Small Business Bonding Readiness Assistance Program

The Small Business Bonding Readiness Assistance Program, powered by The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), offers free, bilingual, 100% online training to help entrepreneurs qualify for bonding and compete for state and federal contracts.

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Remote Learning

Taught by subject matter experts from a mix of SHCCNJ staff members and external consultants, the Bonding Readiness Program can increase a contractor’s competitive advantage and develop more business opportunities.

Designed to help small businesses who need surety bonding to participate in state and federal contract bidding, the program provides comprehensive technical assistance and enables access to one-on-one advisory services.

Surety bonding and the training behind our program instills the knowledge and confidence to pursue larger-scale projects.

More information about our 2026 cohort will be posted here in early 2026.  Stay tuned for more information!

Learned Skills

What's Covered:

Finance
Operations
Contract law
How to avoid construction fraud
Credit reports and preparing financial statements
How to optimize bond line estimating
Working with construction documents
Consulting services and more!

"The program gave us the knowledge and confidence to compete with large corporations. Being prepared for when the big opportunities come is key and the Bonding Readiness Program gave us the tools needed to help us win big contracts."

Gladys Vonglahn, Founder & CEO
- Gladys' Cleaning Service LLC