2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
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SCORE is committed to helping all entrepreneurs succeed.
Hispanic-owned small businesses have grown 34% and contributed $500B to the U.S. economy over the last 10 years -- and show no signs of slowing down. Despite growth and accelerating impact, Hispanic business owners face very real challenges. SCORE can help you meet those challenges with free mentoring, workshops and resources.
Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
Relief is available from FEMA, NJEDA and SBA for businesses impacted by Hurricane Ida.
FEMA representatives will meet with residents and business owners seeking information and assistance from damages associated with the remnants of Hurricane IDA. On Friday, September 24, 2021, FEMA will see residents between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick NJ.
Jump start your career with a Google Career Certificate. Prepare for entry-level positions in data analytics, project management, user experience design and IT support. No college degree or relevant experience required. Long Branch (NJ) Public LIbrary is offering a limited number of scholarships, and guidance to scholarship recipients. Questions? Contact Kate Angelo: kangelo@longbranchlib.org
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced its 2021 National Small Business Week Virtual Summit for September 13-15, 2021. This year’s events will spotlight the resilience of America’s entrepreneurs and the renewal of the small business economy as they build back better from the economic crisis brought on by a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. The virtual summit will honor the nation’s 30 million small businesses for their perseverance, ingenuity, triumphs, and creativity.
Advance your career or prepare for a new one with continuing education classes at Middlesex College.
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EBPL Tech is offering a summer web series to introduce fun and useful web design tools to make you web pages more attractive and maximize your creativity. These classes are for adults and teens (15 years and up).
"Leading Locally in the Fourth Industrial Revolution" is the second in a series of business events offered by the Middlesex County Office of Business Engagement. It takes place on Thursday, September 9 from 8:00 am - 10:00 am at Middlesex County College. The LIVE event will focus on the advances in autonomous technology that will continue to disrupt traditional business models and what this means for our professional and personal lives. :
The 5th Annual Business Summit will take place on October 21. Both events are free and open to the public.
Middlesex County Youth, are you ready to Get Hired?
Have you thought about changing careers, but shelved the idea because you worried about taking time off work to re-train? Did you know that, for several in-demand occupations, you have the option to earn a living while you train? How about the fact that you only need a high school diploma or equivalency to begin training as a Machinist, Industrial Machinery Mechanic, or Survey Technician, or a Certified Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, or Phlebotomist, among over a dozen other options?
Phase 4 of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority's Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program provides grants up to $20,000 to small- and medium- sized businesses and non-profits that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-registration for Phase 4 reopened at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 and will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Businesses must pre-register to be eligible for grants.