The Small Business Lease Assistance Program was recently approved by the Board of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) to support the growth of retail and services in Jersey City. This program would provide grants to street level new and expanding small businesses through the reimbursement of a portion of annual lease payments for […]
Baonanas Storefront Opening Soon!
Baonanas recently provided an update on their storefront and we’re so excited! We’ve loved Baonanas for years, and they even visited us at our first ChicpeaJC HQ space for an interview. March 31st marked five years since Lloyd and Trisha began their Baonanas venture and now we’ll be seeing their storefront soon! When trying to […]
Boss Up JC with Chicpea
Looking for a way to tune up your entrepreneurial skills? Introducing Boss Up JC, a monthly entrepreneurship workshop and meetup hosted by Chicpea exploring everything from marketing, creating content, finances, and more. Join us for the first session on August 21st from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM to learn all about how to make a […]
Hackathon Recap
Last Saturday (December 3rd) the Jersey City Office of Innovation hosted a civic hackathon, a day-long community tech event bringing together local civic hackers, government staff, developers, designers, urbanists, community organizers, and others passionate about sustainability and technology. The event took place at Andco (www.andco.work), a unique new collaborative and social working space at 201 […]