New Jersey City University Business Development Incubator

05/08/2015

Join us for the 33rd annual NJCU Media Arts Showcase at the Loew's Theater Journal Square on Thursday, May 14 at 7pm! Reception to follow in Loew's lobby.

04/15/2015

The Finals of the 2015 NJCU Build Your Dream™ Business Plan Pitch Competition Presentation took place on Thursday April 14th, 2015. Five student competitors pitched their business plans to a panel of judges made up of NJCU alumni entrepreneurs. The competition winner was Kimberley Mensah – MAPKIT. The runners-up were Oscar Rivera – Chic Events and Franklin Venture - The Basics. NJCU Build Your Dream™ competition is part of an ongoing series of campus programs that focus on entrepreneurship and various aspects of starting a business, offering a wide range of networking and team building events.

03/11/2015

Kvibe Productions was hired to perform the full service post-production of the entire feature film. Kvibe was responsible for producing the entire edit, coloring grading, sound design, music, and deliverables. In addition, Khoa Le, the CEO of Kvibe Productions, was hired as the director for this film.

https://vimeo.com/92630617

Produced by Armando Gutierrez and Arthur L. Bernstein Directed by Khoa Le In association with Kvibe Production and Conglomerate Media Casting: Thomas Ian Nicholas,…

03/06/2015

Noggin Seeds, LLC produces high quality professional media for small businesses and entrepreneurs. From concept to finish Noggin Seeds creates television quality commercials, motion graphics as well as promotional and training videos to assist its clients in the growth and promotion of their companies, projects and events.

Noggin Seeds creates original thought provoking content for the purpose of education, entertainment and most important to incite positive change. Noggin Seeds' is planning on using its subsidiary, KommercialKid, is to equip adolescents with skills in commercial production and computer graphics as well as to educate them on the entire production process.

The company targets small businesses, start-ups, non-profits and creative individuals. See an example of what Noggin Seeds can offer your organization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBdz_9HfvRg

If you are looking for a place to build or expand your Film or Media Company, contact the BDI at 201-200-2313 or [email protected] to discuss how we can help you achieve your business goals.

02/27/2015

Social Vibes Media is a media communications company with initiatives to innovate, expand, and market products/services for small business owners and artists by creating promotional videos, multimedia press releases, media coverage opportunities, social media strategies, and other content creation services. See an example of what Social Vibes Media can offer your organization : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGDG428xcbs

If you are looking for a place to build or expand your Film or Media Company, contact the BDI at 201-200-2313 or [email protected] to discuss how we can help you achieve your business goals.

The Legacy Academy : How to become a more dynamic public speaker

11/21/2014

Ashley Harrison is a federal work-study student assigned to work at the Business Development Incubator (BDI) during the fall 2014 semester as an intern. Ashley is a sophomore considering a degree in Business Management and Elementary/Secondary Education. She will be working with the BDI to support and manage its social media campaigns. Ashley will also be working with the BDI companies to revise the BDI company publication; this publication describes the BDI companies and the products or services they offer. According to Ashley “I am excited about interacting with BDI companies and intrigued about learning new things that I can use in the future”.

Ashley previous experience involves working at New City Kids as an intern where she taught middle school students music and dance.

11/12/2014

NJCU hosted the 2015 Build Your Dream Entrepreneur workshop on Funding Your New Business. The program featured TD Bank Small Business Experts Charles Mills and Francesca DiBianco and a panel of NJCU alumni entrepreneurs. The NJCU alumni entrepreneurs were Juliana Marin Montoya 2012, Fredy Marin Associates, Vijay Sammy 1993, C.P.A., LLC and Lenny Williams 2008, ’14 M.B.A., Design By Law, LLC

Donald Egan from NJSBDC moderated the event delivered a message on how entrepreneurs can pitch their products and services to potential investors such as friends and family, crowd funding and other informal lending sources for funding. TD bank spoke on what financial institutions look for when entrepreneurs apply for a business loan. They stated that a successful bank financing is a measure of how comprehensive and thorough the business plan presented is. They went on to emphasize that the motivation, desire, talent, and financial and time commitment of the owners is a way for the bank to measure the potential success of a business venture and whether to extend the business a loan.

10/13/2014

Absolute Events by Corrine LLC is a full service meeting and event planning company with over 17 years of event industry experience that organizes and plans all aspects of meetings and events by providing management and logistic services to corporations, associations, non-profit organizations, consumers and more. Absolute Events by Corrine LLC also operates, as Event Makers. The company’s mission is to create successful and memorable experiences for their clients that enable them to be a guest at their own event. The company recently organized events in NYC local parks catering for hundreds of guest.

10/01/2014

Film and Media Cluster at the BDI

New Jersey City University Business Development Incubator (BDI) is creating a film and media cluster, and the BDI seeks Entrepreneurs in the Film and Media Sector who are in the early stages of developing their businesses. Companies would benefit from flexible leases at below market rate, mentorship and business development support, equipment & studio use at reduced rate, paid student interns, networking with other entrepreneurs, technical assistance and free parking. If you are looking for a place to build or expand your Film or Media Company, contact us at 201-200-2313 or [email protected] to discuss how we can help you achieve your business goals. See our promotional video at this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s30i077Bgss

The New Jersey City University Business Development Incubator (NJCUBDI) is a 13,000 ft2 building that houses 30 offices, 15 work stations, three conference r...

08/25/2014

Saudi Arabian Visitors tour NJCU Business Development Incubator.

The BDI at NJCU hosted seven students and two administrators from Saudi Arabia on Thursday August 21, 2014. This visit to the United States was under the auspices of the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. The purpose of this visit was to explore business innovation and to capitalize on technology, utilizing social media.

The visitors were welcomed to NJCU by Joanne Bruno the Vice President for Academic Initiatives and Services and Deborah Woo at a brief ceremony on the NJCU campus. The visitors were later introduced to start-ups by the BDI Director Joseph Tetteh, who informed them about how the BDI facilitates the formation and development of entrepreneurial ventures, helping companies survive and grow during their critical start-up period. The visitors also had the opportunity to tour the Incubator and the new Logistics Center at NJCU.

06/05/2014

NJCU Film and Media Cluster $500,000 Grant Award
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration announced a $500,000 grant to New Jersey City University in Jersey City, on June 4th 2014. The investment will help grow the NJCU film and media cluster by providing technical assistance and incubation services to film and media entrepreneurs in the early stages of developing their business ventures. Companies would benefit from low-cost office space, business development support, equipment and studio use, as well as access to student interns.
View press release at http://eda.gov/news/press-releases/2014/06/04/nj.htm

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) today announced a $500,000 grant to New Jersey City College in Jersey City, New Jersey. The investment will help grow the state’s film, media, and communications cluster by providing technical assistance and incuba…

06/05/2014

NJCU Logistics Center at the Business Development Incubator.
NJCU President, Sue Henderson, Jersey City Deputy Mayor Vivian Brady-Phillips and others officially opened the new Logistics Center at NJCU Business Development Incubator in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday June 4th, 2014. The mission of the Logistics Center is to advance workforce innovation through industry collaboration. The center will train middle management working in the warehousing sector of Transportation, Logistics and Distribution and will fill vital roles in the supply chain and employment ecosystem. Some of the areas that the Center will offer certification programs include following:
• Certified Logistics Associate (CLA)
• Certified Logistics Technician (CLT)
• Cycle/Inventory Manager
• Small Package Shipping Manager
For more information please contact the office for Innovative and Professional Learning at 201-200-3573

05/08/2014