N.J.S.A. 52:16A-136 — New Jersey Business Action Center, small business manual, established, maintained.

52:16A-136 New Jersey Business Action Center, small business manual, established, maintained. 1. a. The executive director of the New Jersey Business Action Center in the Department of State shall establish and maintain, in collaboration with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, and regional chambers of commerce across the State, a publicly available small business manual that provides information and guidance on establishing, maintaining, and expanding a small business. b. The manual shall be succinct, with a focus on brevity, and shall contain, after discussion with all collaborators in subsection a. of this section, the most important priorities when establishing, maintaining, and expanding a small business. The contents of the manual shall also include, but not be limited to, information concerning: (1) State and local permits and inspections; (2) financial assistance programs; (3) lease contracts; (4) commercial real estate transactions, including methods on how to acquire commercial real estate; and (5) any other information that the executive director deems necessary. c. The executive director shall additionally solicit information from the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Economic Development Authority, and other relevant departments and agencies on frequently asked questions that a small business owner may have when establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business. Responses collected by the executive director shall be included in the manual. d. The manual shall be made available to the public one year next following the effective date of P.L.2023, c.27 (C.52:16A-136). The executive director shall update the information contained in the manual periodically. e. As used in this section, "publicly available" means to post in a conspicuous manner on the Internet website of the New Jersey Business Action Center and in a hard copy made available for a nominal fee. L.2023, c.27. 52:16A-136a New Jersey Business Action Center, publicly available information, guidance, small businesses, Internet presence, establish, maintain. 1. a. The New Jersey Business Action Center established in the Department of State pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 003-2011, shall, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers, establish and maintain publicly available information and guidance to help small businesses learn about available programs that help businesses develop an Internet presence. b. The guidance shall provide information on available programs that: (1) provide assistance with launching websites and social media web pages; (2) assist businesses with setting up technological tools for an Internet presence; (3) provide continuing assistance with the technological tools until the business has an understanding of how to use those technological tools to enhance the business's Internet presence; (4) expand online sales; (5) implement digital payroll, sales, inventory, and other processes; and (6) connect with other business owners. L.2023, c.185, s.1. 52:16A-136b New Jersey Business Action Center, outreach, assistance. 2. The New Jersey Business Action Center, in creating guidance pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2023, c.185 (C.52:16A-136a), shall conduct outreach to institutions of higher education, county colleges, the technology sector, local community centers, libraries, and other similar entities to assist the center in compiling and promoting information about the available programs. L.2023, c.185, s.2.

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