Have a great idea for a business but you’re not sure where to start?
Is your business rolling, but you’re short on resources?
Need more information or a quiet place to work?
CHPL is here to help!
Here at the Library, we offer what small business owners need at low or no cost. Think of us as your “Office-on-the-Go.”
- Free WiFi
- Print, Copy, & Scan Services
- Scanning – FREE
- Copying/Printing: $0.25 per page for black and white, $0.50 per page for color
- In-Library Cafe Seating Area/Vending Machines
- Research & Planning Materials
- Local and national business publications
- Industry research you can’t get for free anywhere else
- Books on every topic – write a business plan, learn the law, market your product
- Outlets at every desk – bring your laptop, stay all day
- Charging stations for your personal device
- Meeting room space
- WiFi hotspots, Tablets, GoPro Camera – available to check out for FREE with your CHPL library card* – click here to reserve items.
- 1-on-1 appointments with a professional Librarian to assist with your research needs are available to library cardmembers*
- Click here to fill out form
Some of our services, including our research databases, require a CHPL library card to be used offsite. Visit our membership page for more information about membership opportunities or give the Circulation Desk a call at (856) 903-1296. You can also complete an online application to make a library card with us in English, Spanish or Chinese.
Events Calendar
We host a variety of relevant workshops and computer classes that will help you grow your business. Visit our events calendar for dates and to register for any of our programs or call us at the Reference Desk for more information, (856) 667-0300 option 2.
Below are our business databases which can be accessed both at the library and remotely from home. For remote access, you will need your library card number. Visit our Research Databases page for more.
Business Source Elite
Legal Information Reference Source
Reference Solutions
Regional Business News
Small Business Reference Center
Whether you need a mentor, professional training, or good quality information, these organizations are here to help you and your business. In many cases, services are at no cost.
Cherry Hill Township Business Licenses
Phone: 856-488-7892
Access various Township Business License applications at your convenience.
Rutgers Community and Transactional Lawyering Clinic
Phone: 973-353-5059
The Community and Transactional Lawyering Clinic, first established as the Community Law Clinic in 1996, provides corporate and transactional legal services to New Jersey nonprofit corporations (specifically those corporations that provide services geared to the needs of lower-income people in the City of Newark and nearby urban areas), start-up for-profit businesses and microenterprises, charter schools, and individuals such as artists and inventors.
SCORE: Princeton Chapter
Princeton SCORE now serves Central and Southern New Jersey’s Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester & Salem counties. Visit SCORE to find a mentor, in-person or online training, free information, and tools.
300 Carnegie Center
Suite 150
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 363-0505
Email: Online Contact Form
UCEDC: Small Business Loans and Training Programs in NJ
UCEDC is a NJ-based non-profit dedicated to boosting small businesses. With a focus on assisting underserved people and communities, UCEDC provides training and mentoring as well as loans and funding opportunities.
NJ Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Rutgers-Camden
Workshops and one-on-one appointments with a business consultant – learn about starting up, business plans, marketing, financial statements, and more. Part of the nationwide network of SBDCs, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Latin American Economic Development Association (LAEDA)
LAEDA is a not-for-profit economic development organization dedicated to assisting emerging entrepreneurs and small business owners to start and grow their businesses in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Atlantic, and Cumberland counties. LAEDA provides free training programs, classes, and one-on-one guidance to small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Camden County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Connect with business to business networking events, trade shows, member product discounts, and more through one of the five largest Chambers in the Delaware Valley.
Get the forms, licensing, records, tax information, and assistance you need for your business directly from the government.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
The NJEDA has a long history of supporting businesses of all sizes to grow and invest in New Jersey. They offer a broad portfolio of economic development tools such as: jobs-based tax credits, real estate and development tax credits, community development programs, main street technical assistance, innovation economy programs, clean energy programs, and low-interest business financing (including bonds, loan participations, loan guarantees and variable/fixed-rate loans). Check out their Main Street Micro Business Loan for businesses with 10 or fewer employees.
State of NJ Business Action Center
Also known as the NJ Business Portal, this agency provides free assistance from the State on how to run your business.
Check out Starting a Business for all your start-up needs, or one of their Quick Start Guides:
- Auto Body Repair
- Catering & Restaurant
- Employment Agency
- Food Truck
- Home Health Aide
- Home Improvement Contractor
- NJ Small Business Manual
- Non-Medical Transport
State of NJ Division of Taxation
- Print NJ Tax Forms
- File Sales Tax and Employer Reports
- Sign up for E-News
State of NJ Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services
- Register Your Business
- Form a Corporation or LLC
- Register a Corporate Name
- Dissolve, Cancel or Withdraw a Business
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
409 3rd Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
Phone: 800.827.5722 (SBA Answer Deck)
Federal agency dedicated to helping Americans start, build, and sustain small businesses.