Introduction to Entrepreneurship
2025-10-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Bordentown Library, 18 E Union St., Bordentown, NJ, 08505-2073
Are you ready to take the first step toward turning your business idea into reality? LAEDA is offering a free workshop designed for aspiring entrepreneurs just like you! Our Introduction to Entrepreneurship course will guide you through the key factors you need to know before starting your journey, including:
-Understanding the entrepreneurial journey
-Assessing if you’re ready to be an entrepreneur
-Your starting point and practical steps to get going
-Resources and strategies to launch
This is an in-person event.

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Virtual Series: Quick Start Series Night 5: Credit Management for Entrepreneurs & Certificates
2025-10-09 18:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Online
Unit 5 of the Quick Start Series focuses on the role personal credit plays in starting and growing a business. Having good credit can mean the difference between success or failure for a business. Without it you can’t sign a lease, get terms with your suppliers and of course get a loan.
During this seminar you’ll learn:
•How your FICO score is calculated
•What “events” affect your credit
•Strategies you can use today to start fixing your credit

For those who have attended at least 3 of the 5 units of the Quick Start Series, LAEDA will present them with a Certificate of Completion.

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ServSafe Manager Certification Class
2025-10-14 09:00 - 16:00 | LAEDA Office, 433 Market Street, Camden, NJ, 08102, United States
Live Servsafe Training & Certification Day.
In-person. Chef-led. Certification in one day.
Please note the cost for the class and certification is $125
¡Disponible en Español!
-We offer Spanish-Language exams available upon request
-Simultaneous Spanish translation headsets upon request
-Spanish study materials included
-1 translator available for live questions
What you get:
-4-hours chef-led ServSafe training
-2-hour certification exam
-Study tips and real-time suppport
-Quite, professional environment
-Certificate upon passing
Taught by Chefs Maria Campbell & Mona Wilson, ServSafe Trainers/Proctors
Small group setting (8-12 participants)
Designed for foodservice professionals.
Ready to Sign Up? Email: Maria.Anna.Campbell@gmail.com

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In Person: Turning Your Hobby Into a Business Series Unit 2-Understanding the Power of Marketing
2025-10-14 18:00 - 20:30 | Camden Lutheran Housing Inc, 800 Galindez Ct. Suite 101, Camden, 08102, United States
Session Two is all about identifying who your best customers are and how to reach them so they buy from you instead of your competition. Don’t worry if you haven’t had any sales yet. In this session, we’ll learn about
• Identifying your target customer and why this is so important
• Where and how to find this target customer
• Why it’s important to know that advertising and promotion are NOT the same as marketing
• How customers are not only a source of income but of information as well

Remaining sessions in our multi-session course.

Unit 3- Sales Channels for the Side Hustle Business

Unit 4- Money, Banking & Credit
Unit 5- Business Administration & Bookkeeping
Unit 6- Pitch Competition & Last Day

We recommend that you attend all 6 seminars in the series to gain the most benefit. Those who attend at least 4 out of 6 seminars will receive a Certificate of

Completion.

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Entrepreneur Exchange: Empower Community Banking
2025-10-15 08:30 - 10:30 | Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ, 08028, United States
Join us for the Entrepreneur Exchange – EMPOWER Community Banking on October 15, 2025, from 8:30–10:30 AM at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Please note: LAEDA is not hosting this event.

We’re excited to share that:

Raymond Lamboy, President & CEO, LAEDA

April Ward, Co-Owner & Founder, Creative Content OnDemand (our alumna!)

will be part of the panel!

Please see more panel speakers and event details in the flyer below.

RSVP by October 1 using the link on the flyer: fultonbank.com/SouthJerseyExchange

For parking, please use Lot F (Triad Parking Lot).

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow your business!

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Meet the Lenders
2025-10-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Curate Noir Shop- Camden NJ, 1327 Haddon Avenue, Camden, NJ, 08103, United States
Are you a Camden County business? Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect directly with capital providers and learn what they can do for you and your business! The Enterprise Center (TEC), Camden Business Association (CBA), Latin American Economic Development Association (LAEDA), Parkside Business & Community in Partnership (PBCIP), and Camden Special Services District (CSSD) are excited to announce Meet the Lenders, a free event specifically for small business in Camden County. At Meet the Lenders, banks and nontraditional lenders will present their capital products, followed by a networking mixer where entrepreneurs can connect directly with lenders.

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In Person: Turning Your Hobby Into a Business Series Unit 3- Sales Channels for the Side Hustle Business
2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:30 | Camden Lutheran Housing Inc, 800 Galindez Ct. Suite 101, Camden, 08102, United States
A sales channel is the manner by which a business sells (exchange of money) its product or service to the customer. In Session Three, we review the sales channels that work best for businesses transitioning from a few, scattered sales to more frequent sales of regularly higher quantities. These channels are public market vending and selling online. We will cover what business owners need to know including but not limited to
• Evaluate a vending opportunity
• Build an ecommerce presences on a budget
• Overview of online sales platforms
• Determine the appropriate platform for the product
• Equipping yourself to be a professional vendor
• Preparing to be an online retailer

Remaining sessions in our multi-session course.

Unit 4- Money, Banking & Credit
Unit 5- Business Administration & Bookkeeping
Unit 6- Pitch Competition & Last Day

We recommend that you attend all 6 seminars in the series to gain the most benefit. Those who attend at least 4 out of 6 seminars will receive a Certificate of
Completion.

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In Person: Turning Your Hobby Into a Business Series Unit 4- Money, Banking & Credit
2025-10-28 18:00 - 20:30 | Camden Lutheran Housing Inc, 800 Galindez Ct. Suite 101, Camden, 08102, United States
Whether it’s seen as an opportunity or a problem, money is needed by all businesses to run. As a business owner, you need to know how to use money in ways that help you and not hurt you. In Session 4, we will cover
• Simple budgeting to help you maximize saving and manage cash flow
• How and why to keep your personal spending separate from all business-related spending
• Why, as a small business, you want to plan to manage your money through a bank and how to choose the best one for your business
• The role credit plays in guaranteeing your business’ future growth and success

Remaining sessions in our multi-session course.

Unit 4- Money, Banking & Credit
Unit 5- Business Administration & Bookkeeping
Unit 6- Pitch Competition & Last Day

We recommend that you attend all 6 seminars in the series to gain the most benefit. Those who attend at least 4 out of 6 seminars will receive a Certificate of Completion.

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Virtual: Last Night for UEZ Business Training Series- Protecting Your Business: Navigating Commerce Insurance
2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Online
Are you ready to transform your entrepreneurial dreams into reality? We’re thrilled to present an exclusive series of five workshops designed to catapult your business acumen to new heights. Come and make lasting relationships with local business owners and the Bridgeton UEZ. Join us and let 2025 be the year you turn your business aspirations into achievements!
4/17/25 6-8PM (ESP) Turning Your Hobby into a Business
5/29/25 6-8PM Digital Marketing
6/26/25 6-8PM Business Planning Workshop
9/24/25 6-8PM The Art of Networking
10/30/25 6-8PM Protecting Your Business: Navigating Commerce Insurance
Hosted in collaboration with the Bridgeton Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ)
https://www.cityofbridgetonnj.gov/179/Urban-Enterprise-Zone

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Business Capital Solutions Information Session
2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | LAEDA Office, 433 Market Street, Camden, NJ, 08102, United States
Accessing capital shouldn’t hold your business back. Through LAEDA’s Business Capital Solutions and Micro Lending Program, entrepreneurs can receive personalized guidance, financial and credit coaching, and hands-on application support. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow, we connect you with the right financing options while advocating on your behalf and helping you strengthen your borrower’s profile. LAEDA is here to ensure you have the resources and support to move your business forward.

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In Person: Turning Your Hobby Into a Business Series Unit 5- Business Administration & Bookkeeping
2025-11-04 18:00 - 20:30 | Camden Lutheran Housing Inc, 800 Galindez Ct. Suite 101, Camden, 08102, United States
Committing to keeping accurate records of all sales and expenses is the foundation for ensuring your business’ future success. Written transactions serve as a documented history of your business’ daily performance. Moreover, these records are then combined at key moments of each year to present an overall picture of your business’ financial health. This session is about grounding you in these record-keeping practices and teaching you how to use your records as a tool to make future decisions about your business. Examples of what we cover include: teaching.
• A simple system to record your transactions
• How to create basic financial statements that will help you understand the health of your business
• How to determine sales tax collection obligation
• How to include business’ income & expenses on your tax return

Remaining sessions in our multi-session course.

Unit 6- Pitch Competition & Last Day

We recommend that you attend all 6 seminars in the series to gain the most benefit. Those who attend at least 4 out of 6 seminars will receive a Certificate of
Completion.

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ABCs of Food Trucking
2025-11-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Online
One-night, comprehensive training designed to give current and aspiring food truck owners a clear and realistic roadmap to launching a successful mobile food business. Topics covered:

Start-up costs & budgeting
Licensing & legal
Operational best practices
Market research
Marketing your truck

This is an online training held via Zoom. You will receive the webinar information in your email after registration.
Hosted by the LAEDA Women’s Business Center, a resource partner of the SBA. For more information and to submit an inquiry, visit www.LAEDAWBC.com.

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In Person: Turning Your Hobby Into a Business Series Unit 6- Pitch Competition & Last Day
2025-11-12 18:00 - 20:30 | Camden Lutheran Housing Inc, 800 Galindez Ct. Suite 101, Camden, 08102, United States
Session Six is the last session of LAEDA’s Turning Your Hobby into a Business, and the class where you get to showcase your talent! Applying everything learned in the previous five sessions, each student gets the opportunity to pitch their business. The pitch is a “show and tell” way to both market your product or service as well as sell to your fellow classmates! It is a culmination of the THB course. However, LAEDA also sees it as a beginning of the next phase of your entrepreneurial journey which we look forward to accompanying you on through personalized counseling services and access to further training.

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