“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” –Henry Ford New Jersey small businesses need all the help they can get. ChamberLink was born out of that idea. We realized that the events and programs we put on could better serve our members, and the business community at large, if […]
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Meet the Newest Members of the ChamberLink Family
In last week’s column, I mentioned three new ChamberLink members, but I didn’t have the opportunity to tell you much about them. So let’s learn more about the chambers of commerce in Franklin Lakes, Salem County, and The City of Millville. In one sense, the Franklin Lakes Chamber of Commerce is the newest of the […]
This Holiday, ChamberLink is Thankful for Small Businesses
The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us, with visions of turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie dancing in our heads as we ready ourselves for the Macy’s parade and rivalry football games. And these days, we have to add “shopping” to that list. Traditionalists may lament the change, but Thanksgiving is increasingly associated […]
Making Your Voice Heard in Lame Duck and Beyond
Now that the election is over, the Legislature is back for that time-honored tradition known as the lame duck voting session—that period between Election Day and the swearing in of the newly elected representatives, which this year will be on Jan. 14. So now is the perfect time to talk about advocacy. My previous ChamberLink […]
No Excuses: Small Business Needs to Vote on Tuesday
New Jersey businesses have been through a lot in the last two years, and much of it has come from the state government—$15 minimum wage, expanded paid family leave, mandatory sick leave and a host of other new laws that will raise the state’s already high cost of doing business. NJBIA’s Government Affairs team works […]