10 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS FROM THE LATINO COMMUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES FROM THE NEW JERSEY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The New Jersey Small Business Development Center, in partnership with Brookdale Community College – Long Branch Campus, is offering individuals from the Latino Community the opportunity to be awarded one of ten available scholarships for a concentrated version of the in-demand NJSBDC Entrepreneur Certificate Program. The scholarship is funded in part by a grant from La Idea, whose mission is to provide Latino entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to promote creation, cultivation and collaboration of small businesses, generating employment and economic growth throughout the Americas.

The Bilingual Community Business Initiative (BCBI) Scholarship program will be held at the Long Branch campus of Brookdale Community College and offers bilingual instruction ( 75% in Spanish and 25% in English) focusing on the principles of entrepreneurship, business development and management. Scholarship recipients will complete three of the core curriculum modules of the Entrepreneur Certificate Program (ECP) offered by the NJSBDC at Brookdale Community College. In addition, scholarship recipients will receive one-on-one pro-bono counseling in Spanish from the NJSBDC upon completion of the program to further assist them with their business start-up or expansion.

To apply online in English, please visit: http://bit.ly/BCBIenglish

To apply online in Spanish, please visit http://bit.ly/BCBIspanish

For more information, visit http://www.mosbdc.com/.

About NJSBDC

The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers network provides comprehensive services and programs for small businesses in New Jersey, helping businesses expand their operations, manage their growth in New Jersey, helping businesses expand their operations, manage their growth, or start new ventures. Expert staff and practicing business consultants help small business owners and entrepreneurs to develop business plans, find financing, identify new markets, find procurement and international trade opportunities, commercialize technology

and develop an E-commerce presence. This non-profit network is a federal-state-educational partnership, leveraging public and private funding sources to further maximize resources for the small business community. The network leverages funding from the Small Business Administration (SBA), New Jersey State Government, the educational institutions that host the 12 centers as well as other private sponsorships and grants. The NJSBDC Headquarters is located at the Rutgers Business School in Newark, NJ. The NJSBDC network is an accredited member of the National Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC). More than 1,000 centers and satellite offices serve small businesses across the country. Visit www.njsbdc.com.