When the New Jersey Economic Development Authority opened up applications for a total of $5 million in small business grants to help businesses cope with the coronavirus fallout, more than 10,000 businesses had applied in a little over an hour.
As Samantha Marcus at Advanced Media reported, another 22,000 would apply over the remainder of the week, even though the grants are small (between $1,000 and $5,000), and probably no more than 2,000 of them would be awarded.
NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka said it shows how stressful the coronavirus pandemic has been for the state’s smallest businesses.
“Every dollar coming in and every dollar not having to be spent means something,” she said.
I’m a small General Contracting Business
I applied for grant late so apparently that was a waste
of time I look into the PPP since I had one employee who I had to lay off
Not sure how that even works
Tried unemployment claim I can’t get on site must alone collect
I paid my fed return and state in February Paid my first quarter to feds and state
Now my property taxes will come do Truck ins. workman comp ins. rent
The list goes on and yet the feds and the state tell me there is money out there
for me
More BS for the small contractors!
IM WITH PATRICK,
I AM A PLUMBING& HEATING CONTRACTOR SELF EMPLOYED, APPLIED FOR ALL GRANTS, UNEMPLOYMENT, SILENCE ON ALL OF THE ABOVE FROM WHOEVER HAS THE FUNDS! SMALL GUYS SCREWED AGAIN!
Interesting that the governor sent 10 million to planned parenthood to kill babies which is “NON ESSENTIAL”. And here we are with citizens in NJ struggling to make ends meet.
Go figure.
Interesting that the governor sent 10 million to planned parenthood to kill babies which is “NON ESSENTIAL”. And here we are with citizens in NJ struggling to make ends meet.
Go figure.
Please stop with the BS narrative that Planned Parenthood kills babies. They provide SO MANY healthcare services to underpriviledged women. When I was young it was the ONLY way I was able to get services — NONE of which had anything to do with even BEING pregnant. They fill in the gaps of a woefully piss-poor healthcare system in this country.
All this money for small business and I mean businesses with less than 10 employees not a dime for us but I bet all the N.J. politicians and there friends got there’s the parasites are out it’s really nice for the Governor to give us 90 days with mortgage and insurance except it goes on the back end great more interest more payments what a great state bend over hear it comes I am going to file backrupcy or lose everything but I can’t afford to