The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers offer a wide range of services to the state's small business owners and to those considering starting their own businesses. These centers specialize in Business Planning, Growth Strategy, Management Strategy, and Loan Packaging. They are "The Entrepreneur's Resource."

• The Centers provide counseling, workshops and seminars, and information transfer.
  
  
• The NJSBDC program is a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational community, and federal, state, and local governments. Its purpose is to enhance economic development by providing management and technical assistance to small businesses.
  
  
• There is no charge for NJSBDC counseling.
  
  
• A variety of educational and business resources are used to counsel and train small business owners as they deal with financing, marketing, and managing their companies.
  
  Clients are assisted in determining the feasibility of their cash flow projections, financial statements, and marketing strategies.
  
  Specialty programs are coordinated from NJSBDC headquarters and include international trade, government procurement, a manufacturing mentor/protégé program, information services, and technology resources.
  
  
• The NJSBDC network also provides opportunities for students to participate in and apply educational theory to actual practice under the supervision of faculty and business professionals.

For information or assistance,
visit NJSBDC,
call 800-432-1565 or
contact the NJSBDC office nearest you.

The NJSBDC network consists of eleven full-service Regional Centers and additional offices in every county. We provide management consulting services and training to small business owners and entrepreneurs in every county of NJ.