"Customers compare their experience with you to the best experiences they have but your business CAN compete with Amazon, Google, Walmart and other large digital players by connecting with customer needs by improving their experience with your business online. On this webinar you'll learn: - How customers actually tell you what they need if you know how to listen. - 4 Laws of Customer Experience online to make a priority for 2022" About NJ Thrives Events: Weekly live webinar series dedicated to helping small businesses in New Jersey THRIVE. We go live every other Tuesday and every Thursday at 12 pm. ► Get $0 Cost Business Consulting in NJ: njsbdc.com/request-counseling ► Get Assistance with Funding: njsbdc.com/capitalteam ► Find the Next Webinar here: njsbdc.com/events ► Follow Us On Social: - Instagram: instagram.com/njsbchq/ - Facebook: facebook.com/NJSBDC/ - Twitter: twitter.com/njsbdc - Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/njsbdc

Did you know you don't always have to create your own business model, risk money on its success, and actually run it?....not if you own a local Franchise at least 🏬 During this webinar learn why buying a franchise may be an ideal choice when starting a business. Explore franchises with proven business models to help mitigate risks when starting up with Franchise Consultant, Boynton Weekes at Frannet About NJ Thrives Events: Weekly live webinar series dedicated to helping small businesses in New Jersey THRIVE. We go live every other Tuesday and every Thursday at 12 pm. ► Get $0 Cost Business Consulting in NJ: njsbdc.com/request-counseling ► Get Assistance with Funding: njsbdc.com/capitalteam ► Find the Next Webinar here: njsbdc.com/events ► Follow Us On Social: - Instagram: instagram.com/njsbchq/ - Facebook: facebook.com/NJSBDC/ - Twitter: twitter.com/njsbdc - Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/njsbdc

"Are you an entrepreneur who is excited about business but feel overwhelmed about the numbers behind it all and the financial responsibility it takes? Join us on this webinar to find out the essentials of what it takes to be financially viable and successful with your small business from the get-go with NJSBDC Specialty Consultant/President and CEO of Jalima & Associates, Marcela Zuchovicki In this webinar you will learn... - To understand financial terms and how to use them - Record keeping that creates best practices for running a business - Types of reports needed to manage a business by the numbers - How to read reports and understand their meaning" About NJ Thrives Events: Weekly live webinar series dedicated to helping small businesses in New Jersey THRIVE. We go live every other Tuesday and every Thursday at 12 pm. ► Get $0 Cost Business Consulting in NJ: njsbdc.com/request-counseling ► Get Assistance with Funding: njsbdc.com/capitalteam ► Find the Next Webinar here: njsbdc.com/events ► Follow Us On Social: - Instagram: instagram.com/njsbchq/ - Facebook: facebook.com/NJSBDC/ - Twitter: twitter.com/njsbdc - Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/njsbdc

Are you finding it hard to 'get the holiday spirit' because you try to do too much and try too hard to make everyone happy but it adds so many demands to your plate that you become stressed out? Holidays provide an opportunity for celebration, gift-giving, reflection, tradition, relationship and spiritual renewal, and relaxation. The key to success in avoiding 'Holiday Blues' or 'Holiday Stress' is to recognize those activities that energize, motivate, and please us, and to delete or change those activities that irritate, disappoint, and anger us. In this presentation you will learn how to reduce your mental, physical, and emotional stress and learn to enjoy your holidays with greater freedom and finesse. Learn how to identify top sources and causes of holiday stress and aids them in developing practical coping strategies based on the S-O-S Principle™. OBJECTIVES - Identify your true goals for the holidays, learn how to avoid vacation deprivation, and how to be more realistic about your holiday experience - Recognize your behavioural, physiological, and psychological stress symptoms of holiday stress and understand how ignoring them places your health in jeopardy - Utilize various activity management and stress coping strategies to ease your stress, develop your holiday action plan based on the S-O-S Principle™ and ensure that your holiday goals are met with success About NJ Thrives Events: Weekly live webinar series dedicated to helping small businesses in New Jersey THRIVE. We go live every other Tuesday and every Thursday at 12 pm. ► Get $0 Cost Business Consulting in NJ: njsbdc.com/request-counseling ► Get Assistance with Funding: njsbdc.com/capitalteam ► Find the Next Webinar here: njsbdc.com/events ► Follow Us On Social: - Instagram: instagram.com/njsbchq/ - Facebook: facebook.com/NJSBDC/

Learn how to acquire BIG contracts with the federal government! Small businesses play a very important role in the federal procurement system. Every year, the federal government purchases over half a trillion dollars’ worth of goods and services from the private sector. However, according to data, the pool of small business contractors is extremely small and shrinking which is an issue the federal government is trying to resolve. This means more business opportunities for small business owners! In this webinar, we will: - Expand on best practices for securing contracts with the federal government. About NJ Thrives Thursdays: A weekly live webinar series dedicated to helping small businesses in New Jersey THRIVE. We go live every Thursday at 12pm. ► Get $0 Cost Business Consulting in NJ: njsbdc.com/request-counseling ► Get Assistance with Funding: njsbdc.com/capitalteam ► Find the Next Webinar here: njsbdc.com/events ► Follow Us On Social: - Instagram: instagram.com/njsbchq/ - Facebook: facebook.com/NJSBDC/ - Twitter: twitter.com/njsbdc - Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/njsbdc

How your business can get supplier development support from your own clients during the pandemic? Supplier development activities are initiatives and investments set forth by a buyer to help enhance the performance of their suppliers. Supplier development can be in the form of training, technical support, financial loans, or proactive auditing and monitoring. The extent of investments made by buyers can be small and short-term or very large and long-term. Supplier development initiatives can also be risky because suppliers can leverage the skills and training to enhance their competitiveness with finding other customers. In this webinar, we will discuss how your small business can better position itself to receive assistance and support in the form of supplier development from your own clients. About NJ Thrives Thursdays: A weekly live webinar series dedicated to helping small businesses in New Jersey THRIVE. We go live every Thursday at 12pm. ► Get $0 Cost Business Counseling in NJ: https://www.njsbdc.com/requestcounseling ► Find the Next Webinar here: https://www.njsbdc.com/events ► Follow Us On Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/njsbchq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NJSBDC/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/njsbdc Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/njsbdc-network

If you are struggling to start an e-commerce site for your small business this is for you. E-Com Expert Tim Peters will show small businesses planning or currently running an e-commerce website how to avoid common mistakes that could cost your business time and money. In this webinar you will learn... - When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging - What are the most common mistakes small business owners make when shifting to e-commerce? - Why are those mistakes so damaging to your brand and business? - What can you do to improve your customer's experience... and your business results using digital? About NJ Thrives Thursdays: A weekly live webinar series dedicated to helping small businesses in New Jersey THRIVE. We go live every Thursday at 12pm. ► Get $0 Cost Business Counseling in NJ: https://www.njsbdc.com/requestcounseling ► Find the Next Webinar here: https://www.njsbdc.com/events ► Follow Us On Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/njsbchq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NJSBDC/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/njsbdc Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/njsbdc-network

PROTECT YOUR TECH SERIES Part 4/4 Overview of Series: In observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the NJSBDC brings small businesses this 4-Part Webinar Series of must-know cyber security topics to keep your business safe in the digital world. This Webinar: What's a better way to learn how to respond to a cyber attack than an actual walk through of a response in the middle of that "oh crap!" moment? For Part 4 of this series, we will... - Walk through several breach simulations, including a ransomware attack, phishing email, business email compromise, and miswiring of funds, - Show small businesses how to respond and recover from each of these types of attacks. For immediate business assistance, register for $0 business counseling provided by the NJSBDC at njsbdc.com/request-counseling ► Get $0 Cost Business Counseling in NJ: https://www.njsbdc.com/requestcounseling ► Find the Next Webinar here: https://www.njsbdc.com/events ► Follow Us On Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/njsbchq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NJSBDC/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/njsbdc Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/njsbdc-network