Violence
Are You Ready for Tax Season? These Articles Can Help!
Needless to say, just about everything in 2020 was complicated for small business owners, so why should your taxes be any different. Whether you received a PPP loan, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), or you’ll be claiming an Employee…
UCEDC’s Senior Director of Financial Programs, Ellen McHenry, Explains Why Now is the Time to Purchase Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate
Do you know about the Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loan program? If not, you should. Why 504? Why now more than ever? Using a 504 loan, eligible businesses can finance up to 90% of the costs of buying or…
UCEDC Partner Banks Accepting PPP Applications
Bank Eligible Applicants Link Bank of America Existing clients https://secure.bankofamerica.com Capital One Existing clients https://www.capitalone.com/updates/coronavirus/small‐businesses/ Columbia Bank New and existing clients https://www.columbiabankonline.com/ppp Investors Bank New and existing clients https://www.myinvestorsbank.com/hereforyou/Relief_Programs Peapack Gladstone Bank New and existing clients https://www.pgbank.com/how‐we‐can‐help/commercial‐private‐banking#PPP Santander Bank Women‐owned…
Introducing UCEDC’s Entrepreneurship As A Second Chance Program
The Entrepreneurship as a Second Chance (ESC) initiative offers formerly incarcerated, or court-involved individuals the opportunity to explore re-entry into society through business ownership. In addition to intensive entrepreneurial training, two years of one-on-one mentoring, and business plan development, ESC…