Somerset Hills Business Network

In August, we’re pleased to present SHBN President Vicki Lynne Morgan of Russmor Marketing Group.

Vicki Lynne will discuss:

TRADE SHOWMANSHIP & EVENT MARKETING

Guaranteed ‘Show Time’ Success

Whether you’re one of those seasoned trade show warriors or a novice just beginning your career, get prepared, because the business of exhibiting is changing fast. Don’t underestimate the value of trade show and event marketing – the most powerful tools in the marketing mix.

No other marketing element offers you a venue in which to implement every marketing tactic to exploit all the senses of present and potential clients.

Find out what you don’t know about trade shows and how to:choose your exhibit space, budget time & resources, promote Your Participation (before, during & after), increase booth traffic, capture the interest of those passing by (in less than 7 seconds), qualify visitors, and get the best follow up results.

You’ll never pass up another marketing event again…they’re investments that PAY.

Cost: Members: $5.00
1st Time Guest: FREE
Future Members: $25.00
(Credited towards membership!)

RSVP: By Tuesday, August 19, 2008 (we will send a confirmation)

3 easy ways to RSVP:
by Phone: 908-352-0900, ext. 16
by Fax: 908-352-0865
by Email: rsvp@shbn.net

The next Somerset Hills Business Network meeting will be at the Olde Mill Inn (Somerset Room, not the Grain House) at 8 a.m. on August 22, 2008. For more details, and to RSVP, click here.

The Ole Mill Inn

The Somerset Room at the Inn (not Grain House)
225 Route 202 (I-287, Exit 30B)
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Date: Friday, August 22, 2008

Time: 8:00 am – 9:30 am General Meeting

Dr. Casey Crabill, President of Raritan Valley Community College, will speak at the next Somerset Hills Business Meeting, on May 23 at the Olde Mill Inn in Basking Ridge.

Date: 5/23/2008
Time: 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM

Olde Mill Inn
225 Route 202 (I-287, Exit 30B) [map]
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Cost: Members: $5.00
1st Time Guest: FREE
Future Members: $25.00
( Credited towards membership!)

3 easy ways to RSVP:
by Phone: 908-352-0900, ext. 16
by Fax: 908-352-0865
by Email: rsvp@shbn.net

The next Somerset Hills Business Network meeting will be at

New Jersey National Golf Club
579 Allen Rd
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Date: Friday, March 28, 2008

Time: 8:00 am – 9:30 am General Meeting

9:30 am – Mini-Seminar
Bill Storer of Bill Storer Photography
Will be taking headshots!!

Have you ever taken a bad headshot? Not this time!
Bill will be taking head shots for only $20 per person (payable on the day of only).
Valued at $85, you do not want to miss out on this great opportunity!
Final picture will be slightly touched up and emailed within a week!

Cost: Members: $5.00
1st Time Guest: FREE
Future Members: $25.00
( Credited towards membership!)

RSVP: By 5:00 pm on March 25, 2008 (we will send a confirmation)

3 easy ways to RSVP:
by Phone: 908-352-0900, ext. 16
by Fax: 908-352-0865
by Email: rsvp@shbn.net

For additional details of this month’s meeting, and to register, click here.

If you’d like to contribute your own information for the local business and residential community, please register and post a comment. Site membership is free, though some features (such as business profiles) carry a small fee.

We welcome businesses, nonprofits, and individuals to add information, events, and items of interest to the community. We have a special focus on “sustainable business,” and will frequently post information on green businesses and nonprofit activities for free. Classified advertising and other features will be added soon.

Display advertising and “advertorials” (which are clearly marked) are also available at several locations on the site, where you can reach a significant, upscale, and growing audience. Contact advertising@somersethillsbusiness.com for more information.

(To add your own information to this site you must be registered and approved by the site administrator. Members of the Somerset Hills Business Network qualify for profiles and the opportunity to post information; other Somerset Hills businesses are welcome to register or contact us for more information.)

1. Register and log in to the Administration area to complete your user profile. The site administrator will review your account and upgrade you to Author within 24 hours if you qualify.

2. When notified that your account has been upgraded, log in to the Administration area, where you should see this screen:

3. Use the toplevel menu to select “Write” (or click on the “Write a post” link) which will take you to this screen to create an initial article or post:

4. Use the “visual editor” to compose your entry.
5. You can also add one or more photos (using the Upload section below the edit window) and/or embedded links to other sites or pages.

6. Select the “Members” category, and de-select “General” in the Categories section.

6. You can save it as a draft and continue editing it until you are satisfied, and then publish it.

We reserve the write to edit any material, or remove it if we deem it inappropriate.

Consulting in Technology, Business, and Sustainable Development

Acumen Technology’s clients, projects, and business initiatives are connected by a common thread: sustainable environmental, economic, and human development.

Jonathan Cloud, Acumen Technology Group’s Managing Partner, is a UN-award winning environmentalist, a business and community leader, and Entrepreneur in Residence at the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he leads the ISE’s Sustainable Business Incubator.

For more information, please contact Jonathan Cloud at jcloud@acumentechnology.net

Assemblywoman Linda Stender will be the keynote speaker at our next business networking meeting at the Bridgewater Manor on January 25 at 8 a.m.

Stender is now serving her third term in the New Jersey Assembly, representing New Jersey’s 22nd legislative district. She is running for Congress for the 7th Congressional District in 2008, having come within 1 percentage point of defeating Mike Ferguson in 2006; Ferguson has since announced that he will not be running again this year.

Stender spearheaded the effort to combat Global Warming in New Jersey. Her legislation, “the Global Warming Response Act” made New Jersey the first state in the nation to establish mandatory 80% reductions of green house gas emissions by 2050. Linda is also an advocate for making New Jersey a center for stem cell research; has worked to fight childhood obesity by sponsoring legislation to prohibit the sale of junk food in schools during breakfast and lunch. And she supports a citizen’s tax convention to address property tax reform.

For location and RSVP information, see our Events page.

This site is for everyone in Central New Jersey interested in doing business in the Somerset Hills, and for all Somerset Hills residents looking for information about the regional business community. The Somerset Hills Business Network – the premiere business organization focused on the northern half of Somerset County, and the southern tip of Morris County – is now part of the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce, and information on its events is regularly posted here.

To access the original site (no longer being updated), click here.

Somerset Hills Business Network Meeting

Date: 11/16/2007
Time: 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM

Phone:
(908) 352-0900
New Jersey National Golf Club
579 Allen Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Event Description:
The Somerset Hills Business Network has been an official part of the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce for more than a year now and it’s still going strong! If you’re interested in getting to know this group (and you should be!), attend this fabulous networking event!Cost:
Members: $5.00 – Please Note This Change!
1st Time Guests: FREE
Returning Non-Members: $25.00 (Credited towards membership!)

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Senator Tom Kean!

>>RSVP to get your name on the list of attendees we’ll be handing out at the meeting!<<

*Note: Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce Members are automatically members of the Somerset Hills Business Network and vice-versa. If you’re a member and thinking about checking this new group out, there is no cost to you!

Directions:
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