Small Business Development Center

Prepare… Grow… Succeed!

Are you ready to start a new business? Do you want to expand your current business?

The Monmouth/Ocean Small Business Development Center provides small and new businesses with educational business development programs and consulting services in a variety of areas such as management, finance, and business start-up.

Entrepreneur Certificate Program

The Entrepreneur Certificate Program offers training to help those looking to start or grow their own business. Topics include: business planning, goal setting, financing, and marketing. The Monmouth/Ocean Small Business Development Center (MOSBDC) located at both Brookdale Community College and Ocean County College sponsors this 33-hour program. Take one course to improve your knowledge or take all courses and receive an Entrepreneur Certificate. To acquire a certificate, you must attend 100% of the Business Development Core Workshops and forward a certificate request to MOSBDC.

America’s SBDC at Brookdale Community College network is committed to guiding established small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to create and expand their business enterprises which will, in turn, result in sustainable growth, job creation and statewide economic development and prosperity.
The network, in carrying out its mission and purpose, exists to:

• Provide unmatched customer service and personal commitment to the small business client with honest evaluations of client probability of success;
• Bring high-value to the small business community;
• Produce positive outcomes for entrepreneurs and established small businesses;\
• Serve communities and small businesses, facilitating economic development;
• Lead in providing education and training to small businesses.

To register for SBDC workshops call 732-842-8685

Entrepreneur Certificate Program (ECP)

Business Start-Up Workshop ($97)

Sat., January 9th , 9:00am – 3:30pm
Sat., February 13th, 9:00am – 3:30pm

Financing A Small Business ($60)

Sat., January 23th, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Sat., February 27th, 1:00pm – 4:00pm

A Business Plan ($65)

Sat., January 23th, 9:00am -12:30pm
Sat., March 6th, 9:00am – 12:30pm

Marketing Strategies for Small Business ($269)

Tues. & Thurs (March 2nd – April 1st)
7:00pm – 8:30pm

**Must Take all (10) Sessions***

Digital Blueprint Certificate

Social Media Strategy ($69)

Wed., January 27th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Content Marketing and Blogging ($69)

Wed., February 10th 6:00pm-9:00pm

Social Media B2B Using Linkedin ($69)

Wed., April 14th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Planning Your New Website ($69)

Tues., April 13th, 6:00pm- 9:00pm

Intro to Search Engine Optimization ($69)

Tues., April 20th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Intro to WordPress ($69)

Tues., April 27th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Social Media Using Twitter and Instagram ($69)

Wed., April 28th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Email Marketing ($69)

Wed., April 7th, 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Intro to Google Advertising ($69)

Tues., May 11th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Intro Google Analytics ($69)

Tues., May 4th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Social Media B2C – Using Facebook & Pinterest ($69)

Wed., March 10th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Creating Video for Your Business ($69)

Tues., May 25th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Copywriting for Websites ($69)

Wed., January 20th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Intro to Digital Marketing ($69)

Tues., April 6th, 6:00pm -9:00pm