Social media an effective strategy for tight marketing budgets
As tourism agencies deal with tight budgets, one increasingly popular way to reach an audience on the cheap is through interaction on social media platforms and tourism websites. Ed Dombroskas, […]
Expanding focus by assessing IT’s value
When CEO Robert J. Svec and his business partner, Alan Maltz, bought the assets of ComSci LLC in August 2005, the company concentrated on reducing businesses’ telecommunications costs. But the […]
Portrait of the artist as an entrepreneur
Linda Townshend has been working as a professional illustrator and painter for 35 years, but she continues to seek new ways to adjust to the market and find clients. This […]
Teaching to tech-savvy generation
If it wasn’t for his 11-year-old daughter, Bill Zengel would have passed up an opportunity that led to him founding a company. What started as one course taught by Zengel […]
JJ gets two approvals
New Brunswick-based Johnson & Johnson ended the week with a double dose of good news. Two of the pharmaceutical giant’s subsidiaries received products approvals from the Food and Drug Administration. […]
Taking aim at job creation as Ft. Monmouth closes
As Fort Monmouth’s closure approaches, the authority charged with redeveloping the U.S. Army base is aiming to bring new employers — and jobs — back to the site as early […]
Mixed report on N.J.’s transportation dollars
New Jersey spent an estimated $5.1 billion on transportation in fiscal year 2010, but met mixed results when it came to identifying goals and taking other steps to choose cost-effective […]
HINJ will return to New Brunswick roots
The HealthCare Institute of New Jersey announced last week it will relocate to New Brunswick late next month. The institute’s communications director, Ernest Landante Jr., said the chief reason […]
Bill would require notice for renewals
A bill passed by the Assembly on May 9 would require businesses to notify customers when a service contract is to be automatically renewed. The measure, A-3770, was sponsored by […]
Small firms often put life insurance on the back burner
Life insurance is an important component of business planning, but some experts said it can easily slip under the radar of small and midsized business owners. “We have ‘key man’ […]
Warm reception for hospital chiller upgrade
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has a new, 2,700-ton chiller, thanks to PSE&G’s hospital energy-efficiency program. The chiller, which will provide water for drinking and medical […]
Tax reformer aims to flatten aid per pupil
State Sen. Michael J. Doherty (R-Washington) has proposed a sweeping property tax reform plan he said will benefit New Jersey businesses. Doherty, a potential U.S. Senate contender, said the plan […]
