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JERSEY CITY, N.J. | The Â鶹´«Ã½ Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC) will hold a ribbon cutting for its new location at the (NJCU) School of Business and celebrate its 45th anniversary on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

The event will be held at the NJCU School of Business, located at 200 Hudson Street (Harborside 2) in Jersey City, N.J. from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Many community partners, university officials and local and statewide political leaders are anticipated to attend, headlined by Â鶹´«Ã½ Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who is expected to speak, along with other key stakeholders from the NJSBDC, NJCU leadership, and local and state dignitaries, prior to the ribbon cutting.

While the NJSBDC is not new to Â鶹´«Ã½, Hudson County, or NJCU, the new location and integration with the NJCU School of Business is.

is the new NJSBDC Regional Director. Her team will educate and empower businesses and entrepreneurs in Hudson County and throughout the state.

Those in attendance will have the opportunity to gain insight into some of the programs, initiatives, training opportunities, and workshops the new leadership of the NJSBDC has designed to serve the small, minority, veteran, and LGBTQ businesses throughout the state.

To RSVP and directions, visit or contact Ira Thor in NJCU University Communications at ithor@njcu.edu.

Timeline:

• 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Registration, Networking and Photo Opportunity
• 9:30-11:05 a.m. | Program: Speakers and Panel Discussion
• 11:15 a.m. | Ribbon Cutting

The leaders, partners and public officials that are anticipated to attend are as follows:

• Leadership from NJSBDC: , NJSBDC State Director
• Leadership from Small Business Administration: , District Director NJ District Office
• : SBA Regional Administrator for NJ/NY/PR/USVI
• : SBA Communications Director
• NJCU Interim President ​​Andrés Acebo
• Dr. Huijian Dong, Assistant Dean of the NJCU School of Business
• and a number of other members of NJCU Leadership
• Partners from other organizations in attendance as well from throughout the state.

Public Officials expected to attend include:

• , Lt. Governor 
• , Jersey City Council President 
• , Jersey City Council Member, Ward B (West Side) 
• , Jersey City Council Member, Ward D (The Heights) 
• , Hudson County Board of Chosen Commissioners, Vice Chairman (District 5)

Speakers will include:

• , Regional Director NJSBDC at NJCU School of Business
• , NJSBDC State Director
• , Northeast Division Area Manager Minority Entrepreneurs at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• , SBA District Director, NJ District Office
• Andrés Acebo, Interim President
• , Lt. Governor 

Media Contact:

Ira Thor
Senior Director of University Communications and Media Relations
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ithor@njcu.edu
Office: 201-200-3301 or Mobile: 973-420-8466

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