There will be a Special EDA Board Meeting on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 9 am at EDA Offices, 36 West State Street, Trenton, NJ.




Per Chairman Koeppe, three EDA board meeting dates will be changed as follows:



  • Tuesday, May 11, 2010 to Monday, May 10, 2010

  • Tuesday, July 13, 2010 to Thursday, July 15, 2010

  • Tuesday, September 14, 2010 to Thursday, September 16, 2010









There will be a Special EDA Board Meeting on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 2pm at EDA Offices, 36 West State Street, Trenton, NJ.



 







 

The Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership invites you to the launching of the 3rd Annual IFEL Business Plan Competition. The event will include:



  • Roundtable Conversation

  • Expert Presenters

  • Motivational Speakers

  • And more…

For more information or to register, click here.


 



Notice of Special EDA Board meeting, Friday, September 18, 2009, 11 a.m. in the EDA Boardroom at 36 West Street.

 

 



The New Jersey Center for Innovation Acceleration, funded by North Jersey Partners, is presenting the Build Your Financial Model and Develop Cash Management Skills program, consisting of two hands-on and intensive workshops to assist small businesses and entrepreneurs in raising capital.


Financial Modeling Essentials for Raising Capital, a two-day workshop, will cover all the key aspects of developing a financial model including profit and loss, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and applying valuation techniques for your business. The course is scheduled as follows:



  • Thursday & Friday, September 10-11, 2009 – New Jersey City University Business Development Incubator – Jersey City, NJ

  • Thursday & Friday, October 8-9, 2009 – To Be Announced

  • Monday & Tuesday, November 16-17, 2009 – New Jersey Institute of Technology -Newark, NJ

  • Wednesday & Thursday, December 2-3, 2009 – New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ

  • Thursday & Friday, January 14-15, 2010 – New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ

Valuation of Early-Stage Companies, a one-day workshop, will strengthen the key elements of your business financial model and enhance the focal points that venture capitalists evaluate for funding. The course is scheduled as follows:



  • Friday, September 25, 2009 – New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ

  • Friday, October 30, 2009 – New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ

  • Thursday, December 17, 2009 – Fairleigh Dickinson University – Madison, NJ

  • Thursday, January 28, 2010 – New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ

Both workshops are presented by The Globecon Group, a leading provider of professional development for corporate and investment banking institutions. The registration fee is $50 for each workshop. To qualify for the programs, you must live, work or operate a business in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union or Warren counties. Class size is limited to 25 participants.


Click here to download the event brochure.  To register, please click here.


For further information as well as dates and locations, please contact Judith Sheft at (973) 596-5825 or sheft@njit.edu.



 

 

This September, the Delaware Valley Innovation Network (DVIN) will host a hands-on, three-week skills training program for recent science graduates known as “Train to Gain.” The program will provide graduates with “real workplace” experience and training at one of the DVIN region’s life sciences companies.

 

“Train to Gain” is designed to assist with the step in the life science career path from college to company. Fellowship companies will receive $3,000 to offset costs of training, and in return, will have a choice of candidates with associate degrees to Ph.D.s, depending on the company’s needs. The candidates will receive interim hands-on experience that will make recent science graduates better prepared for the region’s 21st century life science jobs.

 

To qualify as a Fellowship Host Company, a company must have a focus on life science, biology, chemistry, physics, bioengineering, or bioinformatics, and provide training at a company site in the DVIN region. The program will run from September to December.

 

Registration ends July 17, 2009. For additional details, please visit the Delaware Valley Innovation Network.

 

 



The EDA will introduce Clean Energy Solutions, a suite of new financing products that will include interest-free loans and grants to complement the state’s existing clean energy programs.  Our new financing products will allow New Jersey to take a leadership role in promoting a “green” economy, ensuring that businesses and institutional entities have the resources they need to grow and prosper.



Our Edison Clean Energy Manufacturing Fund (CEMF) will continue to support the development and commercialization of Class I renewable energy and energy-efficiency technologies in New Jersey.  Solicitation period opens June 1, 2009 and eligibility forms will be accepted until July 15, 2009. 



To receive more information about how the EDA can provide your business with the innovative financing vehicles available through Clean Energy Solutions, Click here.