Valentine's Day is, of course, about making your spouse or partner feel loved ... through gifts. It's also about showing love to the New Jersey economy.
Fines incurred by small business owners for inconsequential errors on official filings would be eliminated under a measure introduced in the state Legislature by shore Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-12).
While there was some improvement for the Garden State in a new survey on small business friendliness, there are many factors working against business owners in our state.
The latest Wells Fargo Small Business Index revealed small business owners are less optimist than they were in April when they were less optimistic than they were in January.
Small business owners in New Jersey are pessimistic, and they are blaming dysfunction in Washington as well as the political climate of the Garden State.
Along with the governor's office and all 120 seats in the legislature up for grabs in today's general election in New Jersey, there are also two ballot questions for voters to consider.
Many small startup businesses find that getting needed money a tough go from traditional sources, and new legislation being introduced in Trenton might make that process easier.