small businesses

There are 12 New Jersey Small Business Development Centers helping companies and budding entrepreneurs start businesses and create jobs. State funding for the program has remained unchanged since Fiscal Year 2009.

Optimism among small business owners in New Jersey is slowly and steadily rising.

After Superstorm Sandy flooded Crystal’s Beach Salon in Ortley Beach with nearly seven feet of water, the nearly $50,000 grant from the Stronger NJ Business Grant Program is invaluable.

Small-business optimism remained elusive last month June, as the National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) monthly economic Index dropped just under a point (0.9) and landed at 93.5. That could pretty much end any hope of a revival in confidence among job creators.

It's harder to run a small business today than it was five years ago, according to most respondents in a new survey from Constant Contact, Inc.

When it comes to the growth of women-owned businesses, New Jersey ranks 30th in the nation.