2 New Jersey Small Businesses Earn Spots Among America’s Best
Small businesses are the backbone of our nation’s economy. Recently, the United States Chamber of Commerce unveiled its list of the top 70 small businesses in the nation. Their list includes two small businesses based in New Jersey.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce considered businesses from all 50 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. They looked at factors like business growth, ability to overcome challenges, innovative strategies for success, and community engagement. These small businesses are gearing up to compete for one of seven finalist spots. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, roughly 15,000 small businesses in the U.S. submitted applications for consideration on this list.
America’s Top Small Business Awards
The “America’s Top Small Business Awards” by the Chamber celebrates innovation, entrepreneurship, and community engagement. “These 70 exceptional businesses have emerged as the vanguards of innovation and community engagement, setting the stage for the announcement of the Chamber’s annual “America’s Top Small Business Awards” winner on Oct. 19,” said the Chamber.
Included in their listing is Calgo Gardens, located in Freehold. According to Calgo Gardens’ website, they’re a nursery, landscaping center, and gift store that aims to promote a passion for outdoor living through its landscaping design services.
The list also includes RBM Maintenance in Parsippany-Troy Hills. This small business is a certified minority-owned, woman-owned business providing comprehensive facility maintenance services to over 200 commercial and industrial clients. They offer cleaning, maintenance services, painting, and more.
According to the New Jersey Department of State, the state holds the 11th position in the United States in terms of the number of small businesses, with a total of more than 861,000 and continuing to grow.
See who else made the list of America’s Top Small Businesses here.
Easy to Assemble Office Furniture to Amplify Your Work From Home Game
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Transitioning from working in an office to working from home has become the new normal for so many people over the past few years. While working from home is convenient, you now have to make sure your space is comfortable but also efficient. If you’re still working from a cramped corner of your bedroom, on the floor, or at the kitchen table, it’s time to upgrade your work-from-home space.
But let’s be honest. Putting together office furniture, or literally any furniture, can be such a hassle sometimes. You open the box & staring back at you are 100 screws, 105 pieces, instructions that offer little to no explanation like someone wrote them as a joke, and the necessary tools aren’t provided.
Wait! That is not all. Then you have to physically put the office furniture together, which requires hours and sometimes days of physical activity. You’ll be dirty, dripping in sweat, and your back now hurts from hunching over to put it together. Finally! It’s together, but then you realize the pieces are backward & you have to start all over again. I don’t know about you, but none of that sounds fun to me.
Well, the good news is, there are some easy-to-assemble office furniture items that will save you some sweat and sanity! You do not need to be an engineer to put them together, a lot come with easy instructions, and most are affordable options. So, if you value convenience, comfort, and affordability, then upgrade your space with some of the pieces below.
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