On Thursday, June 10, as part of the "Vaccine Month of Action," The White House, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Public Private Strategies Institute hosted a briefing for small business leaders on COVID-19 recovery as part of their recently announced "Getting Back on Track: Help is Here" webinar series. Over [...]
Provides Additional Information on Vaccinations The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions arising under the federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws. The EEOC also posted a new resource for job applicants and employees, explaining how federal employment discrimination laws protect [...]
Updated: May 26, 2021 Effective May 4, 2022, all stores and food service businesses are banned from providing or selling single-use plastic carryout bags or polystyrene foam food service products to customers. Grocery stores that occupy at least 2,500 square feet are also banned from providing or selling single-use paper carryout bags. Instead, [...]
Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 246, ending the moratorium on utility shutoffs as of July 1, 2021, that was put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 246, ending the moratorium on utility shutoffs as of July 1, 2021, [...]
Eligible small businesses, nonprofits, sole proprietors and independent contractors can still apply for a COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan. Learn more about EIDL, the Targeted EIDL Advance and Supplemental Targeted Advance. FAQ regarding COVID-19 EIDL PURPOSE To meet financial obligations and operating expenses that could have been met had the disaster [...]
Rule Changes Enable Greater Access to Industry Opportunities The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved a series of amendments to the Offshore Wind Economic Development Tax Credit Program rules to reflect changes to the program enabled by the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act (ERA) of 2020, [...]
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved an update to Phase 2 of the Small Business Emergency Assistance Loan Program. The program will provide up to $100,000 in low-cost financing to New Jersey small businesses and nonprofits with priority given to entities that have taken on new [...]
The U.S. Small Business Administration and Public Private Strategies Institute are hosting several webinars to help you get your business back on track. Hear about what steps you can take now to learn and take advantage of new and existing programs that are available at the SBA Get an update regarding [...]
Winners highlighted have more than 524 bonds with contract value of more than $260 million The U.S. Small Business Administration recognizes the Office of Surety Guarantees award winners for their continued work to help small contracting businesses acquire surety bonds. Three SBA surety bond partners were selected to receive awards [...]
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today released a draft of the rules under which the new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Manufacturing Tax Credit program will be administered. Created under the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020 (ERA), the PPE Manufacturing Tax Credit program is a three-year program that [...]
