Business

Shop small on Saturday, November 30, 2024.

Saturday, November 30, 2024 is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. When your dollars stay in your community, you help small businesses thrive and your neighborhood prosper. Please join SBA and organizations across the country in supporting your local small businesses by shopping at a small business.

Celebrate Native American businesses and find support.

The Middlesex County Office of Workforce and Career Development will hold its fall job fair on Thursday, November 16 from 10am - 1pm at Middlesex College. Connect with employers and resource agencies to help you with your job search. 

Middlesex College
West Hall (Parkview Room)
2600 Woodbridge Avenue
Edison, New Jersey 08837
Parking Available in Lots 1 and 2
 

The Department of Homeland Security has taken several actions to expand access to employment authorization, including improvements to processing of Employment Authorization Document (EAD) applications filed by certain parolees, and extending and redesignating Venezuela and Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).   The migrant community in need of work -- and employers interested in hiring -- are encouraged to fill out the forms below to establish a line of communication with our department. 

Join Middlesex County’s Premier Business and Networking Event on September 26!

Day and Time: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 starting at 9 am

Location: New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Celebrating 70 years of service to America's small businesses

In response to the Great Depression and WWII, the Small Business Administration (SBA) was founded under the 1953 Small Business Act to “aid, counsel, assist and protect, insofar as is possible, the interests of small business concerns.”   Read about the history of the SBA here. 

Started in July 2011,  Independent Retailer Month highlights the important role local merchants play in the community, economy and overall retail sector. Today, Independent Retailer Month encourages consumers to celebrate the independent retailers that are the backbone of our communities and engages independent retailer associations and local officials to promote shop local campaigns.  Learn more here. 

Despite facing numerous challenges and discrimination, the LGBTQ+ business community contributes an estimated $1.7 trillion to the nation's economic output each year, creating thousands of new jobs.   SCORE supports all entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their small business. Tools to support small business owners include 24/7 expert mentoring, resilience training and on-demand educational resources. Visit SCORE.org to learn more.