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The Voice of North Jersey Business<br />

2 nd Quarter 2012<br />

<strong>Gregg</strong> <strong>Roth</strong>/<strong>CEO</strong>


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North Jersey Regional<br />

Chamber of Commerce<br />

1033 Rt. 46 East, Suite A103, Clifton, NJ 07013<br />

Phone: 973.470.9300 | Fax: 973.470.9245<br />

www.njrcc.org | staff@njrcc.org<br />

Officers<br />

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD<br />

Edward Kurbansade, Jr., Spencer Savings Bank<br />

VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD<br />

Brian Murphy, Columbia Bank<br />

PRESIDENT<br />

Gloria Martini<br />

VICE-CHAIRMAN<br />

PROGRAM & SPECIAL EVENTS<br />

Nina Nardone, Ajilon Finance<br />

VICE-CHAIRMAN GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS<br />

Alia Suqi, Nextwave Web<br />

VICE-CHAIRMAN MEMBERSHIP<br />

Howard Bersch, A-B Insurance<br />

VICE-CHAIRMAN INTERNAL AFFAIRS<br />

Daryl Bryant, Hudson Horizons<br />

TREASURER<br />

Robert B. Puleo, Dorfman Abrams Music, LLC<br />

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN<br />

Leonard Carlucci, Oritani Bank<br />

Directors<br />

Robert Barbarino, Oritani Bank<br />

Julian Carrera, Wireless Zone<br />

John Chirico, Liberty Lincoln Mercury, Inc.<br />

Alvaro Cordoba, TD Bank<br />

Helen Cunning, Hackensack University<br />

Medical Center<br />

Sean Dias, Scarinci Hollenbeck<br />

Joseph Dunn, Roche<br />

Jim Feeney, Cartridge World of West Paterson<br />

Seth Finkelstein, Ameriprise Financial<br />

Jim Horan, Superior Exterminators<br />

Nancy Iacobucci, Investor Savings Bank<br />

George Jacobs, Jacobs Enterprises<br />

Dawn Johnson, SimplexGrinnel<br />

Sal Latella, W.B. Mason<br />

Angela Montague, Downtown Clifton<br />

Economic Development<br />

George Niemczyk, Pascack Community Bank<br />

Laura Pakhmonov, DeVry University<br />

Robert Palumbo, Fragrance Resources<br />

Linda Pinsky, Berkeley College<br />

Richard Raad, Print CBF<br />

Paul Rankin, UNO Chicago Grill<br />

Jhovanny Rodriguez, Synetek Solutions<br />

Carrie Ryan, Hanson & Ryan, Inc.<br />

Josephine Scavone, Clifton Savings Bank<br />

Everton Scott, Public Service Electric & Gas Co.<br />

Kimberly Slezak, Data Access, Inc.<br />

Eric Tomassi, M & T Bank<br />

Carlos Vargas, Valley National Bank<br />

Naoma Welk, Welk Ink<br />

Staff<br />

Gloria Martini, President<br />

Brian Tangora, Vice President<br />

Patricia Davis, Administrative Assistant<br />

Business Matters<br />

Publisher and Editor: Naoma Welk, Welk Ink<br />

Graphic Design: Megangela Graphics LLC<br />

Subscriptions are available at $45/year.<br />

Contact Naoma Welk at naomawelk@aol.com<br />

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can also serve as a small company’s<br />

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This magazine is one example of<br />

a Peerless project. For the past year,<br />

Peerless has been printing Business<br />

Matters; the quality of the magazine<br />

properly reflects the membership and<br />

activities of the NJRCC. I hope you enjoy<br />

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can help you promote your business.<br />

Also, please read Our Fictional Character,<br />

BM Contents<br />

2 Cover Story<br />

Peerless Media Group:<br />

More than Ink on Paper<br />

4 Are you Prepared to Become<br />

an Employer?<br />

5 The Flipside of Hiring Employees<br />

NJRCC Calendar<br />

6 2012 Comedy Night Beefsteak<br />

Publisher’s Note<br />

a story that illustrates how a small<br />

enterprise used Peerless Media Group to<br />

help promote her new business.<br />

For busy professionals, shopping for<br />

clothes is likely at the bottom of the “to<br />

do” list. When you read the story about<br />

Rob Breslau, owner of Prestige Custom,<br />

you will learn how easy it is to shop at<br />

your home or office and get clothes that<br />

are a perfect fit.<br />

NJRCC member Abby Duncan<br />

submitted “Are You Prepared to Become<br />

an Employer?” an informative piece about<br />

things we all should consider before<br />

hiring staff. However, before you make<br />

any decisions, please read “The Flipside<br />

of Hiring Employees.” I hope you find<br />

both stories informative and helpful.<br />

Please review our Professional Resource<br />

Directory. In each issue, we feature a host<br />

of businesses that may meet your needs.<br />

I hope you will think of them whenever<br />

you have a need for any of their services.<br />

For fifty dollars, you can promote your<br />

own brand to Chamber members,<br />

subscribers and the 18,000+ online readers<br />

who log onto the Chamber website each<br />

month. Additionally, the pass-along rate<br />

for each issue is about 30%. Please support<br />

our advertisers whenever possible.<br />

I hope you enjoy this issue.<br />

Naoma Welk, Publisher<br />

Naomawelk@aol.com<br />

7 Is it Better to Look Good or Feel<br />

Good? Both!<br />

8 New Members<br />

10 Our Fictional Character<br />

11 Tech Tips<br />

12 Professional Resource Directory<br />

13 The Coach’s Corner<br />

14 Advertisers<br />

15 YPNJ News/Member Survey<br />

16 Chamber Application<br />

business matters | June 2012 1


By Naoma Welk<br />

Building brand recognition can be a challenge, especially if<br />

your company is small and you don’t have an inside marketing<br />

department. Even a company that has a marketing department<br />

may wish to use an outside vendor with marketing expertise for<br />

special projects or work overflow. That’s when Peerless Media Group<br />

comes to the rescue.<br />

Peerless Media Group is more than just a company that puts<br />

ink on paper. Peerless works with businesses to develop strategic<br />

integrated marketing plans. Peerless helps clients determine the<br />

best way to reach their target market and looks at ways to leverage<br />

marketing data to help clients promote their businesses using the<br />

right message and maximizing the dollars they spend.<br />

President and <strong>CEO</strong>, <strong>Gregg</strong> <strong>Roth</strong> explains, “We feel it is in<br />

everybody’s interest to see a business grow. We take time to learn<br />

our clients’ business, understand their goals, develop a strategic plan<br />

and work with them to develop realistic budgets. We know that<br />

when we effectively position a company’s message, we can create the<br />

proper customer perception.” <strong>Roth</strong> says that Peerless helps clients<br />

target their specific market. Peerless doesn’t just print up materials,<br />

but rather they become a partner to create successful marketing<br />

campaigns. Peerless also measures campaign results, so that clients<br />

can see their ROI.<br />

The team at Peerless consists of a core group of talented individuals<br />

who collectively serve as a single source for their client’s marketing<br />

needs. Jamie Tartaglia, Director of Sales, says “When I meet with a<br />

potential client, I am comfortable knowing that we can provide the<br />

right services for them. Even if a company has a marketing department,<br />

they may not be up to speed on how to maximize their website.<br />

We know how to build SEO content into a site that generates more<br />

views and better results.” In addition to corporate printing, Peerless<br />

handles specialty packaging, promotional products, graphic design,<br />

web development, internet marketing and marketing strategy.<br />

Peerless helps clients set goals, create strategic plans, produce<br />

the most effective collateral materials, update websites and define<br />

Internet strategies. When Peerless works with a company that has a<br />

marketing department, typically that in-house marketing manager<br />

serves as the lead project manager and Peerless fills in<br />

with needed expertise and project management. “It’s a<br />

win-win for everyone,” smiles <strong>Roth</strong>.<br />

Unique promotional products are a Peerless specialty,<br />

and they don’t have to be expensive. Recently, a client<br />

ordered printed shoelaces, another client ordered tiny<br />

breath mints in a custom labeled container. Tartaglia says, “Our<br />

creative team is skilled at creating new concepts for promotional<br />

items. We offer a whole range of attention-grabbing private labeled<br />

promotional products.”<br />

The company began as a family-owned operation in 1975, when<br />

<strong>Gregg</strong>’s parents, Annette and Jerry <strong>Roth</strong> launched Peerless Business<br />

Forms. The <strong>Roth</strong>s liked the name “Peerless” because they felt<br />

their company was “without peers.” They created stock and<br />

custom computer forms, snap-apart unit sets and continuous<br />

data processing forms. They also produced checks, self-mailers,<br />

continuous letterheads and envelopes, tags, labels, flat forms, ledgers<br />

and plastic cards.<br />

Between <strong>Gregg</strong> <strong>Roth</strong>’s junior and senior years at Rutgers, he<br />

decided to try working in the family business. He started out making<br />

sales calls and found out he liked it. After graduation he jumped into<br />

the business with both feet and in 1998, bought the business from<br />

his parents.<br />

In order to live up to the company’s motto of offering “state of the<br />

art products and services that keep our customers coming back<br />

year after year,” the company has had to evolve. Today, Peerless is a<br />

full-service marketing firm. Remember, in 1975 most of us thought<br />

we were high-tech if we had a little hand-held digital calculator.<br />

Today, if you don’t have an iPhone, a few laptops, a netbook, an<br />

iPad and an e-reader, people wonder under which rock you have<br />

been hiding.<br />

<strong>Gregg</strong> says, “Sales have grown every year since the company<br />

began and for the past ten years we have been ranked in the top<br />

100 Distributors.” A recent survey conducted by Print Solutions<br />

Magazine named Peerless the second fastest growing print and<br />

marketing company in the country.<br />

2 June 2012 | business matters


From soup to nuts:<br />

For Jenni USA, an idea process management<br />

strategy company, Peerless Media Group designed<br />

the logo and developed Jenni’s branding. Peerless<br />

developed and printed a full suite of business<br />

cards, letterhead, brochures and other related<br />

branded materials, including the creative brochure<br />

(shown left). Below is one of the pages from<br />

Jenni’s website that Peerless designed and<br />

programmed with SEO.<br />

Three years ago, Peerless Media Group bought Nu-Plan<br />

Systems, a smaller company that delivered the same services.<br />

“That acquisition has really had a positive impact on our bottom<br />

line,” says <strong>Gregg</strong>.<br />

Peerless Media Group is a distributor that has the ability to<br />

print anything anywhere. This is a huge benefit to the customer,<br />

because Peerless is able to place the job with the most appropriate<br />

printer for the project.<br />

“We are not brokers,” <strong>Gregg</strong> explains. “A broker is someone who<br />

just farms out business. We are a full service media company,<br />

responsible for each project. We consult with our clients, provide<br />

personalized customer service, handle all of the billing and deliver<br />

the end product. The only thing we don’t do is the actual printing.”<br />

The benefit of working with a distributor is that the print project<br />

is placed with the best company for the project. Clients are not<br />

locked into one print house that may not be able to accommodate<br />

the project in a timely manner. Peerless finds a facility that best<br />

suits the project.<br />

Peerless has an impressive list of clients that includes the New<br />

York Yankees, March of Dimes, L’Oreal, Ellie Tahari, Wellington<br />

Hotel, Hotel Gansevoort, the Hotel Pennsylvania and Jenni USA.<br />

Most of all, Peerless prints this impressive Business Matters<br />

magazine. Since Peerless took over printing Business Matters,<br />

the quality has improved, the cost has been reduced and the<br />

magazine appropriately reflects the high caliber of the North<br />

Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce.<br />

As Peerless approaches its 40 th birthday it’s easy to recognize the<br />

company’s evolution. “Today, we think of ourselves as a one-stop<br />

shop,” smiles <strong>Gregg</strong>. “We brainstorm with our clients, develop<br />

web sites, help them maximize their marketing materials and<br />

effectively, become their marketing partner. Once the client hands<br />

over their project, we take it from concept to reality.”<br />

business matters | June 2012 3


Are You Prepared to Become an Employer?<br />

Here Are 2 Checklists to Help You Assess Your Readiness to Hire & Manage Staff<br />

By Abby Duncan<br />

When your business grows to the point where you can<br />

no longer “do it all” yourself, hiring employees is an<br />

important next step. Besides hiring the “right” people<br />

for the positions being created, you will need to deal with legal,<br />

financial and management issues.<br />

Unfortunately, the majority of small business owners think hiring<br />

Checklist 1: Legal and Financial Matters<br />

For legal and financial matters, consult with your lawyer and<br />

accountant; they will guide you and answer your questions. Even<br />

when you get professional advice, when you’re planning to hire, you<br />

must do the following:<br />

4Familiarize yourself with the kinds of taxes that are withheld<br />

for W-2 employees, such as temporary disability and family<br />

medical leave insurance. Make sure you have an EIN (employer<br />

identification number) to use on tax documents.<br />

4Calculate the total expense of hiring employees, not just the<br />

salary. The cost of equipment, benefits, training and the hiring<br />

process itself should be offset by the expected contributions<br />

from the addition of staff. Can your business handle the extra<br />

overhead on an ongoing basis?<br />

4Understand the legal requirements of hiring W-2, 1099 as well as<br />

full-time and part-time employees.<br />

4Register with the state Department of Labor and order the<br />

appropriate posters that notify employees of their rights. These<br />

Checklist 2: Management Skills<br />

Most legal and financial issues are straightforward, but if you<br />

think that’s all there is to expanding your company, you’re in for a<br />

rude awakening. From previous experiences in working for others,<br />

you might already possess some of the skills needed to manage<br />

employees. However, management is more than simply giving<br />

orders - and more often than not, management skills are learned. To<br />

help you assess your skills, answer the following questions before<br />

finalizing your decision to bring on employees:<br />

4Do you understand how to hire effectively?<br />

Do you know…<br />

1. what to post in an ad?<br />

2. how to initially screen responses?<br />

3. how to construct interview questions to compare “apples<br />

to apples”?<br />

4. what to never ask an applicant?<br />

5. how to negotiate with the finalists?<br />

4Are you prepared to be the “motivator in chief?” Do you assume<br />

that employees will care as much about your business as you<br />

do - especially when you are reluctant to share any of the key<br />

aspects of the business with them and just want them to focus on<br />

specific tasks?<br />

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and managing employees is a simple process, when in fact, it isn’t.<br />

Besides bringing one or more “outsiders”—new employees—into<br />

your business, there are a number of things of which you need to be<br />

aware. To prepare yourself for this next big step, use the following two<br />

checklists as your guide. These two checklists can prevent you from<br />

making costly and time-consuming mistakes.<br />

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are required to be prominently displayed. You can obtain these<br />

for free at http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/employer/content/<br />

employerpacketforms.html<br />

For posters required by the Federal government, go to<br />

http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/matrix.htm<br />

In addition, secure forms needed to report immigration status.<br />

Obtain workers’ compensation insurance. Proof of this insurance<br />

coverage must be posted. Take appropriate measures to provide<br />

a safe workplace.<br />

Set up personnel files - one for each employee - to house<br />

applications, employment offer letters, IRS W-4 form, benefits<br />

sign-up forms and performance evaluations. Create a second file<br />

for each employee for I-9 immigration status forms and medical<br />

records. Keep these confidential files under lock and key.<br />

Create an employee policy manual to prevent confusion about<br />

company rules and to avoid frivolous lawsuits.<br />

Do you recognize that the addition of each new employee changes<br />

the dynamics of your organization, in much the same way as<br />

adding a new child or puppy does to your family?<br />

Do you assume that employees will understand your expectations<br />

of what their jobs entail…<br />

1. without a clearly defined structure of how each job relates<br />

to the others?<br />

2. without clear job descriptions?<br />

3. without training or follow-up?<br />

4. without regular, objective performance evaluations?<br />

Do you understand how to set boundaries between you and<br />

your employees?<br />

Have you stated the firm’s professional norms in your employee<br />

handbook?<br />

1. Are you prepared to model the behavior you expect from<br />

your employee?<br />

2. Do you know how to enforce policies and procedures<br />

evenhandedly?<br />

Are you prepared to handle inevitable conflicts between employees?<br />

To what resources can you turn to help you with management issues?


the Flipside of Hiring Employees<br />

By Chrystine Gaffney<br />

If you are like most small business owners, you don’t have time<br />

to be good at everything and you barely get time to eat your lunch!<br />

You probably don’t have time to learn the rules and regulations<br />

about hiring employees and much less, the time to hold interviews<br />

with potential full-time workers. Besides, your company workload<br />

isn’t always that heavy. Let yourself off the hook: focus on what you<br />

do best. How? Bring in a freelancer!<br />

Why hire a permanent employee when you can get a freelancer<br />

to do the work without the financial overhead (health, etc. benefits),<br />

long-term tax and legal issues related to hiring permanent employees.<br />

With a freelancer, you can maintain momentum and increase<br />

your efficiency without any sacrifices. The benefits of handing off<br />

your overflow to a freelancer include an improved bottom line, an<br />

enhanced image and a less stressful work life.<br />

Do you have a brochure or newsletter that needs to be written<br />

so you can keep your business name in front of your clients<br />

and customers?<br />

With a few hours of a writer’s time, it can be done.<br />

How is your online presence?<br />

Call a freelance website developer or designer to update or<br />

launch a new site.<br />

How do you plan to manage your company’s media advertising?<br />

A self-employed marketing expert can lead customers right to<br />

your door.<br />

Are You Prepared to Become<br />

an Employer? continued from page 4<br />

Hiring and managing employees are important steps for a growing<br />

company. They allow the owner(s) to focus more on vision and strategy<br />

while delegating some of the tasks of implementation to others. However,<br />

that decision should be the result of careful forethought. Are you prepared<br />

for the challenges involved?<br />

Abby Duncan is a seasoned human resources<br />

consultant. She takes a “teach a person to fish”<br />

approach by helping owners of small businesses<br />

hire, manage, train and retain their employees.<br />

Rather than relieve them of these tasks, she<br />

educates and empowers entrepreneurs to be better<br />

managers and to make informed decisions relative<br />

to outsourcing any part of human resources. For more information about<br />

how Abby can help your growing business, visit www.duncanresources.com,<br />

call 973-256-8443, or e-mail her at aduncan@duncanresources.com.<br />

Chapter from Jersey Women Mean Business! Big, Bold Business Advice from New Jersey<br />

Women Business Owners Published by Woodpecker Press, LLC © 2012<br />

Do you find you don’t have time to pay<br />

your bills?<br />

A temporary, part-time accounting genius<br />

needn’t work under your roof but instead<br />

you can hire one to work a few hours<br />

a week.<br />

Perhaps you want a press release written and distributed<br />

about a recent addition to your services. Or maybe you want to<br />

develop an employee manual so when you do hire permanent<br />

employees in the future, there is no confusion about your<br />

best practices.<br />

Reach out to a freelance writer who can put together a readable,<br />

easy to understand document.<br />

These are examples of cases when it makes sense to outsource the<br />

work; harness the creativity of an ad-hoc worker, with fresh eyes to<br />

bring new vitality to your next project. Here’s a secret: typically,<br />

freelancers work harder than permanent employees because<br />

they don’t have a guaranteed paycheck. It’s a no-risk opportunity<br />

to try it out.<br />

For more information on freelancers in your area of expertise,<br />

search “freelancers” “consultants” or “off-site” with your industry key<br />

words or list your temporary work needs on Craig’s list. And of course<br />

you can always call me at 201-247-7726 for any of your writing,<br />

web development or design needs. And, I also know some amazing<br />

freelance accounting types.<br />

NJRCC Calendar Of<br />

Events 2012<br />

July 24 – First Pitch 7:05 pm<br />

NJ Jackals Baseball Networking Picnic<br />

Yogi Berra Stadium Montclair State University, Montclair<br />

(Gates open at 6:00 pm)<br />

July 25 – 8:00 am until 9:30 am<br />

How To Succeed in Selling in a<br />

Rebounding Economy<br />

AVE Clifton 743 Passaic Avenue, Clifton<br />

September 10<br />

Golf Clinic & Brunch 10:00 am until 2:00 pm<br />

29 th Annual NJRCC Golf Invitational<br />

Preakness Hills Country Club 1050 Ratzer Road, Wayne<br />

September 20<br />

BIZ Expo Trade Show<br />

SAVE THE DATE – December 6<br />

STAR Awards Gala<br />

For details and to register for each of these events, please visit www.njrcc.org<br />

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Q: Is it Better to Look Good or Feel Good? A: Both!<br />

By Naoma Welk<br />

Prestige Custom serves clients throughout the tri-state area<br />

with a goal of making people look good and feel good! Rob<br />

Breslau, owner of Prestige Custom doesn’t perform plastic<br />

surgery or transform personalities; he does provide custom clothing<br />

to professionals so that they look good and feel good.<br />

Breslau works with clients in all types of professions, from bankers<br />

to bakers, from marketers to machinists, from professors to pop<br />

artists and from athletes to actors. All of his clients have one thing<br />

in common: they want their clothes to be comfortable, fit well<br />

and look great.<br />

Who needs to look good?<br />

For the past twenty years, Rob has been providing professionals<br />

with tailored clothing that fits perfectly and meets their needs. You<br />

might think his clients are mostly midgets and giants or people with<br />

bodies shaped like toothpicks or bowling balls.<br />

“That’s not the case,” he smiles, “the majority of our clients are not<br />

hard to fit, but they understand the value we bring to their wardrobe.<br />

They know that the first impression is a lasting one and people are<br />

often judged by how they are dressed.” He adds, “Before you say one<br />

word, people have formed an opinion about you by how you look<br />

and let’s face it, in a professional environment, everyone needs to<br />

look good.”<br />

Value, Quality and Price<br />

“People assume that custom-made clothing is very expensive. I<br />

know there are many custom clothing companies that are expensive<br />

and in fact, over-priced. That’s not who we are. We work with vendors<br />

in both Europe and America and we still bring price, value, quality<br />

and personal service to our customers. Our low overhead enables us<br />

to deliver quality at a great price. A customer is someone who buys<br />

from you once - a client stays with you forever.”<br />

Fit First - Fabric Second<br />

In the early part of his career, Breslau worked in the retail side of<br />

the business and learned how to take measurements so that a tailor<br />

could translate numbers into styles. He says, “Fit is paramount to a<br />

good piece of clothing and fabric is second. “If something doesn’t fit<br />

well, even the most expensive fabric will look cheap. I always give my<br />

opinion; if a fabric doesn’t look good I tell them. When my client puts<br />

on a shirt, tie and suit in the morning, I want them to be happy with<br />

how they look and feel.”<br />

Even though the relaxed professional environment has led men<br />

to wear fewer suits and sports coats, Rob has brought his shirt and<br />

pants line to the forefront. “We have more than 1,000 shirt fabrics<br />

from various top mills throughout the world. Our clothing is great<br />

quality and a great value.”<br />

Shopping Made Easy<br />

Throughout his career, Rob has made it easy for his clients to<br />

look good. He brings his portfolio of sample fabrics and styles to his<br />

client’s home or office. Once a selection is made, Rob can help with<br />

shoes, ties, cufflinks, socks and belts. “Our business is designed to<br />

keep busy men out of stores. We focus on making them look good<br />

while they focus on their business.”<br />

Contact Rob at 908.553.3309 and rob.prestige@gmail.com.<br />

Member News:<br />

Columbia Bank Receives Community Service Award<br />

For the second consecutive year, Columbia Bank received the New<br />

Jersey Bankers Association Community Service Award in recognition<br />

of their charitable support and volunteer effort benefiting New Jersey<br />

communities. The award is part of a statewide program that recognizes<br />

outstanding community work by its member banks.<br />

In accepting the award, Thomas J. Kemly, President and <strong>CEO</strong> of<br />

Columbia Bank noted, “As a true community bank, we pride ourselves<br />

in giving something back to the many towns we serve. Our corporate<br />

culture encourages donations, employee volunteerism and community<br />

grants issued by our Columbia Bank Foundation. It remains our<br />

initiative to proactively support local civic, community and charitable<br />

causes that encourage home ownership, economic development,<br />

financial literacy and local business prosperity.”<br />

Many Columbia executives regularly serve on the boards of local<br />

hospitals, schools and charities, chambers of commerce, rotary clubs<br />

and other community service organizations. The bank’s volunteer<br />

crews also regularly assist local Habitat for Humanity affiliates build<br />

affordable housing in low income areas. Within greater Paterson<br />

alone, for example, Columbia has supported the building of 127<br />

Habitat housing units.<br />

Recently, when heavy flooding devastated several North Jersey<br />

towns, the bank responded with a special effort to help affected<br />

homeowners. Working with local municipalities, they identified<br />

residents who were in immediate need of assistance and provided<br />

them with replacement home appliances. Columbia’s Annual Charity<br />

Golf Classic also raised more than $36,000 for the Family and Friends<br />

for Freedom Fund, a Pompton Plains charitable foundation the helps<br />

to ease the financial worries of local wounded servicemen and<br />

women and their families during the recovery process.<br />

Other community support efforts include collecting supplies<br />

for local food pantries, sponsoring community events and hosting<br />

financial literacy, cyber security and identity fraud prevention classes.<br />

Columbia believes that vibrant communities foster both economic<br />

development and neighborhood pride.<br />

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Meet Our New Members<br />

We are pleased to announce that 13 companies have joined the North Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce during the last<br />

quarter, making it one of the largest chambers in the state. Please join us as we welcome our newest members and we hope you<br />

will patronize them whenever possible.<br />

BROKER<br />

UnionAdvisors<br />

UnionAdvisors is a business brokerage<br />

(primarily operating in New Jersey) that<br />

works with businesses valued at less than<br />

$5 million. As a broker, UnionAdvisors<br />

brings people together and personally walks<br />

them through a procedure which can easily<br />

be the largest transaction of their lives. Of<br />

equal importance is the vetting process that<br />

UnionAdvisors conducts before bringing the<br />

parties together. By understanding clients’<br />

needs, wants and financial capabilities,<br />

UnionAdvisors can filter the counterparties<br />

and minimize disruptions to normal schedules.<br />

Vin Bonaventura<br />

34 Village Road, B598<br />

New Vernon, NJ 07976<br />

908.400.2410<br />

unionadvisors@yahoo.com<br />

EATERY<br />

PJ Ruffo’s Restaurant<br />

Located in the Italian section of West<br />

Paterson, this “casually sophisticated”<br />

Italian-American cuisine is open Monday<br />

through Saturday for lunch and dinner. The<br />

main menu features an array of dishes from<br />

a variety of chicken or veal (Parmigiana/<br />

Marsala/Piccata/Milanese or Francaise),<br />

shrimp, NY strip steak, tilapia or salmon,<br />

pork chops, eggplant parmigiana. These<br />

entrees are joined by a host of pasta main<br />

courses, salads and desserts. PJ Ruffio’s<br />

features Wednesday night entertainment,<br />

from classic rock, pop to party favorites<br />

from the last several decades that are sure to<br />

appeal to baby boomers.<br />

P.J. Caggiano<br />

279 Browertown Road<br />

Woodland Park, NJ 07424<br />

973.812.7222<br />

www.pjrufos.com<br />

pjcagg@hotmail.com<br />

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ENTERTAINMENT<br />

J&J Comedy LLP<br />

Since October 2004, J&J Comedy has<br />

been producing successful comedy shows<br />

at numerous venues throughout New Jersey.<br />

J&J Comedy produces shows in hotels,<br />

restaurants as well as fundraisers for Little<br />

Leagues, cheerleading squads, Knights of<br />

Columbus, PBAs, Fire Departments, etc. The<br />

staff of J&J Comedy takes pride in booking<br />

comedy legends that match any particular<br />

audience. Contact J&J Comedy for your<br />

next event.<br />

James Benededo<br />

115 7 th Street<br />

Port Reading, NJ 07064<br />

866.552.6633<br />

www.jjcomedy.com<br />

info@jjcomedy.com<br />

Home inspection<br />

Foresight Consulting<br />

Foresight Consulting Home Inspections<br />

is a two-generation family business<br />

dedicated to performing comprehensive<br />

home inspections. The company is qualified<br />

to handle termite inspection, plumbing,<br />

electrical and tests for mold, asbestos, radon<br />

and oil tanks. Chris is a NJ state licensed<br />

home inspector and has a NJ license for<br />

wood destroying Insects. He is also certified<br />

to perform home energy audits.<br />

Chris Salviano<br />

9 Walnut Court<br />

North Haledon, NJ 07508<br />

973.942.3061<br />

www.foresightconsulting<br />

foresight1@optonline.net<br />

INSURANCE<br />

Prudential<br />

In 1875, John Fairfield Dryden established<br />

The Prudential Friendly Society in a<br />

basement office in downtown Newark, N.J.<br />

It was the first U.S. company to make<br />

life insurance affordable for working-class<br />

Prudential<br />

people. The company sold industrial insurance,<br />

which provided funeral and burial expenses<br />

for low-income families, with some weekly<br />

premiums as low as three cents per week.<br />

The next year, the company issued its 5,000 th<br />

policy and hired Julia Babbit, its first female<br />

insurance agent. In 1877, the company<br />

changed its name to the Prudential Insurance<br />

Company of America. Since then, Prudential<br />

has built a business heritage of life insurance<br />

and asset management expertise. Today, the<br />

company offers individuals and institutions<br />

in the US, Asia, Europe and Latin America<br />

a wide array of financial products and<br />

services, including life insurance, annuities,<br />

mutual funds, investment management, and<br />

retirement related services.<br />

Peter Feld<br />

6 Riverside Drive<br />

Pequannock, NJ 07440<br />

peter.feld@prudential.com<br />

LAW FIRM<br />

Law Offices of<br />

Steven H. Wolff, LLC<br />

Often “regular” families have the kind<br />

of legal disputes that cause the kind of<br />

emotional stress that affects clear thinking<br />

and decisionmaking. If not managed,<br />

family issues like divorce can consume<br />

one’s life and work. To bring order to this<br />

emotional chaos, Steven Wolff ’s firm<br />

provides objective and reasonable thinking<br />

during these traumatic times in life.<br />

The firm’s practice areas include: Divorce,<br />

Pre/Post Nuptial Agreements, Visitation &<br />

Family Time, Uncontested Divorce, Child<br />

Custody & Support, Post-Judgment<br />

Modifications, Property Division &<br />

Distribution of Assets, Alimony, Parental<br />

Relocation and Domestic Violence.<br />

Steven Wolff, Esq.<br />

1111 Clifton Avenue, Suite 201<br />

Clifton, NJ 07011<br />

973.567.3547<br />

www.wolfflawnj.com<br />

steven@wolfflawnj.com


Meet Our New Members<br />

MARKETING<br />

Noesis Marketing<br />

Noesis Marketing will help get your small<br />

business to that next level of success. We<br />

provide a free consultation and proposal at no<br />

cost and no obligation. Noesis Marketing<br />

provides integrated solutions for your marketing<br />

and business development challenges,<br />

increasing your company’s exposure. With over<br />

20 years of experience, Noesis Marketing can<br />

help you build your business, reach potential<br />

customers and develop the most effective<br />

marketing methods in use today.<br />

Nina Tucker<br />

91 Bellevue Avenue<br />

Montclair, NJ 07043<br />

973.783.3983<br />

www.noesismarketing.net<br />

ninatucker@noesismarketing.net<br />

ONLINE NEWS<br />

NJ.com<br />

NJ.com is one of the most popular online<br />

newspapers that features pieces written<br />

by reporters from an array of area papers<br />

including The Star-Ledger, The Trenton<br />

Times, The Jersey Journal, Gloucester Co.<br />

Times, The News of Cumberland County<br />

and Today’s Sunbeam. Categories include<br />

news, weather, sports, entertainment, living,<br />

jobs, autos, real estate, rentals and classifieds.<br />

Online registration is free and the site<br />

encourages reader participation.<br />

Chris Bock<br />

30 Journal Square<br />

Jersey City, NJ 07306<br />

201.459.2800<br />

www.nj.com<br />

cbock@nj.com<br />

PEST CONTROL<br />

Abarb Pest Services, Inc.<br />

Abarb Pest Services is a full-service,<br />

family-owned company in business since<br />

1973. The company serves Bergen, Passaic,<br />

Morris, Essex, Hudson, Sussex and Union<br />

counties. Our commitment to the customer<br />

is the most important aspect of our business<br />

as we continually strive for excellence in<br />

service. Abarb is dedicated to bringing you<br />

Abarb Pest Services, Inc.<br />

the best service in a worry-free, most timely<br />

and ethical manner. Our reputation has been<br />

built on customer satisfaction and loyalty.<br />

Visit Abarb Pest Services online to see<br />

current seasonal offers.<br />

George F. Forst<br />

869 Ringwood Avenue<br />

Haskell, NJ 07420<br />

973.839.6621<br />

www.abarbpest.com<br />

fgabarbpest@aol.com<br />

PROPERTY RESTORATION<br />

SERVPRO ® of Clifton<br />

SERVPRO ® of Clifton specializes in the<br />

cleanup and restoration of residential and<br />

commercial property after a fire, smoke or<br />

water damage. SERVPRO ® of Clifton can also<br />

mitigate mold and mildew from your home or<br />

business. The staff is highly trained in property<br />

damage restoration at SERVPRO’s corporate<br />

training facility to regular IICRC-industry<br />

certification. The staff at SERVPRO ® has the<br />

knowledge to restore damaged property,<br />

whatever the cause. With a nationwide system<br />

of qualified franchises, no damage is too<br />

large or too small for SERVPRO ® of Clifton.<br />

Robert Kinch<br />

61 Somerset Place<br />

Clifton, NJ 07012<br />

973.928.3705<br />

www.servproclifton.com<br />

servpro9875@optimum.net<br />

TRANSPORTATION<br />

BBZ Limousine & Livery<br />

Service, Inc.<br />

Since 1869 (even before automobiles were<br />

invented), BBZ Limousine & Livery has been<br />

providing transportation services to customers<br />

throughout the tri-state area. It is one of<br />

the metropolitan area’s oldest and largest<br />

transportation services. The team at BBZ is<br />

dedicated to providing courteous, convenient<br />

and reliable service and their chauffeurs are<br />

professional. Whether your destination is<br />

the airport, rail station, the New York<br />

metropolitan area, Atlantic City or anywhere<br />

in between, call BBZ to deliver you in<br />

comfort and get you there on time.<br />

BBZ Limousine & Livery<br />

Jason Messinger<br />

115 Woodbine Street<br />

Bergenfield, NJ 07621<br />

201.501.0615<br />

www.bbzlimo.com<br />

jason@bbzlimo.com<br />

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT<br />

Harbor Freight Tools<br />

Harbor Freight Tools began as a family<br />

owned catalog company in 1977. The<br />

commitment was to give working people the<br />

best value possible on quality tools. Now,<br />

34 years later, Harbor Freight Tools is still<br />

family-owned and still delivering on its<br />

commitment. Harbor Freight Tools is the<br />

largest tool and equipment retailer in the<br />

country, with over 20 million satisfied<br />

customers who shop on their website and in<br />

more than 380 stores nationwide.<br />

Larry Brodsky<br />

1016 Main Avenue<br />

Clifton, NJ 07011<br />

www.harborfreight.com<br />

hft389@harborfreight.com<br />

TRAVEL<br />

KIA Travels, LLC<br />

KIA Travels, LLC, (KIA) represents all<br />

major airline and cruise companies and<br />

serves both the leisure and the corporate<br />

traveler. KIA specializes in worldwide travel,<br />

has access to special rates (some below<br />

internet!) and provides detailed information<br />

about the world’s most intriguing vacation<br />

destinations. KIA makes rental car, hotel and<br />

resort accommodations, schedules tours,<br />

meals and even organizes tickets for sporting<br />

events. KIA also specializes in corporate travel<br />

for conventions, meetings, conferences and<br />

keeps profiles on personal travel preferences.<br />

Corporate discounts are available.<br />

Denise Farmer-Smith<br />

PO Box 0188<br />

Bloomfield, NJ 07003<br />

862.252.6999<br />

www.kiatravels.com<br />

kiatravels@yahoo.com<br />

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Our Fictional Character<br />

Despite a difficult economy, Donna decided<br />

to move ahead with her planned custom<br />

cupcake business. “With the economy in a<br />

downturn, I like the idea of making comfort<br />

food– right here in my own neighborhood.<br />

I don’t think there’s anything better than<br />

walking into a room that smells like fresh<br />

baked cupcakes.”<br />

After a three-month search Donna found<br />

a small downtown space with a commercial<br />

kitchen that was just the right size for her<br />

cupcake business. Donna had a $20,000<br />

“start-up” bank account to help launch her<br />

small business, which she named “Donna’s”.<br />

She designed her store so that the scent<br />

of baked goods wafted from the kitchen<br />

into the retail space, decorated the store in<br />

flavorful colors and installed several tall glass<br />

bakery cases where she could showcase her<br />

decorative cupcakes and any other enticing<br />

items that came out of her kitchen.<br />

Donna announced her store’s Grand<br />

Opening in local newspapers and distributed<br />

fliers at parking garages, school events and<br />

at grocery stores. The first weekend, crowds<br />

of sweet-toothed customers swooped in and<br />

bought everything she could bake. However,<br />

Donna knew that to keep customers knocking<br />

down her doors, she would need help<br />

spreading the word about her delicious<br />

products. “After all,” she explained “I know<br />

how to bake great cupcakes….but marketing?<br />

Not so much!”<br />

Donna turned to the team at Peerless<br />

Media Group who worked with her to design<br />

a cohesive marketing program. The Creative<br />

Team at Peerless created a multi-tiered plan<br />

that Donna could implement as she grew<br />

financially; by designing the program all at<br />

once, she was assured that her message and<br />

the look of her marketing would be consistent.<br />

One of the first components was to write<br />

and distribute a press release to county-wide<br />

food and catering publications as well<br />

as event/party organizers. Next, Peerless<br />

suggested she wrap her new VW bug with<br />

“Donna’s” signage so that everywhere she<br />

drove, people would think of her store. They<br />

also suggested she take quarter page ads in<br />

Business Matters magazine because (a) they<br />

knew it was an excellent publication with a<br />

great reach and (b) they knew the publisher<br />

would insert a write-up about her business<br />

sometime this year.<br />

When it is financially feasible, Peerless is<br />

planning to shoot a video loop that Donna<br />

can run in the store on closed circuit TV so<br />

that customers can learn more about Donna<br />

and her products. They are also considering<br />

other print, radio and television advertising<br />

for the future.<br />

“I have been pretty overwhelmed” says<br />

Donna, “but everyone at Peerless has been<br />

wonderful. I have full confidence in their<br />

team and with their help, I can relax and do<br />

what I do best – bake the best cupcakes in the<br />

county. Wait! Make that the best cupcakes in<br />

the state!”<br />

Member News:<br />

Spencer Bank Business Holds Seminar<br />

Small business owners from Northern New Jersey were invited<br />

to Spencer’s “Protecting Your Business in the Electronic Age - Small<br />

Business Seminar” on June 19th at the Royal Manor in Garfield.<br />

Anthony M. Rainone, Esq. from Brach Eichler LLC led the seminar<br />

which covered several topics including common electronic threats,<br />

best practices to protect a company’s critical information and specific<br />

legal issues that all business owners should know about protecting<br />

their business information. John Fitzpatrick, Senior Vice President,<br />

Retail Banking, said “We were pleased to host more than 100 business<br />

professionals at this seminar. Many of them expressed appreciation<br />

for this educational session and feel better prepared to protect their<br />

electronic intellectual properties.”<br />

10 June 2012 | business matters


Tech<br />

TIPS<br />

David Rosa, Managing Partner<br />

Rosa and Castan Associates<br />

Technology Management Consulting<br />

Fairfield, NJ 07004<br />

973.830.8104<br />

Take control of your technology!<br />

Are you in control of your business technology?<br />

Or, is the technology in your company controlling<br />

your business? Is your Internet access only<br />

available with the proper planetary alignment of<br />

Jupiter and Mars?<br />

You purchased your business technology with the<br />

dream of maximizing your company’s productivity<br />

as well as controlling costs while maintaining the<br />

security of your company and customer information.<br />

Somehow this does not always go as planned.<br />

Taking control of your technology should not be an<br />

elusive dream. But taking control of your technology<br />

requires planning, discipline, regular updates<br />

and maintenance. How is this accomplished? Below<br />

are a few guidelines that must be followed and some<br />

classic pitfalls to avoid:<br />

• Use current technology: A sure way to lose<br />

control is to attempt to keep older systems<br />

in place beyond their useful life. This often<br />

leads to many concerns including performance<br />

and compatibility issues. Using the most current<br />

versions of software products (e.g. QuickBooks,<br />

AutoCAD, etc.) normally provide improved<br />

productivity and good performance with<br />

current computers.<br />

• Plan ahead: Many companies let their technology<br />

evolve rather than follow a plan. Planning<br />

ahead should include looking at software and<br />

hardware needs as well as infrastructure<br />

updates. Of course, setting a realistic budget is<br />

also key to success. Technology solutions must<br />

match the size of your needs and your budget.<br />

• Security: Never let your security get out of<br />

date. A small lapse in security can cause<br />

downtime and destroy data and this can be<br />

very expensive for an organization. Keep your<br />

firewall, software, and virus protection up to<br />

date and using the current security technology.<br />

Never skimp on security.<br />

• Maintenance: Be sure to perform regular<br />

maintenance on all of your key hardware and<br />

software systems.<br />

• Training: Be sure your employees are properly<br />

trained not only on using your systems but<br />

also on your policies and procedures to help<br />

keep your network and systems secure.<br />

Implementing a good technology strategy is critical<br />

for maintaining control of your technology. This is<br />

particularly true since technology touches nearly<br />

every part of your business including telephone,<br />

communications, sales and marketing, accounting<br />

and manufacturing. Part of the strategy must also<br />

include working with a reliable technology partner<br />

to help support the various elements of today’s<br />

business technology.<br />

NJRCC Scholarship Recipients<br />

NJRCC Foundation President, Bob Jaffe and Gloria<br />

Martini (r) President of the Chamber of Commerce<br />

present scholarship checks to two of this year’s<br />

recipients - Patricia Evrard (l) from William Paterson<br />

University and Lilia Sidorova (second from right) who<br />

is attending Montclair State University. This year the<br />

NJRCC Foundation gave out four college scholarships<br />

and one high school scholarship. It will also introduce<br />

two new scholarship grants for veteran’s returning<br />

from Afghanistan and Iraq.<br />

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Professional Resource Directory<br />

Adult Care Advisors<br />

Dina Frauwirth, Advisor<br />

908.812.9158<br />

dina@adultcareadvisors.com<br />

www.adultcareadvisors.com<br />

Senior Care Consultants…and our advice<br />

is free<br />

Brantley Bros. Moving and Storage<br />

168 Elizabeth Avenue<br />

Newark, NJ 07108<br />

973.824.9500<br />

brntmoving@aol.com<br />

Dependability...Trust...Customer Satisfaction<br />

Cartridge World ®<br />

Jim Feeney<br />

Plaza 46<br />

1590 US Rt. 46 West<br />

Woodland Park, NJ 07424<br />

973.256.5610<br />

jfeeney@cartridgeworldusa.com<br />

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed<br />

CWG Copywriting<br />

Chrystine Gaffney<br />

201.247.7726<br />

chrystine@cwgcopywriting.com<br />

www.cwgcopywriting.com<br />

Professional Copywriting, Editing<br />

& Proofreading<br />

Your Cyber Partner<br />

Felicia Lucco<br />

P.O. Box 5850<br />

Newark, NJ 07105<br />

201.258.4593<br />

Felicia@yourcyberpartner.com<br />

www.yourcyberpartner.com<br />

Increasing your Exposure Through<br />

Online Marketing<br />

Mention this listing for a 20% discount<br />

first month.<br />

Integrated Healthcare<br />

of Montclair LLC<br />

Dr. Tyran Mincey<br />

296 Bloomfield Avenue<br />

Suite 1<br />

Montclair, NJ 07042<br />

973.744.1155<br />

www.wholistic-chiro.com<br />

Wholistic Health Care Services<br />

KB Electric<br />

Keith Ballantine<br />

30 Gates Avenue<br />

Suite B6<br />

Montclair, NJ 07042<br />

973.744.6201<br />

khb123@aol.com<br />

www.kbelectricnj.com<br />

We make old homes new and newer<br />

homes better.<br />

The Kraus Group LLC<br />

Nicholas J. Kraus<br />

271 Rt. 46 West<br />

Suite D202<br />

Fairfield, NJ 07004<br />

973.998.5742<br />

nkraus@krausgroupmarketing.com<br />

Innovative Marketing Solutions Designed<br />

Around You<br />

M.A. Gurland<br />

Mitch Gurland<br />

637 Wyckoff Avenue<br />

Suite 341<br />

Wyckoff, NJ 07481<br />

201.790.4922<br />

magurland@gmail.com<br />

Insurance Solutions for Individuals<br />

and Business Owners<br />

Megangela Graphics LLC<br />

Robin Wilson<br />

PO Box 205<br />

Pequannock, NJ 07440<br />

888.469.8103<br />

megangela@optonline.net<br />

Delivering Creative Solutions<br />

Rosa & Castan Associates, LLC<br />

David Rosa, Managing Partner<br />

Rosa & Castan<br />

333 US Rt. 46 West<br />

Building B<br />

Suite 207<br />

Fairfield, NJ 07004<br />

www.rosacastan.com<br />

Technology Management Consulting Services<br />

Superior Exterminators<br />

James Horan, President<br />

482 Notch Road<br />

Woodland Park, NJ 07424<br />

973.638.1322<br />

www.SuperiorExterminators.com<br />

Professional Full Service Pest Control<br />

The Investorville Gazette<br />

Published By Village Investment Advisors LLC<br />

Available For Private Label Distribution<br />

For A Complimentary Preview Issue Contact<br />

dsmith@investorvillegazette.com<br />

614.436.5939<br />

Helping Readers Become Comfortable With<br />

Personal Finance and Investing.<br />

Welk Ink<br />

Naoma Welk<br />

306 Hartford Road<br />

South Orange, NJ 07079<br />

973.762.6243<br />

www.welkink.com<br />

Business Writing, Public Relations, Publishing<br />

Verizon Wireless<br />

Julian F. Carrera<br />

1132 US Rt. 46 West<br />

Clifton, NJ 07013<br />

973.809.2307<br />

www.wirelesszone.com/clifton<br />

Your Local Wireless Professional<br />

12 June 2012 | business matters


4<br />

The<br />

to your Success…<br />

How to Overcome Them and Get What You Want and Deserve<br />

The Coach’s<br />

Corner<br />

Part Three of Four: If you’re not achieving<br />

what you want to in life, it’s quite possibly<br />

due to one or more of these four blocks that<br />

are keeping you stuck: Gremlin, Assumptions,<br />

Interpretations, and Limiting Beliefs.<br />

In the past two issues we discussed<br />

Gremlins and Assumptions. The third of the<br />

four blocks is Interpretations, which we can<br />

define as - “opinions and judgments that<br />

you create about an event, situation, person,<br />

or experience and believe to be true.”<br />

When you INTERPRET something you<br />

create an opinion about an event, situation,<br />

or experience. You create an explanation for<br />

something that you “see,” and then look for<br />

evidence to support its validity. When you<br />

make an interpretation, you don’t even see<br />

that other explanations exist. In actuality,<br />

though, an interpretation often represents<br />

only one viewpoint among the many that are<br />

possible, and usually is based only on your<br />

own personal observation.<br />

If you believe your viewpoint of a<br />

particular situation is the only explanation,<br />

you won’t be aware of another point of view,<br />

and will be unlikely to even consider one even<br />

if it should be presented to you. Because you<br />

Most Critical Blocks<br />

don’t see that other possibilities exist, you<br />

remain stuck in your story and feel powerless<br />

over the outcome.<br />

For example, let’s say you come into work<br />

one day and as you pass your boss in the hall<br />

she barely nods hello and seems to completely<br />

ignore you. She goes into her office and closes<br />

the door, and you are left standing there<br />

feeling as if something is seriously wrong.<br />

You might “interpret” that your boss acted<br />

that way because she is angry with you.<br />

You might spend the morning wondering<br />

what you did to get her mad at you and you<br />

might be hesitant to approach her with the<br />

great idea you came up with on the way<br />

to work. Even worse, you might get totally<br />

stressed out and think it’s time to start<br />

looking for a new job. In actuality, however,<br />

perhaps the reason she barely acknowledged<br />

you was that she just received a disturbing<br />

phone call about a family member, or she had<br />

an impending deadline, or was preoccupied<br />

because....there are so many possible<br />

explanations, none of which you are aware of<br />

or have anything at all to do with you. What<br />

an opportunity you’d miss if you decided to<br />

act based on your false interpretation.<br />

Typical interpretations may sound like this:<br />

He doesn’t like me.<br />

She thinks I’m incompetent.<br />

They don’t want to follow orders.<br />

I don’t fit the mold they are looking for.<br />

Before you “jump to conclusions” and believe<br />

the first story that comes to mind, consider<br />

other possibilities that could lead you to<br />

new and empowering choices and actions.<br />

Consider that everything that happens in the<br />

world is NOT about you, because of you, or<br />

a reflection of something you did or did not<br />

say or do. Don’t allow misinterpretations to<br />

control your feelings, actions, or outcomes.<br />

In the upcoming issue we will discuss<br />

Limiting Beliefs. If blocks are keeping you<br />

from achieving the success and happiness<br />

you want and deserve, call Harvey at<br />

201-962-8463 to request a free copy of this<br />

report, or go to www.harveyfeldman.com<br />

Also ask for information on how to apply for<br />

a Complimentary Business Breakthrough<br />

Coaching Session.<br />

The Power Networking Group (PNG) is the<br />

networking arm of the North Jersey Regional Chamber<br />

of Commerce whose mission is to help Chamber<br />

members grow and promote their businesses.<br />

PNG members provide referral sources and business<br />

expertise to others in the group. Since 2005, PNG<br />

members have compiled nearly 1,000 business leads,<br />

the value of which is tens of thousands of dollars. Each<br />

member represents a specific business category.<br />

PNG meets every other Monday at 8:15 am at the<br />

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member to join. Contact Mitch Gurland at 201.790.4922<br />

with any questions.<br />

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Harvey is a member of Mensa and resides in Oakland, New Jersey. He can be<br />

reached at 201-962-8463.<br />

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The Young Professionals of North Jersey (YPNJ)<br />

Networking Pays Dividends at YP After Hours Event<br />

When Evru Kuscan, Personal Banker for Investors Bank<br />

(Clifton Avenue Branch) recently attended her first<br />

Young Professionals (YP) After Hours Networking event<br />

with Nancy Iacobucci, Evru met a gentleman who had some CDs<br />

coming due at his bank. She listened and then asked if she could<br />

follow-up with him. The next day, Evru phoned the CD holder and<br />

scheduled a meeting at a location most convenient for him. “It wasn’t<br />

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meet on his turf to explain how we could help him. Investors Bank is<br />

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As a result of Evru reaching out to the new acquaintance, he<br />

opened an account by transferring a quarter of a million dollars<br />

to her branch. Since then, he invested another $35,000 at the bank<br />

and Evru is pleased that she can help him make the most of his<br />

money. Kuscan’s credits the new account to her excellent follow-up<br />

and customer service.<br />

“I have been to other Chamber events, but this was the first time<br />

I ever attended a YP Networking event,” smiles Evru. When asked<br />

about the secret to her success, she explained, “Following-up is the<br />

Evru Kuscan and<br />

Nancy Iacobucci at YP event<br />

most important thing anyone can do. I met a really good person who<br />

I am able to help and hopefully he will refer me to a friend and we’ll<br />

end up with more referrals,” smiles Kuscan. You can reach Evru at<br />

eaguirre@myinvestorsbank.com or at 973-798-6250.<br />

*If you have a YP success story, please let us know!<br />

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