ECONversations: The NJEDA Podcast

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is committed to nurturing the development of new technologies and ensuring that the State continues to be a leader in innovation. The NJEDA Technology & Life Sciences Division plays an active role in New Jersey’s vibrant innovation economy, providing low-interest financing through matching loan programs and tax incentives, as well as offering lab and incubator space and networking opportunities for the investment and entrepreneurial community. In this episode of ECONversations, Brian Sabina, Senior Vice President – Economic Transformation, and Kathleen Coviello, Executive Vice President – Technology, Life Sciences, and Entrepreneurship, discuss the wide variety of programs and resources the NJEDA makes available for innovation economy companies, including the recently-expanded Angel Investor Tax Credit. Learn more at https://www.njeda.com/TLSFeatures.

The NJEDA is committed to creating an environment where small businesses can thrive. As part of this commitment, the NJEDA created a dedicated Small Business Services team that works closely with New Jersey’s entrepreneurs and small businesses, with a focus on more comprehensively assisting historically underrepresented firms and underserved communities. In this episode of ECONversations, Christina Fuentes, Director of Small Business Services, discusses the wide variety of programs and resources the NJEDA makes available for small businesses, including low-cost financing, rent support, technical assistance, and much more. Learn more at https://www.njeda.com/small_midsize_business.

The NJEDA’s holistic approach to Brownfields redevelopment is based on encouraging thriving and inclusive urban centers and downtowns, with a focus on reducing poverty and driving economic growth. On this episode of ECONversations, NJEDA Senior Brownfields Advisor Elizabeth Limbrick discusses the NJEDA’s enhanced brownfields loan program, the proposed brownfields tax credit, and other efforts to support contaminated site revitalization.

In this special episode of ECONversations celebrating the one-year anniversary of Governor Murphy’s economic plan, host Tai Cooper sits down with four of the most influential women in New Jersey to discuss how the agencies they lead contributed to building a stronger and fairer New Jersey economy over the past year and what they have planned for the future. This episode features: New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Zakiya Smith Ellis on the Administration’s efforts to invest in people by improving access to higher education and job training programs; Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver on initiatives focused on driving investments in communities to build vibrant, inclusive main streets and downtowns; Chief Innovation Officer Beth Noveck on making New Jersey a national leader in innovation and building the most diverse innovation economy in the nation; and Executive Director of the New Jersey Business Action Center (BAC), Melanie Willoughby on programs supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners.

The Office of International Trade and Investment (OITI) is the lead international business development office in the New Jersey State government committed to promoting the Garden State as a premier business and investment destination. In this episode, Wesley Mathews, Vice President and Director of OITI discusses how the office works with government and private-sector partners to foster innovation and sustainable job growth by widening New Jersey’s global reach and supporting international trade and investment.