Mahendra Z. Patel
Founder
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Central Jersey Business Organization
We help each other succeed
A room full of Central Jersey business owners who know your name, know what you do, and will pick up the phone when you call.
The founders of CJBO
Dr. Tushar Patel
Founder
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Hitesh Patel
Founder
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Pinakin Pathak
Founder
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CJBO exists to shorten the distance between a business owner with a problem and the person who already solved it. We bring Central Jersey owners together often enough that they stop being contacts and start being the people they actually call.
No formula, no scripts, no obligation to refer. Just owners in a room, and a standing agreement that we help each other succeed.
What membership gives you
Networking meetings
Regular evenings where every member gets sixty seconds to say what they do and what they need. The rest of the night is yours.
Member directory
Your business listed where other members look first, with the contact details that actually reach you.
Referrals that land
Work passed between members who have met each other, which is why it converts far better than a cold introduction.
Annual publication
An annual print and digital piece that goes to the full membership, with space for your business at Premium and above.
Objective of the organization
To represent the interests of independent businesses in the Central New Jersey area, and to give their owners somewhere to bring the problems that do not fit anywhere else.
- 9Years running
- 3Membership levels
- 4Sponsorship packages
- $100To join
From the community
What's on
Upcoming events
CJBO Networking Evening
Our regular evening for members and guests: short introductions, open networking, and dinner.
Event detailsSmall Business Panel: Financing Growth
Three CJBO members talk through how they funded expansion, and what they would do differently.
Event detailsCJBO Annual Dinner
The one evening a year when the whole membership, sponsors and families come together.
Event detailsWhat our members say
“I joined to meet two or three people. Three years on, most of my suppliers and half my referrals came out of this room.”
“Nobody here is selling at you. People turn up, they say what they need, and somebody in the room usually knows how to help.”
“We sponsored to get our name out. What we got was a group of owners who actually pick up the phone when you call.”
Come to one meeting before you decide
Guests are welcome at a networking evening before joining. Bring business cards, bring a specific ask, and see whether this is your kind of room.