Urban
Enterprise
Zone
Ruth
Anne
Salau,
Urban
Enterprise
Zone
Coordinator
New
Brunswick
Department
of
Planning,
Community
and
Economic
Development
Civic
Square
25
Kirkpatrick
St.
PO Box
269
New
Brunswick,
NJ
08903-0269
Phone:
(732)
745-5050
Fax:
(732)
565.7532
Business
Plan
Writing
Assistance
New
Brunswick
offers
free
business
plan
assistance,
including
how-to
materials
and
consultation
to
discuss
issues
common
to
starting
a
business,
obtaining
financing
and
marketing
a
business.
It has
been
estimated
that 4
out of 5
start-up
businesses
fail
within
the
first
two
years.
Business
professionals
don’t
plan to
fail;
they
simply
fail to
plan. It
is
important
that
business
owners
create a
business
plan by
which
they can
determine
the
feasibility
of their
venture
and
weigh
their
business’
performance.We
can help
you
create a
plan.
Site
Location
Assistance
We work
closely
with
local
commercial
real
estate
brokers
and
property
owners
to
identify
available
retail,
office
and
industrial
space
available
for
rent. We
can
provide
businesses
with
leads on
these
properties
and help
facilitate
securing
new
space.
Other
Economic
Development
Assistance
New
Jersey
Small
Business
Development
Center
The New
Jersey
Small
Business
Development
Center
network
is part
of a
national
partnership
between
the
state
and
federal
government,
the
private
sector,
and
colleges
and
universities
(particularly
Rutgers
Graduate
School
of
Management).
The
program
is
designed
to
provide
the
highest
quality
of
business
assistance
services
to
established
enterprises
and
promising
new
starts,
with the
objective
of
increased
employment
and
greater
contribution
to the
state
and
federal
treasuries.
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
business
ideas,
developing
business
plans,
cash
flow
projections,
financial
statements,
and
marketing
strategies.
For more
information,
contact:
Middlesex
Small
Business
Development
Center
1 JFK
Square,
1st
Floor
New
Brunswick,
NJ 08901
Phone:
(732)
745-5836
Fax:
(732)
745-5911
Web
Site:
http://www.nj.com/smallbusiness
New
Jersey
Economic
Development
Authority
The
NJEDA
provides
financing
to
businesses
for the
purchase
of
equipment
or real
estate,
plant
renovations,
seed
capital,
working
capital
and debt
refinancing.
The
NJEDA
also
provides
export
financing,
consultation
assistance
to
qualified
manufacturers
and
financial
incentives
for job
creation
and
businesses
relocating
to New
Jersey.
Direct
Loans:
up to
$500,000.
Loan
Guarantees:
up to
$1,500,000
at
market
rate and
Bond
Financing
for a
minimum
of
$1,000,000,
at
below-market
interest
rates.
For more
information
about
the
NJEDA,
contact:
New
Jersey
Economic
Development
Authority
P.O. Box
990
Trenton,
NJ
08625-0990
Phone:
(609)
292-1800
Web
Site:
http://www.njeda.com
Middlesex
County
Office
of
Economic
Development
The
Middlesex
County
Office
of
Economic
Development
is the
primary
contact
agency
for
businesses
and
entrepreneurs
seeking
locations
or
assistance
within
its
boundaries.
The
Office
acts as
a
liaison
between
local
businesses,
the
lending
community,
realtors
and
commercial
property
owners,
and can
put
companies
in touch
with
agencies
that
help
businesses
in the
areas of
abatement
programs,
loan
programs,
skills
training,
market
research,
management
consulting,
and
other
forms of
assistance.
For more
information,
contact:
Middlesex
County
Office
of
Economic
Development
1 JFK
Square,
1st
Floor
New
Brunswick,
NJ 08901
Phone:
(732)
745-3433
Fax:
(732)
745-5911
Web
Site:
http://co.middlesex.nj.us
New
Jersey
Association
of Women
Business
Owners
Founded
in 1978,
the New
Jersey
Association
of Women
Business
Owners (NJAWBO)
is the
only
organization
committed
solely
to the
concerns
of women
business
ownership.
NJAWBO
provides
the
information,
affiliates,
resources,
and
support
needed
to
ensure
sound
business
practice
and
stable,
long-term
success.
NJAWBO
offers
opportunities
to:
maximize
business
growth
and
profitability;
expand
contacts
through
networking
opportunities;
gain
publicity
and
achieve
recognition;
participate
in
educational
and
informational
workshops;
learn
management
methods
and
leadership
skills;
affect
legislative
issues
which
concern
business;
and
capitalize
on group
rates
for
goods
and
services.
For more
information,
contact:
New
Jersey
Association
of Women
Business
Owners
Phone:
(732)
560-9607
to find
the
chapter
nearest
you, or
Web
Site:
http://www.njawbo.org
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