2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist
Middlesex College is creating apprenticeship opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing through a partnership in Career Advance USA, a U.S. Department of Labor funded grant. Apprenticeships, developed and implemented in collaboration with employers, are earn-and-learn programs that combine formal classroom learning with on-the-job training.
National Small Business Week recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. This year's National Small Business Week celebrates the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs who are doing their part to power our nation’s historic economic comeback.
Attend a free virtual summit May 2-5. The theme of this year's summit is Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship.
Retail stores, grocery stores and food service businesses may not provide or sell single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam food service products. Single-use paper carryout bags are allowed to be provided or sold, except by grocery stores equal to or larger than 2,500 square feet, which may only provide or sell reusable carryout bags. (P.L. 2020, c.117)
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More than 12 million U.S. women-owned businesses generate $2.1 trillion in revenue annually, with female founders representing 22.4 percent of small business owners. Women entrepreneurs can use a variety of resources to fuel their growth. Along with resources and tools created especially for women entrepreneurs, SCORE offers free and confidential business advice. SCORE mentors, many of them successful women small business owners, are ready to help you achieve your business goals.
Black small business owners and their communities have faced extraordinary challenges over the years. SCORE is renewing their commitment to being part of the solution. They're here to give you the tools to meet and overcome any business challenge so that you can succeed.
Click here to access mentoring, workshops and resources provided by SCORE.
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AARP Foundation Tax-Aides offer free tax preparation at the library.
Join us for a three-part documentary series in March.
Future of Work is a three-part broadcast series exploring monumental changes in the workplace and the long-term impact on workers, employers, educators and communities. East Brunswick Public Library is teaming up with PBS to provide free screenings of this documentary this winter.
The first screenings were held in January. The series will be shown again in March during Maker Week.
Starting a new business in New Jersey? Use the new Business Navigator to guide you step-by-step through the process from business plans to licenses, taxes, etc. To use it, create an account and keep track of your steps.
GivingTuesday is a global day of generosity that will take place on December 3, 2024. It was created in 2012 as a day to encourage thanking, giving, sharing, and collaborating. Individuals, nonprofits and businesses can all participate in #GvingTuesday and celebrate its values all year long. Do some good on GivingTuesday and plan ahead for 2025!
Here are some ways small businesses can be a part of this global day of generosity:
Saturday, November 27, 2021 is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. This year, we know that small businesses need our support now more than ever as they navigate, retool and pivot from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Please join SBA and organizations across the country in supporting your local small businesses by shopping at a small business.