Big Businesses Thrive, Small Ones Struggle, Officials Say

Economy, however, believed to be on the upswing in Bridgewater.

With the start of the new year, large businesses around Bridgewater are continuing to thrive while smaller ones are encountering some limitations, according to Howard Turbowitz, township economic development officer. “The business environment for large companies is thriving as we continue to emerge from the long protracted recession,” he said. “Small businesses, such as the ones in the Martinsville area, still have challenges with the economy, the limited traffic to their neighborhoods and competition from other like companies and businesses.” But, Turbowitz said, that does not mean there are not organizations ready to help. The Somerset County Business Partnership, Turbowitz said, works with small businesses throughout the area, and the …

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