small business

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

Jan20,2021

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 Leave a Comment

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 […]

How to Apply for Small Business COVID-19 Assistance Grants

Oct20,2020

By NJBIA

Small businesses must pre-register before Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. if they intend to apply for grants available under Phase 3 of the Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program, which has $70 million in federal CARES Act funds to help small restaurants, businesses and nonprofits impacted by the pandemic. New Jersey Economic Development Authority CEO […]

NJEDA Provided 20,000 NJ Businesses with $74.2 Million in COVID-19 Relief

Oct09,2020

By NJBIA

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) on Friday announced that 20,073 businesses have been approved for COVID-19 relief since March 2020. “We credit the NJEDA for the important work they are doing, but unfortunately, the ongoing need far exceeds the available resources to New Jersey’s small business community, which represents 99.6% of all business […]

small business

Sign Up for NJBIA's

NJ Business Today

Footer