NJSBDC@TCNJ  
Where Business Goes to Grow!
Advisers to Mercer & Middlesex Businesses with up to 500 Employees
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The NJSBDC network (www.njsbdc.com) is the premier provider of comprehensive services and programs for small business in New Jersey. The organization, which consists of 11 centers statewide, helps businesses expand their operations, manage their growth or start ventures. The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) network is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New Jersey, and The College of New Jersey. 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 contacting 609-771-2947.
NJSBDC@TCNJ
Upcoming Events
C�mo Empezar una Guarder�a Infantil en NJ
March 8, 11:00am-1:00pm - FREE - INFO & REGISTRATION
�nase a nuestro panel de expertos de la oficina de Autorizaci�n del Departamento de Ni�os y Familias del Estado de Nueva Jersey quienes tratar�n sobre los requerimientos y regulaciones as� como asistencia t�cnica  en C�mo Empezar una Guarder�a Infantil. (en Espa�ol)
A New Look in Marketing:
New Clients, New Markets, New Ideas

March 16, 9:00-11:00am - $38.00 - INFO & REGISTRATION
Revise your marketing plan and analyze your marketing efforts in order to thrive and survive in these uncertain times. Start with the basics and build a new foundation for your future success.
Instructor: Ellen Silverman - Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach
Do Business with the World:
Cultural Understanding for Better Profit

March 16, 2:00-4:00pm - $38.00 - INFO & REGISTRATION
Through current local business case studies, gain a better awareness of how other cultures do business and learn to engage the cultures within their industry and customer-base.
Instructor: Annette Njie - Owner of Social Elegance
Protect Your Business:
Confidentiality Agreements Dissected

March 16, 6:00-8:00pm - $38.00 - INFO & REGISTRATION
Learn how simple written agreements can be an essential tool to protect you from inadvertent or deliberate disclosures of trade secrets or internal workings of your business.
Instructor: Courtenay Hansen - Chief Counsel for C. C. Hansen, Esq. LLC
New Business Question & Answer  Workshop
March 23, 6:00-8:00pm - $20.00 - INFO & REGISTRATION
Get answers to those burning questions that are holding you back from starting or growing your business with topics such as business ownership options, legal formation, financial management and more. Bring your own questions!
Instructor: Al Spiewak - Fordham University Professor and Attorney
Barter Trade Floor Networking
March 24, 8:30-11:00am - $15.00 - INFO & REGISTRATION
Break the traditional model for buying and purchasing by bartering directly with other business representatives in your local community at this networking event.
Financing Your Business in Mercer County
March 29, 6:00-8:00pm - FREE - INFO & REGISTRATION
Get introduced to the Mercer County Loan Fund Program to help finance your company's costs & obtain detailed information about loan requirements at this event co-sponsored by The Office of Economic Development and Sustainability & Wells Fargo Bank.
Instructors: Robert Goldzman - Senior Vice President, Business Banking of Wells Fargo Bank & Nathalia Giraldo - Director, SBA Micro Loan Program, Regional Business Assistance Corp.
Successful Strategies for
Building a Business Website & Going Live

March 30, 9:00-11:00am - $38.00 - INFO & REGISTRATION
Learn about Intellectual Property Law Protection Strategies & website design, website strategies and search engine optimization from our two knowledgeable speakers.
Instructors: Carole DeNatale, Esq. - Counsel for IP Global Counsel & Adam Nichols - CEO of Markations
Student Intern Networking
March 30, 6:30-8:30pm - $10.00 - INFO & REGISTRATION
Please submit paid internship roles for TCNJ Students which include experience above a basic clerical level and involve measurable impact and hands-on leadership in a professional setting. 
Protect Your Business:
Detect & Prevent Fraud & Computer Crimes

March 31, 6:00-8:00pm - $38.00 - INFO & REGISTRATION
Create an environment intolerant of fraud & ensure managers are trained to recognize and act upon Loss.
Instructor: Frank Halpin - Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) & President of the Halpin Group, a business intelligence investigative and loss prevention consulting firm
NJSBDC@TCNJ events are designed to help you grow your business.   
To attend NJSBDC@TCNJ events, register in advance by telephone, fax, email or directly at our website:

Phone:609-771-2947
Fax:609-637-5217
Email:events@sbdcnj.com
Website:    http://www.sbdcnj.com

ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS 24 HOURS BEFORE EACH EVENT BEGINS. PLEASE, NO WALK-INS!

TCNJ Students - All NJSBDC@TCNJ event fees are waived for TCNJ students - please select a TCNJ Student ticket when registering and be prepared to supply your current College ID to gain entry to the event.


We look forward to your success!

NJ Small Business Development Center at The College of New Jersey
Proudly Serving the Mercer & Middlesex Small Business Community