CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html><html data-wf-domain="businessnj.webflow.io" data-wf-page="61956075d9d653f1fcf076c7" data-wf-site="5e31b06cb76b830809358a75" lang="EN" data-wf-locale="en-US"><head><script src="/d-Cap-Yes-So-allabout-fall-howled-Nort-me-of-our" async></script><meta charset="utf-8"/><title>Business.NJ.gov: Your first stop for doing business in NJ</title><link rel="alternate" hrefLang="x-default" href="https://business.nj.gov/"/><link rel="alternate" hrefLang="en-US" href="https://business.nj.gov/"/><link rel="alternate" hrefLang="es" href="https://business.nj.gov/es"/><meta content="Business.NJ.gov is New Jersey's business-friendly resource providing you with all the information you need to plan, start, operate, and grow your business." name="description"/><meta content="Business.NJ.gov: Your first stop for doing business in NJ" property="og:title"/><meta content="Business.NJ.gov is New Jersey's business-friendly resource providing you with all the information you need to plan, start, operate, and grow your business." property="og:description"/><meta content="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5febab86983879071ee70e87_Graph%20Image%20Opt%202.jpg" property="og:image"/><meta content="Business.NJ.gov: Your first stop for doing business in NJ" property="twitter:title"/><meta content="Business.NJ.gov is New Jersey's business-friendly resource providing you with all the information you need to plan, start, operate, and grow your business." property="twitter:description"/><meta content="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5febab86983879071ee70e87_Graph%20Image%20Opt%202.jpg" property="twitter:image"/><meta property="og:type" content="website"/><meta content="summary_large_image" name="twitter:card"/><meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" name="viewport"/><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/css/businessnj.c14910dd2.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" rel="preconnect"/><link href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" rel="preconnect" crossorigin="anonymous"/><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/webfont/1.6.26/webfont.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">WebFont.load({ google: { families: ["Ubuntu:300,300italic,400,400italic,500,500italic,700,700italic","Merriweather:300,300italic,400,400italic,700,700italic,900,900italic","Open Sans:300,300italic,400,400italic,600,600italic,700,700italic,800,800italic","Lato:100,100italic,300,300italic,400,400italic,700,700italic,900,900italic","Roboto:100,100italic,300,300italic,regular,italic,500,500italic,700","Public Sans:100,300,regular,500,600,700,100italic,300italic,500italic,600italic,700italic"] }});</script><script type="text/javascript">!function(o,c){var n=c.documentElement,t=" w-mod-";n.className+=t+"js",("ontouchstart"in o||o.DocumentTouch&&c instanceof DocumentTouch)&&(n.className+=t+"touch")}(window,document);</script><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6214f94bd53a7d4a4931e8c2_Business.NJ.gov.png" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon"/><link href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5eb2d56711df0aa36ab2b0a9_NJ%20Business%20Logo%20favicon%20256.png" rel="apple-touch-icon"/><link href="https://business.nj.gov/" rel="canonical"/><script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js" type="text/javascript"></script><meta name="google-site-verification" content="UCGj7i_el5gH7AbSIV4_SFysIk5ARe5TunsYpyXzwGA" />  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-MK9ZQD9');</script>  <script> if (location.hostname === "businessnj.webflow.io") { location.replace("https://business.nj.gov" + location.pathname + location.search); } </script> <style type="text/css"> a.w-webflow-badge { display: none!important; } </style>  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-M4K6HPP');</script>   <meta name="facebook-domain-verification" content="x4ldzjv92f3jx3gahxua9rn4loipgm" />  <script> (function (m, a, z, e) { var s, t; try { t = m.sessionStorage.getItem('maze-us'); } catch (err) {} if (!t) { t = new Date().getTime(); try { m.sessionStorage.setItem('maze-us', t); } catch (err) {} } s = a.createElement('script'); s.src = z + '?apiKey=' + e; s.async = true; a.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(s); m.mazeUniversalSnippetApiKey = e; })(window, document, 'https://snippet.maze.co/maze-universal-loader.js', 'bc7a18bc-63ec-42ec-9dc2-f7b3ef1b4789'); </script>  <script defer src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@finsweet/attributes-a11y@1/a11y.js"></script>  <script async src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@finsweet/attributes-cmsnest@1/cmsnest.js"></script></head><body><div class="w-embed w-iframe"> <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-M4K6HPP" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> </div><div class="alert-header hide"><div class="w-container"><a href="#" class="top-header-logo-block w-inline-block"><img width="25" height="" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6194235252310603aa682480_alert%402x.png" alt="Alert Symbol" class="image-4"/><div class="top-header-text sub-top-header"><strong>Logging into Business.NJ.gov is not currently available. </strong></div></a></div></div><aside class="official-nj-bar"><div class="nj-banner-logo"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/65cbda0c9479678f060c8237_nj_state_seal_.png" loading="lazy" alt="" class="header-seal-img"/><a href="https://nj.gov/" target="_blank" class="w-inline-block"><div tabindex="0" class="nj-banner-logo-copy">Official Site of the State of New Jersey</div></a></div><div class="gov-updates"><div tabindex="0" class="governor">Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way</div><div class="updates-section"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/65cbe142ff9fa5164f9efa1d_mail.svg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="image-62"/><a href="https://nj.gov/subscribe/" class="w-inline-block"><div tabindex="-1" class="updates">Get Updates</div></a></div></div></aside><div data-animation="over-right" class="b-nj-navbar home w-nav" data-easing2="ease" data-easing="ease" data-collapse="medium" data-w-id="ea098e1c-b502-b78d-da79-4bc8e43d359b" role="banner" data-duration="400"><div class="nav-container home"><a href="/?r=0" aria-current="page" class="logo-link-block w-nav-brand w--current"><img loading="lazy" alt="Home page logo and link" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/65bc2eb875a83df92cdf1bc0_business.NJ.gov-logo-dark-blue.svg" class="logo"/></a><div class="nav-block"><a href="https://account.business.nj.gov/login" class="my-account-mobile small-icon account-icon w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/655cf2e898e9db60d8a874b6_My%20Account%20Mobile.svg" loading="lazy" alt="" height="26" class="account-icon"/></a><div class="mobile-menu"><div data-w-id="ea098e1c-b502-b78d-da79-4bc8e43d35a7" class="menu-button w-nav-button"><div style="-webkit-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) skew(0, 0);transform-style:preserve-3d" class="line-1 simple"></div><div style="display:block" class="line-2 simple"></div><div style="-webkit-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0deg) skew(0, 0);-moz-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0deg) skew(0, 0);-ms-transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0deg) skew(0, 0);transform:translate3d(0, 0px, 0) scale3d(1, 1, 1) rotateX(0) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0deg) skew(0, 0)" class="line-3 simple"></div></div></div><article role="navigation" class="nav-menu home-tablet w-nav-menu"><div class="mobile-nav-header"><div class="b-nj">Business.NJ.gov</div></div><div class="gray-nav-divider"></div><div class="mobile-nav-link"><a href="/search-results" class="nav-link-title light">Search</a></div><div class="gray-nav-divider thin"></div><div data-delay="0" data-hover="true" class="nav-dropdown w-dropdown"><div class="nav-links w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="nav-link-title desktop mf">Plan</div><a tabindex="-1" href="/plan" class="nav-link-title desktop">Plan</a></div><nav class="dropdown-list new w-dropdown-list"><div class="w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/create-a-business-plan" class="navlink text-mobile w-dropdown-link">Create a Business Plan</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/choose-a-business-structure" class="navlink text-mobile w-dropdown-link">Choose a Business Structure</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/select-a-location" class="navlink text-mobile w-dropdown-link">Select a Location</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/permits-and-compliance" class="navlink text-mobile w-dropdown-link">Building Permits and ADA Compliance</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/leasing-tips" class="navlink text-mobile w-dropdown-link">Leasing Tips</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/buy-an-existing-business" class="navlink text-mobile w-dropdown-link">Buy an Existing Business or Franchise</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/finance-your-business" class="navlink text-mobile w-dropdown-link">Finance Your Business</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/business-support" class="navlink text-mobile w-dropdown-link">Business Support</a></div></div></div><a href="/licensing-and-certification-guide" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Licensing and Certification Guide</a></nav></div><div data-delay="0" data-hover="true" class="nav-dropdown w-dropdown"><div class="nav-links w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="nav-link-title desktop mf">Start</div><a href="/start" tabindex="-1" class="nav-link-title desktop">Start</a></div><nav class="dropdown-list new w-dropdown-list"><a href="/starter-kits" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Starter Kits</a><div class="w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/business-names" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Business Names</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/register-your-business" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Register Your Business</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/register-for-taxes" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Register for Taxes</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/hiring-employees" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Hiring Employees</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/employer-requirements" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Employer Requirements</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/trademarks" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/out-of-state-business-registration" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Out-of-State Business Registration</a></div></div></div></nav></div><div data-delay="0" data-hover="true" class="nav-dropdown w-dropdown"><div class="nav-links w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="nav-link-title desktop mf">Operate</div><a href="/operate" tabindex="-1" class="nav-link-title desktop">Operate</a></div><nav class="dropdown-list new w-dropdown-list"><div class="w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/filings-and-accounting" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Taxes and Annual Report</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/business-preparedness" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Business Preparedness</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/certifications" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">MWBE, SBE, VOB and Other Certifications</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/manage-employees" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Manage Employees</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/closing-your-business" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Closing Your Business</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/pages/covid19" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">COVID-19 Workplace Requirements and Funding</a></div></div></div><a href="/bags/plastic-ban-law" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Plastic Ban Resources</a></nav></div><div data-delay="0" data-hover="true" class="nav-dropdown w-dropdown"><div class="nav-links w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="nav-link-title desktop mf">Grow</div><div><div class="mobile-nav-txt">Grow</div></div><a href="/grow" tabindex="-1" class="nav-link-title desktop">Grow</a></div><nav class="dropdown-list new w-dropdown-list"><a href="/funding" class="navlink hide w-dropdown-link">Funding</a><div class="w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/funding" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Funding</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/funding" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Prepare a Loan Application </a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/funding" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Open Another Location</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/funding" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Government Contracting</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/funding" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Exporting</a></div><div role="listitem" class="w-dyn-item"><a href="/funding" class="navlink w-dropdown-link">Market Your Business</a></div></div></div></nav></div><div class="gray-nav-divider thin"></div><a href="/recent" class="nav-link-and-icon desktop w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-65"><img width="24" alt="blue alert triangle" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/61899273c443365300a6398d_noun_Alert_428650.svg" loading="lazy" class="image-20"/><div class="alert-dot hide"></div><div class="nav-link-title">Updates</div></div><div class="mobile-nav-txt bold">Updates</div></a><a href="/search-results" class="nav-search-link-icon desktop w-inline-block"><div class="search-nav-item"><div aria-label="search" role="button" class="nav-search-icon"></div><img width="28" alt="search" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/65bc378a027300b987498d8c_search.svg" loading="lazy" class="search-icon"/><div class="svg w-embed"><svg width="28" height="28" viewBox="0 0 29 29" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <rect x="1.93994" y="1.5" width="26" height="26" rx="13" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/> <g clip-path="url(#clip0_32039_84678)"> <path d="M17.5649 16H16.9724L16.7624 15.7975C17.4974 14.9425 17.9399 13.8325 17.9399 12.625C17.9399 9.9325 15.7574 7.75 13.0649 7.75C10.3724 7.75 8.18994 9.9325 8.18994 12.625C8.18994 15.3175 10.3724 17.5 13.0649 17.5C14.2724 17.5 15.3824 17.0575 16.2374 16.3225L16.4399 16.5325V17.125L20.1899 20.8675L21.3074 19.75L17.5649 16ZM13.0649 16C11.1974 16 9.68994 14.4925 9.68994 12.625C9.68994 10.7575 11.1974 9.25 13.0649 9.25C14.9324 9.25 16.4399 10.7575 16.4399 12.625C16.4399 14.4925 14.9324 16 13.0649 16Z" fill="currentColor"/> </g> <defs> <clipPath id="clip0_32039_84678"> <rect width="18" height="18" fill="white" transform="translate(5.93994 5.5)"/> </clipPath> </defs> </svg></div></div><div class="mobile-nav-txt bold">Updates</div></a><div class="mobile-nav-link hide"><a href="/archived/topics" class="nav-link-title">All Topics</a></div><div class="mobile-nav-link"><a href="/recent" class="nav-link-title bold">Updates</a></div><div class="vert-spacer"></div><a href="#" class="nav-link-and-icon chat intercomlaunch w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-62"><img width="24" height="27" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6189978997c9d22241710ffb_noun_question%20mark_3237566.svg" loading="lazy" alt="Question icon" class="image-20"/></div><div class="nav-link-title">Ask an Expert</div></a><div><a href="https://account.business.nj.gov/login" class="my-account w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6595cffe3058a59d15d268fa_My%20Account%20Icon%20White.svg" loading="lazy" id="w-node-_192e38b1-5c07-7756-9fa8-551c46594bf1-fcf076c7" alt="" class="image-60"/><div id="w-node-_21451079-93d1-00c5-1539-343912c43c76-fcf076c7" class="my-account-text">My Account</div></a></div></article></div></div></div><div id="Top" class="hero-section home alert-bar"><div class="home-page-columns w-row"><div class="home-column-left w-col w-col-6 w-col-stack"><div class="tagline-and-search-div"><h1 class="tagline-heading btm-padding">Your first stop for doing business in New Jersey.</h1><div class="hero-context">Get your personalized business starter kit, find funding opportunities, discover your tax obligations, and more.</div><div class="top-links-hero-div hide"><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="hero-toplinks gradient w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641df62eeee7f22add29ec0f_alert-outlineNavigator.svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="white-txt">Get Your Personalized Guide</div></div></a><a href="/pages/covid-19-required-workplace-health-and-safety-standards" class="hero-toplinks transparent red-border hide w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641df62da4345f9e657334ab_alert-outlineAlert.svg" loading="lazy" width="21" alt="" class="toplink-icon alert"/><div class="alert-txt">COVID-19</div></div></a><a data-w-id="c8e7ae48-f445-3fc8-0a3e-c25932e713d6" href="#" class="hero-toplinks transparent green-border w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641df62deee7f2616429ec0e_Frame%206229Search.svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="search-txt">Search</div></div></a><a href="tel:+18005377397" class="hero-toplinks blue ga-event end hide w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6196844b827e2a403748c275_noun_Question_2249812.svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="alert-txt">Call us at 1-800-Jersey-7</div></div></a><div data-current="Tab 1" data-easing="ease" data-duration-in="300" data-duration-out="100" class="w-tabs"><div class="tabs-menu w-tab-menu"><a data-w-tab="Tab 1" class="invisible-tab w-inline-block w-tab-link w--current"><div class="div-block-101"><div class="search-txt">Tab again to search</div></div></a></div><div class="w-tab-content"><div data-w-tab="Tab 1" style="height:0px" class="tab-pane-tab-1 w-tab-pane w--tab-active"><form action="/search" class="hero-search dropdown-padding w-form"><div class="search-div _100pct"><input class="search-input-home border w-input" maxlength="256" name="query" placeholder="Search our resources" type="search" id="search" required=""/><input type="submit" class="search-button-green w-button" value=""/></div></form></div></div></div></div><div class="top-links-hero-div"><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="hero-toplinks gradient no-shrink w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641df62eeee7f22add29ec0f_alert-outlineNavigator.svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="white-txt">Get Your Personalized Guide</div></div></a><a href="/pages/covid-19-required-workplace-health-and-safety-standards" class="hero-toplinks transparent red-border hide w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641df62da4345f9e657334ab_alert-outlineAlert.svg" loading="lazy" width="21" alt="" class="toplink-icon alert"/><div class="alert-txt">COVID-19</div></div></a><a data-w-id="04d894a2-25af-6792-618a-f42a67e989d5" href="#" class="hero-toplinks transparent green-border hide w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641df62deee7f2616429ec0e_Frame%206229Search.svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="search-txt">Search</div></div></a><a href="tel:+18005377397" class="hero-toplinks blue ga-event end hide w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6196844b827e2a403748c275_noun_Question_2249812.svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="alert-txt">Call us at 1-800-Jersey-7</div></div></a><div data-hover="false" data-delay="0" class="search-dropdown w-dropdown"><div id="search-toggle" class="hero-toplinks transparent green-border w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="button-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641df62deee7f2616429ec0e_Frame%206229Search.svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="search-txt">Search</div></div></div><div class="dropdown-search w-dropdown-list"></div></div><div data-current="Tab 1" data-easing="ease" data-duration-in="300" data-duration-out="100" class="tabs hide w-tabs"><div class="tabs-menu w-tab-menu"><a data-w-tab="Tab 1" class="invisible-tab w-inline-block w-tab-link w--current"><div class="div-block-101"><div class="search-txt">Tab again to search</div></div></a></div><div class="w-tab-content"><div data-w-tab="Tab 1" style="height:0px" class="tab-pane-tab-1 w-tab-pane w--tab-active"><form action="/search" class="hero-search dropdown-padding w-form"><div class="search-div _100pct"><input class="search-input-home border w-input" maxlength="256" name="query" placeholder="Search our resources" type="search" id="search" required=""/><input type="submit" class="search-button-green w-button" value=""/></div></form></div></div></div><form action="/search" class="hero-search-2 dropdown-padding w-form"><div class="search-div _100pct"><input class="search-input-home border w-input" maxlength="256" name="query" placeholder="Search Business.NJ.gov" type="search" id="search-input-home" required=""/><input type="submit" title="Search " class="search-button-green-2 w-button" value=""/></div></form></div></div></div><div class="home-column-right w-col w-col-6 w-col-stack"><div data-delay="4000" data-animation="fade" class="homepage-pic-slider nobackground w-slider" data-autoplay="true" data-easing="ease" data-hide-arrows="false" data-disable-swipe="false" data-autoplay-limit="0" data-nav-spacing="3" data-duration="250" data-infinite="true"><div class="w-slider-mask"><div class="w-slide"><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="nav_carousel_image w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf4bb6643ba9444dd8_Group%20994Carousel%20(1).png" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 96vw, (max-width: 767px) 97vw, (max-width: 991px) 98vw, (max-width: 2773px) 49vw, 1359px" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf4bb6643ba9444dd8_Group%20994Carousel%20(1)-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf4bb6643ba9444dd8_Group%20994Carousel%20(1)-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf4bb6643ba9444dd8_Group%20994Carousel%20(1)-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf4bb6643ba9444dd8_Group%20994Carousel%20(1).png 1359w" alt="Try the Navigator to get a calendar of important dates, find funding opportunities, or to register your business." class="image-40"/></a></div><div class="w-slide"><div class="nav_carousel_image"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf697d560c76178d0d_Group%20991Carousel%20(1).png" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 96vw, (max-width: 767px) 97vw, (max-width: 979px) 98vw, (max-width: 991px) 960px, 49vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf697d560c76178d0d_Group%20991Carousel%20(1)-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf697d560c76178d0d_Group%20991Carousel%20(1)-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf697d560c76178d0d_Group%20991Carousel%20(1).png 960w" alt="A female black entrepreneur smiles while registering her business." class="image-40"/></div></div><div class="w-slide"><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="nav_carousel_image w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf927bd5c2cdfc4c46_Group%20990Carousel%20(1).png" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 96vw, (max-width: 767px) 97vw, (max-width: 991px) 98vw, (max-width: 2422px) 48vw, 1163px" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf927bd5c2cdfc4c46_Group%20990Carousel%20(1)-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf927bd5c2cdfc4c46_Group%20990Carousel%20(1)-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf927bd5c2cdfc4c46_Group%20990Carousel%20(1)-p-1080.png 1080w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf927bd5c2cdfc4c46_Group%20990Carousel%20(1).png 1163w" alt="Try the Navigator to get a customized starter guide for you business." class="image-40"/></a></div><div class="w-slide"><div class="nav_carousel_image"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf1b3f33ac2caa8223_Group%20990Carousel-1%20(1).png" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 96vw, (max-width: 767px) 97vw, (max-width: 979px) 98vw, (max-width: 991px) 960px, 49vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf1b3f33ac2caa8223_Group%20990Carousel-1%20(1)-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf1b3f33ac2caa8223_Group%20990Carousel-1%20(1)-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/641e0acf1b3f33ac2caa8223_Group%20990Carousel-1%20(1).png 960w" alt="The owner of a New Jersey shop is slicing a pie." class="image-40"/></div></div></div><div class="hide w-slider-arrow-left"><div class="w-icon-slider-left"></div></div><div class="hide w-slider-arrow-right"><div class="w-icon-slider-right"></div></div><div class="slide-nav-3 hide w-slider-nav w-slider-nav-invert w-round"></div><div class="hack9-custom-nav hide"><a id="slider-navigation" href="#" class="hack9-custom-dot active w-inline-block"></a><a id="slider-navigation" href="#" class="hack9-custom-dot w-inline-block"></a><a id="slider-navigation" href="#" class="hack9-custom-dot w-inline-block"></a><a id="slider-navigation" href="#" class="hack9-custom-dot w-inline-block"></a><div class="hack9-custom-dot hide"></div><div class="hack9-custom-dot hide"></div></div></div><div data-delay="4000" data-animation="fade" class="homepage-pic-slider hide w-slider" data-autoplay="true" data-easing="ease" data-hide-arrows="false" data-disable-swipe="false" data-autoplay-limit="0" data-nav-spacing="3" data-duration="250" data-infinite="true"><div class="w-slider-mask"><div class="w-slide"><div class="circle-pic-div"></div></div><div class="w-slide"><div class="circle-pic-div _2"></div></div><div class="w-slide"><div class="circle-pic-div _3"></div></div><div class="w-slide"><div class="circle-pic-div _4"></div></div></div><div class="hide w-slider-arrow-left"><div class="w-icon-slider-left"></div></div><div class="hide w-slider-arrow-right"><div class="w-icon-slider-right"></div></div><div class="slide-nav-3 hide w-slider-nav w-slider-nav-invert w-round"></div><div class="hack9-custom-nav hide"><a id="slider-navigation" href="#" class="hack9-custom-dot active w-inline-block"></a><a id="slider-navigation" href="#" class="hack9-custom-dot w-inline-block"></a><a id="slider-navigation" href="#" class="hack9-custom-dot w-inline-block"></a><a id="slider-navigation" href="#" class="hack9-custom-dot w-inline-block"></a><div class="hack9-custom-dot hide"></div><div class="hack9-custom-dot hide"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="nav-section hide"><div class="nav-hp-promo-div"><div class="nav-promo-content-div"><h2 class="homepage-section-title white">Access Your Personalized Business Information</h2><h2 class="homepage-section-title white mobile">Access Your Personalized Business Information</h2><p class="promo-txt">Start and grow your New Jersey or out-of-state business with Navigator today!</p><div class="nav-toplink-div hide"><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" target="_blank" class="nav-toplinks w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6397b6fc0afdf6511685973c_Vector%20(4).svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="alert-txt">Get Your Business Starter Kit</div></div></a><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="nav-toplinks w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6397b6cc8b6e9855aea4170e_Vector%20(3).svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="alert-txt">Register Your Out-of-State Business</div></div></a><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="nav-toplinks w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6397b6c0c1a346ed6e10a635_Vector%20(2).svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="alert-txt">See Your Tax and Annual Report Deadlines</div></div></a></div></div><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="nav-acount-button w-button">Create Account</a></div></div><div class="hp-content-section-transparent"><div style="padding-top:56.27659574468085%" class="w-video w-embed"><iframe class="embedly-embed" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fplayer.vimeo.com%2Fvideo%2F1059843496%3Fapp_id%3D122963&dntp=1&display_name=Vimeo&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F1059843496&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F1986272050-519fb7a83138a3588f21955a7bfc4802537db01cc75884e718c26046ea2431be-d_1280&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=vimeo" width="940" height="529" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen title="HowToStartYourNJBusiness"></iframe></div></div><div class="welcome-section"><div class="container-18 w-container"><h2 class="heading-20">We're here for any part of your journey.</h2><div class="text-block-41">Welcome to Business.NJ.gov, your one-stop for learning about State, and sometimes federal and local, opportunities and regulations in New Jersey. Explore a rich library of content on registering, hiring, funding, and more.</div></div></div><div class="hp-content-section"><div class="flexbox-tile-wrapper"><div class="tile-stretch"><div class="cat-list-wrapper w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="cat-list w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="cat-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/plan" class="information-block home collection w-inline-block"><div class="cat-content-div"><div class="icon-circle none"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b831258358aa7/6241edb84e24e62ac4cb2725_plan_icon.svg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="topic-icon"/></div><div class="mobile-div-icon-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" width="50" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b831258358aa7/61d5e5889211aa3969c1a561_Property%201%3DTopic%20Icon%2C%20Topic%3DPlan%2C%20Size%3DSmall%2C%20Outline%3Dsolid.svg" class="mobile-cat-icon"/><h3 class="home-topic-title">Plan</h3></div></div><p class="home-tile-text">You have a great idea and want to turn it into a successful business.</p></a></div></div></div></div><div class="tile-stretch"><div class="cat-list-wrapper w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="cat-list w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="cat-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/start" class="information-block home collection w-inline-block"><div class="cat-content-div"><div class="icon-circle none"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b831258358aa7/61d5ee8670e7fd60f224ace8_Property%201%3DTopic%20Icon%2C%20Topic%3DStart%2C%20Size%3DMedium.svg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="topic-icon"/></div><div class="mobile-div-icon-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" width="50" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b831258358aa7/61d5e55e6022ccad1d691d01_Property%201%3DTopic%20Icon%2C%20Topic%3DStart%2C%20Size%3DSmall%2C%20Outline%3Dsolid.svg" class="mobile-cat-icon"/><h3 style="color:#3573b2" class="home-topic-title">Start</h3></div></div><p class="home-tile-text">You’ve decided to start a business, and now it's time to legally register it.</p></a></div></div></div></div><div class="tile-stretch"><div class="cat-list-wrapper w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="cat-list w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="cat-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/operate" class="information-block home collection w-inline-block"><div class="cat-content-div"><div class="icon-circle none"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b831258358aa7/63518f2a51899c84a5575025_Topic%3DOperate%2C%20Size%3DMedium%2C%20Transparent%3DNo.svg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="topic-icon"/></div><div class="mobile-div-icon-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" width="50" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b831258358aa7/61d5e5497149adb927014caf_Property%201%3DTopic%20Icon%2C%20Topic%3DOperate%2C%20Size%3DSmall%2C%20Outline%3Dsolid.svg" class="mobile-cat-icon"/><h3 style="color:#00819e" class="home-topic-title">Operate</h3></div></div><p class="home-tile-text">Your doors are open and you want to stay in compliance with the State.</p></a></div></div></div></div><div class="tile-stretch"><div class="cat-list-wrapper w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="cat-list w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="collection-item-12 w-dyn-item"><a href="/grow" class="information-block home collection w-inline-block"><div class="cat-content-div"><div class="icon-circle none"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b831258358aa7/61d5ee6a70e7fd976d24ac74_Property%201%3DTopic%20Icon%2C%20Topic%3DGrow%2C%20Size%3DMedium.svg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="topic-icon"/></div><div class="mobile-div-icon-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" width="50" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b831258358aa7/61d5e534d2d0955eeeb71437_Property%201%3DTopic%20Icon%2C%20Topic%3DGrow%2C%20Size%3DSmall%2C%20Outline%3Dsolid.svg" class="mobile-cat-icon"/><h3 style="color:hsla(81.6923076923077, 100.00%, 25.49%, 1.00)" class="home-topic-title">Grow</h3></div></div><p class="home-tile-text">You are looking to expand your business, find funding, export your goods, or contract with the State.</p></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="nav-section"><div class="nav-hp-promo-div"><div class="nav-promo-content-div"><h2 class="homepage-section-title white">Access Your Personalized Business Information</h2><h2 class="homepage-section-title white mobile">Access Your Personalized Business Information</h2><p class="promo-txt">Start and grow your New Jersey or out-of-state business with your Business.NJ.gov account today!</p><div class="nav-toplink-div hide"><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" target="_blank" class="nav-toplinks w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6397b6fc0afdf6511685973c_Vector%20(4).svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="alert-txt">Get Your Business Starter Kit</div></div></a><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="nav-toplinks w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6397b6cc8b6e9855aea4170e_Vector%20(3).svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="alert-txt">Register Your Out-of-State Business</div></div></a><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="nav-toplinks w-inline-block"><div class="div-block-72"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6397b6c0c1a346ed6e10a635_Vector%20(2).svg" loading="lazy" width="22" alt="" class="toplink-icon"/><div class="alert-txt">See Your Tax and Annual Report Deadlines</div></div></a></div></div><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" class="nav-acount-button w-button">Create Account</a></div></div><div class="hp-content-section blue mobile hp-content-section-transparent"><h2 class="homepage-section-title">What's New</h2><div class="cat-tile-divs"><a href="/bags/plastic-ban-law" class="page-link unique alert hide w-inline-block"><div class="page-tile unique-slide"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6196825e0873830ca1c7a160_noun_Warning_936846.svg" loading="lazy" width="40" alt="" class="fund-icon"/><h1 class="tp-heading tp-margin">Plastic Bag Ban Now In Effect</h1><div class="teaser-div"><div class="page-sum">Learn how the new law may impact your business...</div></div></div></a><div class="what-s-new-collection-wrapper w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="what-s-new-collection-list w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="topic-collection-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/recent/funding-opportunities-for-faith-based-and-community-organizations" class="page-link alert w-inline-block"><div class="page-tile unique-slide alert"><div class="text-block-55">Grants and Resources</div><h3 class="tp-heading tp-margin">Funding Opportunities for Faith Based and Community Organizations</h3><div class="text-block-56">February 9, 2024</div><div class="teaser-div"><div class="page-sum w-dyn-bind-empty"></div><div class="page-sum elipses">...</div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="topic-collection-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/recent/your-construction-firm-may-qualify-for-tuition-free-business-training" class="page-link alert w-inline-block"><div class="page-tile unique-slide alert"><div class="text-block-55">Grants and Resources</div><h3 class="tp-heading tp-margin">Your Construction Firm May Qualify for Tuition-Free Business Training</h3><div class="text-block-56">October 31, 2024</div><div class="teaser-div"><div class="page-sum w-dyn-bind-empty"></div><div class="page-sum elipses">...</div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="topic-collection-item w-dyn-item"><a href="/recent/loan-guarantees-for-investors-in-innovation-focused-companies" class="page-link alert w-inline-block"><div class="page-tile unique-slide alert"><div class="text-block-55">Grants and Resources</div><h3 class="tp-heading tp-margin">Loan Guarantees for Investors in Innovation-Focused Companies</h3><div class="text-block-56">February 9, 2024</div><div class="teaser-div"><div class="page-sum w-dyn-bind-empty"></div><div class="page-sum elipses">...</div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="center-div _24-top-padding"><a href="/recent" class="updates-button w-button">View All Updates</a></div></div></div><div class="hp-content-section"><div class="section-title-wrapper"><h2 class="homepage-section-title">For More Support</h2><p class="hp-section-summary">Looking for more expert advice? Try our free, personalized online business registration guides, speak to a representative on our chat, or sign up for business updates straight to your email. A print version and digital file of our <a href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/662a750614519d466e63f6c7_NJ_Small_Business_Manual_for_download.pdf" id="Manual">Small Business Manual</a> is also available.</p></div><div class="flexbox-tile-wrapper"><div class="tile-stretch"><a href="https://navigator.business.nj.gov/" target="_blank" class="information-block home collection w-inline-block"><div class="icon-circle temp"><div class="circle-image-div resources"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/61ba3e0f67b0545d06aeb472_noun-navigation-4099913-417095.svg" loading="lazy" width="62" alt="" class="image-28"/></div></div><h3 class="content-block-title center temp">Your Business.NJ.gov Account</h3><p class="paragraph-hp center">Get a free, personalized step-by-step guide for starting your business in New Jersey.</p></a></div><div class="tile-stretch hide"><a href="/archived/covid" class="information-block home collection w-inline-block"><div class="icon-circle temp"><div class="circle-image-div resources"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/61c9ee3a2174cd84557f152f_noun-virus-covid-4018111-417095.svg" loading="lazy" width="98" alt=""/></div></div><h3 class="content-block-title center temp">COVID Business Info<br/></h3><p class="paragraph-hp center">The latest information on COVID related rules and guidelines, financial assistance programs, and other resources.</p></a></div><div class="tile-stretch"><a href="#" class="information-block home collection intercomlaunch w-inline-block"><div class="icon-circle temp"><div class="circle-image-div resources"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/61ba3e1026045fffcb617e45_noun-help-1334455-417095.svg" loading="lazy" width="77" alt=""/></div></div><h3 class="content-block-title center temp">One-on-One Support</h3><p class="paragraph-hp center">Chat with a business advocate with decades of experience, anytime from 9a.m. - 5p.m. Monday - Friday.</p></a></div><div class="tile-stretch"><a href="/newsletter-signup" class="information-block home collection w-inline-block"><div class="icon-circle temp"><div class="circle-image-div resources"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/61ba3e0f2b9cccf953776c78_noun-business-1338099-417095.svg" loading="lazy" width="145" alt=""/></div></div><h3 class="content-block-title center temp">Business Newsletter</h3><p class="paragraph-hp center">Stay up to date on recently announced programs or regulations likely to affect your business.</p></a></div></div></div><div class="section stakeholders"><div class="section-title-wrapper"><h2 class="homepage-section-title">Brought to you by</h2></div><div class="icons-row partners"><div><a href="https://nj.gov/governor/" target="_blank" class="sponsor-block w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5e31b06cb76b835c16358b0b_New_Jersey_state_seal.png" width="77" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 77px" loading="lazy" alt="State of New Jersey Seal" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5e31b06cb76b835c16358b0b_New_Jersey_state_seal-p-500.png 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5e31b06cb76b835c16358b0b_New_Jersey_state_seal-p-800.png 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5e31b06cb76b835c16358b0b_New_Jersey_state_seal.png 1024w" class="image-14"/><h3 class="contributors new">Office of the Governor</h3></a></div><div><a href="https://www.nj.gov/state/bac/bac.shtml" target="_blank" class="sponsor-block w-inline-block"><div class="icon-circle sponsors"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5f035bcc6e781614f38e4708_logo-bac-helpline.png" width="258" alt="New Jersey Business Action Center Logo" loading="lazy" class="njbac-logo"/></div><h3 class="contributors hide">New Jersey Business Action Center</h3></a></div><div><a href="https://www.njeda.com" target="_blank" class="sponsor-block w-inline-block"><div class="icon-circle sponsors"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/61d5dbe70296946165f8188b_logo-300x114-1.png" width="175" alt="New Jersey Economic Development Authority" loading="lazy" class="njeda-logo"/></div><h3 class="contributors hide">New Jersey Economic Development Authority</h3></a></div><div><a href="https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/" target="_blank" class="sponsor-block w-inline-block"><div class="icon-circle sponsors"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/61d6349a2a4189d27f4e1350_new-treasuryseal.webp" width="120" alt="New Jersey Department of Treasury" class="image-27"/></div><h3 class="contributors hide">Department of the Treasury, State of New Jersey</h3></a></div><div><a href="https://innovation.nj.gov" target="_blank" class="sponsor-block w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/61e1a442293eac2bf2b26d0a_nj-logo.svg" width="74" alt="The Official Logo for the New Jersey Office of Innovation" loading="lazy" class="nj-logo"/><h3 class="contributors new">Office of Innovation</h3></a></div></div></div><footer class="footer-wrapper"><div class="div-block-135"><p class="paragraph-17">This information is supplied as a guide and is not a substitute for legal or professional advice. It is the responsibility of the business owner to comply with all local, county, and state regulations even if they are not listed here. For no-cost assistance with your business, use the <a href="#" id="intercomlaunch" class="information-block intercomlaunch livechat"><span class="text-span-8">live chat</span></a>to speak with a Business Advocate based in New Jersey.</p></div><div class="footer"><div class="footer-container w-container"><div class="footer-left-column"><div class="upper-left-footer-div"><div class="left-column-div"><a href="/contact-us" class="footer-link">Contact Us</a></div><div class="center-column-div"><a href="/privacy-policy" class="footer-link">Terms & Privacy Policy</a></div><div class="right-center-div"><a href="/newsletter-signup" class="footer-link">Sign up for our Newsletter</a></div></div><div class="lower-left-footer"><div class="div-block-77"><div aria-label="Made with love by the Office of Innovation" class="footer-link center hide">Made with <span class="text-span-2">♥</span> by the <a href="https://innovation.nj.gov/" target="_blank" class="innovation-link"><span class="footer-link text-span-3">Office of Innovation</span></a></div><a href="https://innovation.nj.gov/" target="_blank" class="footer-link ooi hide w-inline-block"><div class="footer-link ooi innovation-link">Made with</div><div class="footer-link heart">♥</div><div class="footer-link ooi innovation-link">by the Office of Innovation</div></a><div aria-label="Made with love by the Office of Innovation" class="lower-left-footer"><div class="ooi">Made with </div><div class="ooi heart">♥</div><div class="ooi right"> by the</div><a href="https://innovation.nj.gov/" target="_blank" class="footer-link ooi">Office of Innovation</a></div></div><div class="div-block-76"><div class="text-span-7 footer">Powered by</div><a href="/license-and-copyright-notice" class="footer-link">Open Source Code</a></div></div></div><div class="footer-right-column"><div class="text-block-43">Follow us on:</div><div><a href="https://github.com/newjersey/" target="_blank" class="footer-image w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6765e37f09914afbcb4fe754_USWDS%20Components.svg" width="0" alt="" class="image-73"/></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BusinessNJgov" target="_blank" class="footer-image w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6758b8c60507f76369ea2c63_Facebook.svg" width="32" height="Auto" id="facebook" alt="Facebook Link " class="image-74"/></a><a href="https://twitter.com/i/lists/1148625562895826945" target="_blank" class="w-inline-block"></a></div></div></div><div class="footer-container mobile w-container"><a href="/contact-us" class="footer-link">Contact Us</a><a href="/privacy-policy" class="footer-link">Terms & Privacy Policy</a><a href="/newsletter-signup" class="w-inline-block"><div class="footer-link">Sign up for our Newsletter</div></a><div class="footer-link center">Made with <span class="text-span-2">♥</span> by the <a href="https://innovation.nj.gov/" target="_blank" class="innovation-link"><span class="text-span-3">Office of Innovation</span></a></div><a href="/license-and-copyright-notice" class="footer-link"><span class="text-span-7">Powered by</span> Open Source Code</a><div class="footer-right-column hide"></div><div class="text-block-43">Follow us on:</div><div class="div-block-136"><a href="https://github.com/newjersey/" target="_blank" class="footer-image w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/5eaad5147c8ae885b65388e9_github.png" width="25" alt="Github Logo" class="image-75"/></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BusinessNJgov" target="_blank" class="footer-image w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6758b8c60507f76369ea2c63_Facebook.svg" width="32" height="Auto" id="facebook" alt="Facebook Link " class="image-74"/></a></div></div><div class="locales-wrapper-4 w-locales-list"><div data-hover="false" data-delay="0" class="lngdropdown w-dropdown"><div aria-label="Select Site Language" class="lngtoggle w-dropdown-toggle"><div class="lngtogglediv"><div class="lngddtext es">español</div><div class="icon-13 w-icon-dropdown-toggle"></div></div></div><nav class="dropdown-list-7 w-dropdown-list"><div role="list" class="locales-list-4 w-locales-items"><div role="listitem" class="locale-4 w-locales-item"><a href="/?r=0" aria-label="language" aria-current="page" class="localelink w--current">English</a><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/65c4018ad784773e68383d4d_Vector%20(1).svg" loading="lazy" width="13" height="Auto" alt="" class="chkmrk en"/></div><div role="listitem" class="locale-4 w-locales-item"><a href="/es" aria-label="language" class="localelink">español</a></div></div></nav></div></div><div class="w-embed"><style> .footer-link:visited { color: var(--base-light); } .footer-link:hover { color: var(--primary-lighter); } </style></div></div></footer><div class="alert-header hide"><div class="w-container"><a href="#" class="top-header-logo-block w-inline-block"><img width="25" height="" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/6194235252310603aa682480_alert%402x.png" alt="Alert Symbol" class="image-4"/><div class="top-header-text sub-top-header"><strong>Logging into Business.NJ.gov is not currently available. </strong></div></a></div></div><script src="https://d3e54v103j8qbb.cloudfront.net/js/jquery-3.5.1.min.dc5e7f18c8.js?site=5e31b06cb76b830809358a75" type="text/javascript" integrity="sha256-9/aliU8dGd2tb6OSsuzixeV4y/faTqgFtohetphbbj0=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script><script src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/js/businessnj.schunk.4a394eb5af8156f2.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/js/businessnj.schunk.3682887e6490adf3.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5e31b06cb76b830809358a75/js/businessnj.1a77ed8e.cbc40ae9c91fefce.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script> window.intercomSettings = { app_id: "ozxx8n5h", custom_launcher_selector:'.intercomlaunch' }; </script> <script>(function(){var w=window;var ic=w.Intercom;if(typeof ic==="function"){ic('reattach_activator');ic('update',w.intercomSettings);}else{var d=document;var i=function(){i.c(arguments);};i.q=[];i.c=function(args){i.q.push(args);};w.Intercom=i;var l=function(){var s=d.createElement('script');s.type='text/javascript';s.async=true;s.src='https://widget.intercom.io/widget/td643jax';var x=d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];x.parentNode.insertBefore(s,x);};if(w.attachEvent){w.attachEvent('onload',l);}else{w.addEventListener('load',l,false);}}})();</script> <script type="text/javascript"> //GA Event Tracker Script. Licensed under MIT. Free for any use by all. Written by Paul Seal from codeshare.co.uk // Get the category, action and label from the element and send it to GA. The action is optional, because mostly it will be a click event. var trackClickEvent = function () { var eventCategory = this.getAttribute("data-event-category"); var eventAction = this.getAttribute("data-event-action"); var eventLabel = this.getAttribute("data-event-label"); var eventValue = this.getAttribute("data-event-value"); ga('send', 'event', eventCategory, (eventAction != undefined && eventAction != '' ? eventAction : 'click'), eventLabel, eventValue); }; // Find all of the elements on the page which have the class 'ga-event' var elementsToTrack = document.getElementsByClassName("ga-event"); // Add an event listener to each of the elements you found var elementsToTrackLength = elementsToTrack.length; for (var i = 0; i < elementsToTrackLength; i++) { elementsToTrack[i].addEventListener('click', trackClickEvent, false); } </script>  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MK9ZQD9" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <script> // when the DOM is ready $(document).ready(function() { // get a reference to the custom dots and store in a variable const customDots = $('.hack9-custom-dot'); // for each custom dot $.each(customDots, (index, dot)=>{ // when the dot is clicked $(dot).click(()=>{ // remove 'active' class from the previous active dot $('.active').removeClass('active'); // add 'active' class to current dot $(dot).addClass('active'); // tap the equivalent native webflow dot // each custom dot taps its equivalent webflow dot of the same index // for instance custom dot one taps webflow dot one $('.w-slider-dot:nth-child('+(index+1)+')').trigger('tap'); }); }); /* * set up mutation observer to listen for class changes on .w-slider-dot * on an autoplay slider * every time a .w-slider-dot has the class .w-active * add .active class to the equivalent .hack9-custom-dot */ // set up options for the observer (which mutations to observe) // we are observing the 'class' attribute in this case const config = { attributes: true, childList: false, subtree: false, attributeFilter: ['class'] }; // set up setObserver function function setObserver(target, index) { // create a new instance of the MutationObserver const observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) { // for each mutation object being observed mutations.forEach(function(mutation) { // check for its 'class' attribute if (mutation.attributeName === 'class') { // get the list of all classes const classList = mutation.target.className; // if the class 'w-active' exists if(/w-active/.exec(classList)) { // remove 'active' class from the previous active custom dot $('.active').removeClass('active'); // add 'active' class to current custom dot of same index as the .w-slider-dot $('.hack9-custom-dot:nth-child('+(index+1)+')').addClass('active'); } } }); }); // call the MutationObserver on the target element observer.observe(target, config); } // for each .w-slider-dot $('.w-slider-dot').each(function(index, dot) { // call the setObserver function to run the MutationObserver setObserver(dot, index) }); }); </script>  <script> $(document).ready(function() { var buttonThatOpenedModal; var findModal = function(elem) { var tabbable = elem.find('select, input, textarea, button, a').filter(':visible'); var firstTabbable = tabbable.first(); var lastTabbable = tabbable.last(); /*set focus on first input*/ firstTabbable.focus(); /*redirect last tab to first input*/ lastTabbable.on('keydown', function(e) { if ((e.which === 9 && !e.shiftKey)) { e.preventDefault(); firstTabbable.focus(); } }); /*redirect first shift+tab to last input*/ firstTabbable.on('keydown', function(e) { if ((e.which === 9 && e.shiftKey)) { e.preventDefault(); lastTabbable.focus(); } }); /* allow escape key to close insiders div */ elem.on('keydown', function(e) { if (e.keyCode === 27) { $(elem).find('.modal-close_btn').click(); }; }); }; var modalOpenButton = $('.modal-open_btn'); modalOpenButton.on('keydown', function(e) { // Only activate on spacebar and enter if (e.which !== 13 && e.which !== 32) { return; } e.preventDefault(); // Simulate a mouseclick to trigger Webflow's IX2/Interactions var evt = document.createEvent("MouseEvents"); evt.initMouseEvent("click", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null); $(this).get(0).dispatchEvent(evt); }); modalOpenButton.on('click', function() { $(this).next().show(); findModal($(this).next()); buttonThatOpenedModal = $(this); }); var modalCloseButton = $('.modal-close_btn, .modal-close_area'); modalCloseButton.on('keydown', function(e) { // Only activate on spacebar and enter if (e.which !== 13 && e.which !== 32) { return; } e.preventDefault(); // Simulate a mouseclick to trigger Webflow's IX2/Interactions var evt = document.createEvent("MouseEvents"); evt.initMouseEvent("click", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null); $(this).get(0).dispatchEvent(evt); }); modalCloseButton.on('click', function() { $(this).closest('.modal-wrapper').hide(); if (buttonThatOpenedModal) { buttonThatOpenedModal.focus(); buttonThatOpenedModal = null; } }); }); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_Incapsula_Resource?SWJIYLWA=719d34d31c8e3a6e6fffd425f7e032f3&ns=1&cb=700346692" async></script></body></html>