Business Assistance Resources

Other Resources

• LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION. LISC provides grants, loans and equity investments to CDCs for neighborhood redevelopment. When LISC begins a new program, National LISC matches locally-raised funds and gives that much more to the community for renovation.
  
• THE ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION is building America, one community at a time. "We provide loans, grants and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations that are building and revitalizing local neighborhoods".
  
• NJIT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER accelerates the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services. Also many useful links.
  
• SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTERS - links to many local assistance centers.
  
• UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCIENCE PARK is a collaborative venture between Newark's higher education institutions, the City and Community of Newark, and private industry designed to harness university science and technology research as a force for urban and regional economic and community development.
  
• SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROGRAM. Incubators are facilities where new firms are housed in an attempt to maximize their chances of surviving the hazards associated with the start-up phase of business.
  
• PSE&G FINANCIAL AND INCENTIVES PROGRAMS which can make an expansion or relocation to New Jersey more profitable.
  
• NEW JERSEY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER - many links to various business resources and information.

There are many more resources and programs to help your business start, grow and flourish. Please contact our office to find the right solution for your business needs.