Webinar to offer tips on how to become successful minority entrepreneur
Looking for tips on how to become a successful minority entrepreneur? A webinar Wednesday — featuring four successful New Jersey entrepreneurs — is intended to offer ideas and steps for success. Marjorie Perry, CEO and president of MZM Construction Management Co.; Ramon Ray, the founder of Smart Hustle Media; Alfred Blake IV, the assistant director of entrepreneurship programs at Rutgers Business School; and Alex Hamilton, the former CEO of media startup Vipeline Inc., will offer their...
Free webinar: ‘COVID-19: Dramatic Change for Food & Beverage’
Join ROI-NJ for a free webinar — "COVID-19: Dramatic Change for Food & Beverage." The event takes place from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, June 11. Click here for more info, or to...
Celularity founder to discuss COVID-19 battle on webinar
Dr. Bob Hariri, the founder, chair and CEO of Celularity Inc., will hold a webinar Tuesday to discuss research into using cells to fight COVID-19, and where he feels we are as a country in the search for a vaccine. Celularity, one of the world's leading human cellular therapeutics companies, is based in Warren. Hariri is an accomplished surgeon, biomedical scientist and serial entrepreneur in two technology sectors, biomedicine and aerospace. Hariri was the founder and CEO of...
Invest Newark to host webinar on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ PPP initiatives
Invest Newark announced on Monday it will host a webinar in partnership with Combs Enterprises to provide guidance for Newark minority- and women-owned small businesses on the U.S. Small Business Administration's Payroll Protection Program. The online only event is Tuesday, April 28 at 4:00 p.m. It will feature a PPP loan application tutorial as well as a chat with Mayor Ras J. Baraka; Tarik Brooks, chief operating officer of Combs Enterprises; and John Lewis, executive vice president and...
For Mercury, stay-at-home doesn’t mean no contact — as insiders talk policymaking on webinar
The still-in-limbo version of the federal government's stimulus package will almost certainly replenish the quickly depleted Paycheck Protection Program, and that program's expansion likely won't be held up very long by partisan differences. This was just one of the predictions made during a meeting of political veterans — not one that occurred on Capitol Hill, but in the webcam-ready living rooms of former United States senators, such as Barbara Boxer of California and David Vitter of...
POSTPONED: N.J. Chamber and ROI-NJ present a Wednesday webinar: ‘A Discussion with the SBA’s Al Titone’
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A new time and date will be announced soon. The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and ROI-NJ present a special webinar: A Discussion with Al Titone Small Business Administration district director of New Jersey 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Find out the latest on the SBA's coronavirus relief loan program rollout. How to join the Webinar: By computer, click here for the meeting link. Enter meeting number 795 368 247 and password WHjGTu2ah36...
N.J. Chamber and ROI-NJ present a Wednesday webinar: ‘A Discussion with Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo’
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and ROI-NJ present a special webinar: A Discussion with Robert Asaro-Angelo Commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Labor & Workforce Development 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 8 Find out about New Jersey’s expanded unemployment insurance and other assistance programs to help employers and employees. How to join the Webinar: By computer, click here for the meeting link. Enter meeting number 798 251 355 and password kQ38EV3d5nX to...
Do’s and don’ts of DEI hiring: ‘Looking at how you’re restricting your candidate pool is a really important step’
Many companies now understand that they will be more impactful if they bring diverse talent into their organization, from entry-level all the way up to the C-Suite. That acknowledgement, however, is not enough. Shena Patel, the creative director at Shena Patel Creative, challenged companies to look at their hiring practices when it comes to attracting people from underserved communities. “You have to look at your recruiting practices,” she said. “Often those practices can limit...
Kean pushing Murphy to release more CARES Act money to small businesses
For months, Gov. Phil Murphy has been asking the Legislature to pass a bill allowing him to borrow at least $5 billion to provide more money for the state’s expenses. On Thursday, two Republican party leaders made a counterproposal: Free more of the money the state received in the CARES Act for small businesses. Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) said Murphy is holding too much of the money to potentially fill budget gaps, rather than give more of it to small...
Bramnick: N.J. needs to protect business owners against COVID-19 lawsuits
When he’s not working as the Assembly minority leader, Jon Bramnick is a personal injury lawyer. And he is concerned about a flood of lawsuits that could come from COVID-19. Bramnick (R-Westfield), who was joined by Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) on a webinar co-sponsored by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, said the state needs to protect business owners from COVID-19 lawsuits. The biggest reason: There is so...