Tag: Small Business Administration

  • Edison man admits to Paycheck Protection Program scheme

    Edison man admits to Paycheck Protection Program scheme

    A Middlesex County man admitted on March 16 his role in a scheme to defraud lenders and the Small Business Administration (SBA) by fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.6 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). Jordan C. Larkins, 32, of Edison, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Zahid N.…

  • Sisters use SBA loan to open Revive Spa in former hometown of North Brunswick

    Sisters use SBA loan to open Revive Spa in former hometown of North Brunswick

    Sisters Samantha McCann and Stacy Shiffner, former North Brunswick residents and North Brunswick Township High School graduates, have partnered to open up Revive Spa on Route 130 in North Brunswick with the support of a $128,000 Small Business Administration (SBA) loan from Unity Bank.  Shiffner previously worked in marketing and is the business manager for the spa, located…

  • Central Jersey SCORE seeks business mentors

    Central Jersey SCORE seeks business mentors

    Central Jersey SCORE, a non-profit resource partner of the Small Business Administration, is looking for volunteers to assist people looking to start a business or grow an existing small business. The organization is recruiting retired or current business owners and executives who want to share their experience and knowledge with today’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs. The Central…

  • Free seminar on social media for small businesses Jan. 24

    Free seminar on social media for small businesses Jan. 24

    Central Jersey SCORE is offering a free seminar on “Driving New Business With Social Media” for small businesses from 7-8:30 p.m. Jan. 24, 2018 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Avenue, Metuchen, NJ. The presenter will be Maria Semple, social media expert and author. She will touch on topics including determining the right platform,…

  • Unity Bank provides loan for new Lightbridge Academy in Sayreville

    Unity Bank provides loan for new Lightbridge Academy in Sayreville

    Unity Bank has provided a $1.7 million Small Business Administration (SBA) loan to finance the opening of a Lightbridge Academy childcare facility in Sayrebrook Towne Center, a shopping center located at 2909 Washington Road in the Parlin section of Sayreville. The funding will support franchising, building renovation and operational expenses for the facility, which will…