Institute
for Management and Technical Development
Provides customized training for business, government and not-for-profit
organizations. Assists businesses in creating training solutions to
enhance productivity and competitiveness. A unit of Middlesex County
College’s Division of Corporate and Community Education. Phone:
732-548-6000.
Middlesex
County Employment and Training Department
A community information resource for job seekers and employers. Administers
federal and state job training funds on behalf of Middlesex County.
Phone: 732-745-3955.
New
Jersey Association of Women Business Owners Inc.
The largest statewide women business owners’ organization in
the United States, NJAWBO’s primary objective is to support
and encourage business ownership by women. Phone: 609-581-2121.
New
Jersey Small Business Development Centers
Headquartered at Rutgers School of Business, offers a single point
of access to Rutgers and New Jersey’s other publicly funded
institutions for free counseling, affordable training and information
services to help small businesses and prospective entrepreneurs in
all areas of small-business management. Phone: 800-432-1565 or 609-989-5232.
Workforce
New Jersey Information Network
A self-service Web site offering information on job seeking, employment
counseling, and business expansion in the state.
Commercial banking.
Two of New Jersey’s top 10 SBA lenders, Unity Bank, have
local offices in downtown Highland Park. In 2004, New Jersey small business owners received a record number of loans, totaling $602 million, from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Information:
973-645-2434 or www.sba.gov/nj.
Microlending.
For microloans (under $30,000), the Regional
Business Assistance Corporation, or RBAC, may be able to help.
RBAC is a community-lending program that provides loans and mentoring
for startup and small businesses that cannot access financing from
traditional lending sources. Sponsored in part by the U.S. Small Business
Administration, RBAC serves a five-county region that includes Middlesex.
RBAC’s Middlesex County office is in downtown New Brunswick.
The office address is: RBAC, JFK Square, 75 Bayard St., New Brunswick,
NJ 08903-0871. Phone: 732-745-5836. Fax: 732-745-5911.
State assistance.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
For businesses or not-for-profit agencies in search of financing for:
- Locating or
expanding in New Jersey
- Late-stage
R&D or commercialization of a high-tech product
- Working capital
or funding for a new facility or new equipment
Log on to NJEDA’s
Web site and its Finance Finder will identify the financing program
best suited to your needs. Phone: 609-292-1800.
