UCEDC

Ellen McHenry, SR Director, Financial Programs
Office: (908) 527-1166, ext. 113
Cell: (908) 230-3302
emchenry@ucedc.com

75 Chestnut Street, Cranford, NJ 07016

UCEDC is a private, non-profit economic development corporation, dedicated to boosting local economies and strengthening communities through business development and job creation. Since 1977, we’ve been helping small business by making loans, training and mentoring business owners, helping businesses obtain government contracts, and providing accurate and relevant business information. 

UCEDC offers loan programs from $5,000 to $5 million dollars. We are an SBA lender and provide funds for inventory, working capital, debt refinance and owner-occupied commercial real estate. We are often the answer for borrowers with little to no credit history, low-income borrowers, and women and minority entrepreneurs.

UCEDC offers training and mentorship through our entrepreneurial training services. Free workshops and seminars on a variety of business and financial literacy topics are offered throughout the state.

 Union County businesses can rely on UCEDC’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) to help navigate their way through the government contracting process. Each year, federal, state, and local governments spend billions of dollars buying goods and services from small businesses and the PTAC team’s free counseling, technical assistance, and bid match services assists small businesses to tap into this market.

UCEDC is a small business resource to entrepreneurs and small business owners.

We provide individualized hand holding for our clients to help them grow, thrive and get to the next level for their businesses.

 UCEDC is a statewide New Jersey organization.