small business

NJBIA Submits Letter to Gov. Murphy Seeking $300M in Support for Small Businesses, Nonprofits

Feb19,2021

NJBIA Chief Government Affairs Officer Chrissy Buteas submitted a letter to Governor Murphy this week requesting support of a bill (S-3457) that would appropriate $300 million the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to provide financial support to our small businesses and nonprofits. “The legislation acknowledges the devastation the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn have had […]

Pro-Small Business Bills, Tax Incentives Discussed on ‘Minding Your Business’

Feb16,2021

By NJBIA

On this past weekend’s edition of NJBIA’s “Minding Your Business,” NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs Christopher Emigholz discussed the latest bills aimed at helping small business, as well as the positives from the recently enacted New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020. Emigholz told host Bob Considine that the bills which are good for […]

IFEL’s Johnson: Small Businesses Need More Help from Government

Jan20,2021

By NJBIA

New Jersey must do more to ensure the survival of its small businesses, especially those owned by Blacks and Hispanics that have been impacted most by the pandemic and subsequent state-ordered operating restrictions. That was the message from Jill Johnson, CEO of the independent nonprofit Institute for Entreprenurial Leadership (IFEL) in Newark, who underscored the plight of small business owners at the New Jersey Business Coalition’s online Town Hall on […]

Study Aims to Help Businesses Owned by Women, Veterans and Minorities

Jan05,2021

By NJBIA

The state recently announced initiatives aimed at ensuring minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses (MWVOB) can more fully participate in New Jersey’s multi-billion–dollar supply chain. The Department of Treasury has commissioned the first disparity study in nearly 20 years to measure spend data, which it views as key to opening new opportunities for MWVOBs to contract […]

Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership’s ‘Small Businesses Need Us’ Initiative Assists Challenged Employers

Dec16,2020

By NJBIA

The Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL) launched the Small Businesses Need Us initiative earlier this year in an effort to assist small businesses who are battling to stay alive due to COVID-19. The program matches business professionals and experts with small business owners who are struggling to keep their businesses alive. The goal is to provide the life support […]

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