For assistance, please complete Invest Newark’s business assistance intake form
*Be sure to include your business
name and address in your email.
Weekly Updates:
Invest Newark’s Small Business Marketing Campaign
How does it work?
- Add or claim your listing
- Monthly chance for complimentary advertising
- Get found on the Business Directory or complimentary ad
Follow Invest Newark and the City’s Instagram pages to learn more about current and upcoming programs!
Invest Newark arduously works to provide resources and information on available financial assistance to help guide businesses through the assessment and planning process to sustain their business.
For businesses that remain open, please remember to have everyone sign in upon entering the premises; this way you have their information on file in the event that you need to contact them regarding COVID-19 issues.
GENERAL INFORMATION & RESOURCES ON COVID-19:
City of Newark – https://newarkcovid19.com/home
New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub – https://covid19.nj.gov/
New Jersey Poison Control Center and 211
Call: 2-1-1
Call (24/7): 1-800-962-1253
Text: NJCOVID to 898-211
Centers for Disease Control- (CDC)
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html
- https://www.coronavirus.gov/
- Travel Restriction Updates: Click Here
FEMA – https://www.fema.gov/
New Jersey Department of Health – https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/ncov.shtml
U.S. Department of State – https://www.state.gov/coronavirus/
Medicare – https://www.medicare.gov/
U.S. Department of Labor – https://www.dol.gov/
INFORMATION FOR BUSINESSES:
New Jersey Business Programs – https://cv.business.nj.gov
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) – https://www.njmep.org/
New Jersey SBA – https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/nj/newark
America’s SBDC – https://americassbdc.org/coronavirus-information/
SCORE – https://www.score.org/
U.S. Government Information & Services – https://www.usa.gov/
Department of Labor & Workforce Development- https://www.nj.gov/labor/
United States Department of Labor – https://www.osha.gov/
Tax Relief – https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus
RESOURCES FOR STAFF EMPLOYEES:
One Fair Wage → Emergency Coronavirus Tipped and Service Worker Support Fund. Provides cash assistance to restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers, and more who need the money they aren’t getting to survive.
ASSOCIATIONS AND CHAMBERS:
Downtown New Jersey – https://www.downtownnj.com/policy-watch-covid/
New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) – https://www.njbia.org/coronavirus/
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (NJCC) – https://www.njchamber.com/news/nj-business-news/741-n-j-chamber-here-s-how-businesses-can-weather-the-coronavirus
African American Chamber of Commerce of NJ – https://www.aaccnj.com
Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of NJ – https://shccnj.org
U.S. Chamber of Commerce – https://www.uschamber.com/
