NJIT in the News

Bruce Kirchhoff, PhD, of Maplewood, a distinguished professor in NJIT’s School of Management and a renowned expert in small business administration, received at NJIT’s recent annual awards convocation, the Excellence in Research Award.

Bruce Kirchhoff, PhD, of Maplewood, a distinguished professor in NJIT’s School of Management, and a renowned expert in small business administration, received at NJIT’s recent annual awards convocation, the Excellence in Research Award.

NJIT will mark, once again, the new school year with University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony recognizing students, faculty and staff accomplishments. 

Thinking of starting your own business?  Then go for it, advises small business expert Bruce Kirchhoff, a professor in NJIT’s School of Management. “Many people believe that it’s difficult to start a small business and even more difficult to see it expand,” says Kirchhoff.  “But two decades of research combing Census Bureau statistics convinced me that more than a quarter of these businesses are significantly more likely to survive, add employees and grow, than decline."