Toriello wins SBA award

Patrick A. Toriello, center, vice president, business development officer for Popular Small Business Capital, a division of Banco Popular North America of Newton, receives the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 2008 New Jersey Financial Services Champion of the Year Award from SBA’s Regional Administrator, Mike Pappas, left, and SBA’s New Jersey District Director James A. Kocsi. Toriello was selected for the award based on his efforts to increase the availability of capital to small business owners throughout New Jersey.