Have A Need? NJBAC Can Help.

The NJBAC is offering no-cost technical assistance, training, and problem-solving – we are here to support all of your Business Enhancement needs. Whether you have a one-off resource question, are looking for a strategic assessment of a district, or could use some quick visualized tactical inspiration to foster visible and tangible change, NJBAC can help. Contact NJBAC Assistant Director Jef Buehler to start the conversation and move towards action.

Today’s email has information on assistance we can provide, as well as about technical and financial resources that may be a fit for your community or district. Please feel free to share this information with other officials, district management stakeholders, and businesses.

Best Practices

NJBAC’s Business Enhancement Services is Online:  Now you can refer to Business Enhancement Services directly online with just a click!  Please favorite the website – it will be expanding over time as we add new resources and tools that support municipal and district revitalization and place-based business enhancement.

Handout for Businesses Opening in a Managed District: This digital handout from Denver, Colorado, is a great example of a pdf take-away that district managers can share with their new businesses. It’s an effective tool that quickly summarizes who your organization is and what it does, as well as acquaint new business owners/operators with events and issues in the district.

Pedestrian Safety & Daylighting – Perfect Together: One of the simplest things your city/town can do to save lives and improve pedestrian circulation is also the most effective — and it starts at the corner: Daylighting.  In NJ, for example, Hoboken has had great success with daylighting intersections. Here an explainer video about daylighting to get you up to speed in just a few minutes!

Inclusive Economic Development: In a new Brookings report the experiences of 11 localities across six states and Washington, D.C. that are pursuing “community-centered economic inclusion”—a model that centers neighborhoods as the key setting for achieving inclusive regional outcomes are examined. The results in the full report provide detailed recommendations for practitioners, public officials, and philanthropies to support and scale these revitalization efforts.

Complete Streets Webinar - Lessons Learned from On-the-Ground Safe Streets Projects: In this free webinar on June 20^th by Smart Growth America (SGA), you’ll hear from communities that use quick-build/tactical urbanism and SGA staff as they share what worked, what didn’t, and how those interested in these projects can leverage the experiences from this program to advance street safety in their own communities. Register here!

Featured Grants & Support

Grants for Arts Non-Profits: The guidelines for the NJ Cultural Trust's FY25 grant program, Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for Arts Organizations (IFS Arts), are now available in English and Spanish. The IFS Arts program supports nonprofit arts organizations in addressing the financial and institutional challenges that threaten their stability and in building greater operational capacity. The deadline to apply for qualification is June 24, 2024. Only qualified organizations may apply for these grants, so this is the key first step to take.

NJBAC Can Work With All the Businesses in Your Community

We are here to support your communities’ and districts’ businesses. NJBAC offers free online chat and telephone (800-537-7397) assistance in English and Spanish to any business in NJ – any size, any location, and any type. Businesses can always download the NJBAC Small Business Manual – a one-stop tool for many business concerns – online here. Individual businesses or organizations can order one (1) printed copy as well by emailing NJBAC.

Our NJBAC team can advocate for businesses, concierge them to funding and technical solutions, help them find locations for growth or developing export markets, guide them to navigating the commercial cannabis sector, and much more. Want to set something up online or on-site for your businesses? Reach out to NJBAC Assistant Director Jef Buehler to get plugged in to all of our business success services.