UCEDC’s Response to COVID-19

In light of recent events regarding the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, UCEDC is taking the following precautions to prevent any exposure or spread to our employees and the business community that we serve:

We are requesting all scheduled in-person visits be replaced by telephone or virtual sessions.

We have restricted our employees from networking and business social events.

We have cancelled all in-person training events through March 31, 2020 and will evaluate future programs as the situation develops. The calendar of our scheduled events for the remainder of March has been changed as follows:

3/18 – QuickBooks Basics – Millville – Postponed. New Date TBD
3/18 – Intellectual Property Basics for Businesses & Start-Ups – Piscataway – Webinar
3/24 – QuickBooks Basics – Bordentown – Webinar
3/24 – Introduction to Franchising – Webinar
3/25 – Online Business & New Jersey Tax – Millville – Webinar
3/25 – Understanding Your Financial Statements – Cranford – Webinar
3/26 – Getting Your Business on the GSA Schedule – Union – Rescheduled 7/16
3/31 – QuickBooks Basics – Cranford – Webinar

For businesses seeking lending relief from any effects of the coronavirus, the SBA has re-launched its Disaster Assistance Loan program. Details can be found on the SBA website www.sba.gov. Please check back to our website https://ucedc.com/ for other relief programs that may occur when new guidance is issued.

For information and resources regarding COVID-19 and its impact on your business (and your employees), please visit the State of New Jersey’s official site at: cv.business.nj.gov

While we will continue our efforts to serve the small business community, our utmost concern is to the health of our staff, clients and partners. Further decisions on our services will be made using the guidance of the various health organizations and government agencies. We wish you safety and health in these extraordinary times.