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Women-Owned Companies Capitalize on State Resources to Grow

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The New Jersey Business Action Center helps female entrepreneurs grow by assisting with certification registrations, grant funding and offering free expert-level business support

By Melanie Willoughby, Executive Director, The New Jersey Business Action Center  

Trenton NJ, Women-owned businesses account for 39.6 percent of business ownership in New Jersey, which is above the national average of 20.9 percent, according to the 2021 U.S. SBA Small Business Profile Report. 

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Murphy Administration list of Approved Vendors to help Business Owners Prepare for N.J.’s ban on single-use Plastic Products

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Trenton NJ, on Nov. 4, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law P.L. 2020, c.117, which prohibits the provision or sale of single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam foodservice products in all stores and food-service businesses statewide. The law also prohibits the provision or sale of single-use paper carryout bags by grocery stores that occupy 2,500 square feet or more. The law required the creation of a vendor clearinghouse to aid businesses in identifying vendors and manufacturers who sell reusable carryout bags allowed by the new law.

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