 Small Business Help (SBDC)
If you own a small New Jersey-based business and would like to get help expanding your operations, you can find assistance through NJBIA's new partnership with the NJ Small Business Development Centers (NJSBDC).
The NJSBDC, which has offices in every county of the State, is dedicated to helping small businesses expand operations, manage growth or launch new ventures. NJSBDC consultants provide free counseling to small business owners on financing, marketing and managing their companies.
Through NJBIA's new partnership with the Small Business Development Centers, NJBIA members will receive a 20-percent discount on a new series of SBDC workshops designed specifically to help established small businesses move to the next stage in their development. (Before registering online for the workshops, you must view the registration instructions to find out how to get the 20-percent discount.)
In addition, the SBDC is currently offering a 10% across the board discount for early registrants (through 9/7), which would apply before the NJBIA 20% discounts kicks in. Accordingly, NJBIA members who use the coupon code from the Web site would be able to register for less than $110 per class!
The Next Stage Business Growth series consists of nine workshops that have been running throughout the year. The remaining workshops will be held at Bergen County Community College in Hackensack, Kean University in Union, Rutgers Camden, Raritan Valley Community College in North Branch and Gibbs College in Livingston from September to November.
NJBIA members who take all nine workshops would be entitled to a total savings of $268. For companies with one to 24 employees, the value of this savings would be greater than the annual cost of their NJBIA membership.
As part of the partnership agreement, NJBIA members who seek counseling with the SBDC's regional consultants will be given high priority. For more information about the SBDC and its services, call 800-432-1565. Tell them you are a member of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association.
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