Small Business Development Center @RVCC

We can help your business become more successful and profitable . . .
The Small Business Development Center at Raritan Valley Community College offers small business owners the assistance they need to plan and develop successful and profitable ventures. Conceptualizing all aspects of your business operation is critical to its success. Our purpose is to help aspiring small business owners, and those already operating a business, define or redefine their business objectives and assist them in moving forward. We provide services to small businesses in all industries, including technology, manufacturing, retail, service, wholesale, as well as international trade. Our professional counselors have expertise in the following areas: accounting & finance (including QuickBooks counseling), business plans, international, legal, manufacturing, marketing, product commercialization, food & retail, trademarks/copyrights and more! We also help small businesses achieve Small Business (SBE), Minority (MBE) and/or Woman-Owned Business (WBE) Certification. If you are interested in becoming certified, please use the link http://www.njsbdc.com/sbe/ to download the appropriate form(s). Then click on the Counseling tab and scroll down to complete a Request for Counseling form.

ANNOUNCEMENTS!! SUMMER/FALL 2008

	FALL 2008 COURSES ARE UP ON THE "TRAINING" PAGE OF THE SITE. Just click on the link on this page and on the Training page for a full list of courses!
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2008	"HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR OWN BUSINESS" -- Hosted by AFFINITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Thursday, September 4, 2008 at AFFINITY Headquarters in Basking Ridge, NJ -- 5:30 to 8:30 pm -- featuring networking sessions, presentations by a panel of small business experts and opportunities for one-on-one meetings with the experts. For information/to register, contact Dawn Desmelyk at 908-860-3838.
PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE	Aspiring entrepreneurs can seek $10,000 grant Thursday, July 10, 2008 The Business Women's Charitable Foundation, an organization of Hunterdon women business owners, has formed a program designed to provide financial support for women who want to become business owners, but do not have the means to get started. "The BWCF mission is to raise funds for local causes, with a specific emphasis on helping women and children in Central Jersey," says Katherine Mehner, president of BWCF. This "program is about giving another woman a chance to make a difference in her life and helping to make her dream a reality," she said. To be eligible for the award, a woman must: ( Be attempting her first self-employment venture; ( Fall into moderate to low income status; ( Be underemployed or unemployed. Along with an application, candidates will need to submit their short- and long-term goals, ideas on training; a brief business plan and community, business referrals and an application fee of $25. Applicants are encouraged to use free the services of the Small Business Development Center at Raritan Valley Community College for support in preparing their business planning documents. It can be reached by calling 526-8515. Applications can be obtained by calling Cynthia Schick at 236-2989 or e-mailing her at cynthia@clscommunications.net. Applications will also be available at the Career and Life Transition Center and Safe in Hunterdon, both in Flemington. All applications must be received by July 25. Interviews with semi-finalists will take place in August and the $10,000 grant winner will be announced in early September. © 2008 The Hunterdon Democrat © 2008 NJ.com All Rights Reserved.
	HUNTERDON COUNTY -- SBDC at RVCC and a Hunterdon partner organization are planning small business events in the fall. STAY TUNED for further details.

Help us help you and your community! SBDC at RVCC is partially funded by a grant issued by the State of New Jersey. Since the NJSBDC grant is not a 'line item' on the state budget the New Jersey State Legislators vote every year to allocate funds to this grant. Please take the time to send your legislator a letter to tell him/her about the valuable services you received from the SBDC. For your convenience, below are links to a sample letter and contact information. Thank you for your support -- we very much appreciate you and all of our clients!

The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) network is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission and Raritan Valley Community College contributes to our local SBDC. SBA's funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance by the SBDC at Raritan Valley Community College, P. O. Box 3300, Somerville, NJ, 08876. Phone No: 908-526-1200 Ext. 8516.