Group Boosts Women Entreprenuers
When the break-up of a 10-year marriage pushed Melissa Gasnick-Cloeter back in to the workforce, she chafed in companies she said reserved their most prestigious – and lucrative – positions for men....
View ArticleThis Spring, Bring your Business to the Big Leagues
Big clients -- like corporations and government agencies -- mean big bucks. But many small-business owners struggle to win them over. The networking, bidding and reporting processes scare away...
View ArticleLandmark Loan Rebuilds Storm-Ravaged Restaurant
Juan came to us after his restaurant, just a block from the bay in Keyport, NJ, was irreparably damaged by flooding from Hurricane Sandy. With his livelihood gone in the blink of an eye, Juan found a...
View ArticleHate Sales? Change your Attitude.
Most small-business owners are more concerned with plying their trades than selling their services. That's the conclusion Michael Gerber reaches in his seminal book "The E-Myth: Why Most Small...
View ArticleMicro-Business Seeks Macro Impact
Most small-business owners start their firms in hopes of earning some extra money and -- if they’re lucky -- making a living for themselves and their families. Noelani Musciaro’s goal is somewhat more...
View ArticleDelayed by Storm, Sayreville Salon to Host Grand Opening this Week
For longtime hairdresser Alison Dominguez, entrepreneurial ambition grew from a simple question: “If I can work for myself, why not do it?” Late last year, an Intersect Fund loan helped her locate and...
View ArticleFund Disburses More than $46k to Perth Amboy Businesses
In the past 11 months, the Intersect Fund has received 75 applications from Perth Amboy businesses and has disbursed more than $46,000 over 19 loans. Here's a breakdown of the types of loans we...
View ArticleFund Loan Leads to Salon Opening
Edison mayor Antoinette Ricigliano (left) helps Fund client Patricia Moreno cut the ribbon on her new salon -- Morgan's Hair Mastery -- during its grand-opening ceremony on Feb. 7th. When Patricia...
View ArticleGood Karma: Princeton Gallery to Display Fund Client’s Stone Art
Intersect Fund client Janis Blayne-Paul just got a new outlet through which to exhibit her unique, stone art. The Brodsky Gallery at Princeton’s Chauncy Conference Center will display Paul’s work...
View ArticleIn Asbury Park, An Entrepreneurial Approach to Job Creation
During the halcyon days of the dot-com boom, Roger Boyce shuttled between his Monmouth County home and Silicon Valley, where he worked for and founded high tech start-ups. It was a rough commute even...
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