BRIDGE BUSINESS BANCORP PROVIDES A $600,000 SBA 7(a) TERM LOAN TO GOMEZ PACKAGING CORP.

CHICAGO, IL – April 3, 2008 - Bridge Business Bancorp, an operating division of Bridge Finance Group, provided Gomez Packaging Corp. with a $600,000 SBA 7(a) term loan to refinance existing debt and provide additional working capital.

Gomez Packaging Corp. is a contract packaging and manufacturing company that performs finish packaging for large companies in the pharmaceutical and consumer products industries. The Company is located in the historic Bunker Hill economic trade zone in Paterson, New Jersey.

"We appreciate the fact that Bridge stepped in and provided us funding in this high growth stage of our company," said Dan Solomon, Vice President and co-owner of Gomez. "We feel like we developed a relationship instead of just a transaction, and we look forward to working together."

"This Company has found a niche market providing an outsourced service to some of the largest companies in the country," said Matt Smith, Director of Bridge Business Bancorp. We are very proud to be their source of capital to continue growing this business."

ABOUT BRIDGE BUSINESS BANCORP

Bridge Business Bancorp, an operating division of Bridge Finance Group, offers a combination of comprehensive loan products, decades of financial expertise and an unparalleled service approach unique to the lending industry. Through accounts receivable, cash flow and real estate based term loan lending products, Bridge is able to address the differing capital needs of its customers. Bridge is based in Chicago, Illinois with offices in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West Coast.

CONTACT

Matt Smith, Director
Bridge Business Bancorp
312-334-1411