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.

The latest Small Business Administration listing of the top lenders in New Jersey shows this New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based firm displacing last year’s No. 1 lender.

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed one important truth: the American entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well.

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.