The Essex County Office of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action is committed to promoting business opportunities for small, women and minority-owned vendors. Essex County's Bonding Readiness Program is the first-ever multiple county bonding program geared to helping SBE, DBE, MBE and WBE businesses gain the necessary credentials to apply for government contracts. We encourage you to sign up for this FREE program.

Essex County Bonding Readiness Program
FREE DINNER WORKSHOPS
for Small Businesses

Presented by Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive
The Board of Chosen Freeholders and the
Essex County Office of Small Business Development and Affirmative Action

Bonding Workshop

The County of Essex has partnered with The Surety & Fidelity Association of America to provide a Bonding Readiness Program to SBE, DBE, MBE and WBE vendors in New Jersey.

Next Session Begins
September 8, 2011

The Program is FREE but registration is required.
Contact us for more information and to RSVP -
973.621.5420
bondingreadiness@essexnj.org

An 8 week, comprehensive business development course followed by one-on-one counseling sessions with surety bond professionals. The goal of this program is for its graduates to become “bond ready” or to increase their already existing bond limit.

Workshops Include:

• Business Planning and Management for Construction
• Construction Accounting and Financial Management
• Banking and Financing for Contractors
• Bonding and Insurance for New and Emerging Contractors
• Marketing, Estimating and Bidding
• Project Management and Field Operations
• Claims and Dispute Resolution
• Managing Growth

Ideal Candidates Should Possess the Following:

• Minimum of 2 years business experience
• Financial records covering Profit and Loss
• History of successful project experience
• Commitment to complete the program

This project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA’s funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested two weeks in advance. Contact Deborah E. Collins, Esq., Director, Small Business Development and Affirmative Action, Hall of Records, Room 449A, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Newark NJ 07102. Telephone: (973) 621-2010.