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:

To register for SBDC workshops call 732-842-8685


Entrepreneur Certificate Program (ECP)

You must take all (10) sessions to receive your certificate.

Please contact SBDC at (732) 842-8685 for the current schedule.