State of New Jersey Entrepreneurial Training Program for the Unemployed (ETPU)

Please be advised: The LWD’s ETPU for Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) concluded on June 30, 2012. As a result, effective Monday July 2, 2012, all activities, promotions, promotional discussions and enrollment activities related to NJ ETPU must cease. At this time the program is not active.

Should the Department of Labor and Workforce Development resume a program that focuses on training opportunities for unemployed individuals who wish to launch their own business, we will Post the new information.

Please check the websites of your community colleges and four-year colleges for entrepreneurial training programs that provide helpful training to people interested in business ownership. These programs provide certificate courses to help small business owners as well as others who plan to start a new business.

The website following offers general information about entrepreneurships.

• American Entrepreneurship Today-New Jersey

Should you have any questions, please call Kirsten Giardi, Director, Office of Grant and Program Management at 609-984-9414.