Jennifer Kim is the former head of NJPIRG and spent time living in Newark while working on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker's presidential campaign in 2019 and 2020.
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SBA extends small-business loan program
The new expiration date is one of several reforms the Small Business Administration is announcing for the Community Advantage initiative, which was designed to increase access to credit for companies in underserved areas.
Read More »SBA elevates NJ deputy Blackstock to district director
New Jersey Deputy District Director John Blackstock succeeds Al Titone in the position, who retired from the agency this past December after more than a decade in the role.
Read More »Nearly $207M in loans awarded to businesses, residents for Ida relief
Officials set a deadline of Jan. 5 to apply for SBA funds, which are only available to companies, homeowners and renters in Bergen, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union counties.
Read More »Two NJ groups win $50K each to support inclusive entrepreneurship
The New Jersey Innovation Institute in Newark and Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship in Union won as part of the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition program track, which included entries from accelerators and incubators proposing targeted assistance to STEM and R&D entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups, including women, people of color, rural areas and veteran entrepreneurs.
Read More »SBA will open supplemental grants for Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
New applications seeking economic aid for live entertainment small businesses, nonprofits, and venues will be accepted until until 2:59 a.m. EST on Aug. 21. Thus far, the SVOG program has awarded $8.4 billion in grants to more than 10,800 cultural institutions.
Read More »Feds revamp PPP loan forgiveness for small businesses
Beginning Aug. 4, businesses that received up to $150,000 from the federal Paycheck Protection Program can apply directly with the U.S. Small Business Administration for relief.
Read More »Nearly 200 NJ theaters, live venues received $116M in COVID-aid (updated)
The Biden administration set up the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant program to assist such establishments that had to close their doors during the pandemic, and then endure months of capacity restrictions after reopening.
Read More »SBA extends application for $100M Community Navigator Pilot Program
The initiative, part of the American Rescue Plan, will engage with community organizations to aid small businesses around the country during recovery, with a priority on those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, women and veterans.
Read More »OPINION: Embracing diversity
During Pride Month, the U.S. Small Business Administration and its District Offices celebrate the contributions and perseverance through the COVID-19 pandemic that LGTBQ+ small business owners continue to demonstrate. In fact, the LGBTQ population has been underrepresented in the small business sector and yet it symbolizes the very essence of SBA’s outreach mission. From New Jersey District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration Al Titone.
Read More »$500K SBA grant available for orgs training vets in federal procurement
Up to two awardees will use the funding to participate in the Small Business Administration's Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program.
Read More »Restaurants receive $2.7B in Revitalization Funds, so far
As of May 13, $2.7 billion has been distributed to 21,000 eateries since the fund opened on May 3.
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