Gregg Roth/CEO
2nd Quarter 2012 - North Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce
2nd Quarter 2012 - North Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce
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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 />
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4 Are you Prepared to Become<br />
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5 The Flipside of Hiring Employees<br />
NJRCC Calendar<br />
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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 />
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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 />
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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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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 />
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As a result of Evru reaching out to the new acquaintance, he<br />
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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 />
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“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 />
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Evru Kuscan and<br />
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most important thing anyone can do. I met a really good person who<br />
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end up with more referrals,” smiles Kuscan. You can reach Evru at<br />
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