Kish, founder of Market Entry Inc., a strategic marketing and sales

consulting firm, will help you find out how to ask the right questions

of the right people in the right places.

on "When to Expand Your Staff and How to Do It." She offers

advice to employers for determining the job description needed, the

type of employee to add, and how to go about interviewing and

selecting

that person (U.S. 1, April 21). Guberman has been named Business Woman

of the Year by the Mercer Chapter of the NJAWBO.

Psychology of Winning for Women," will be the keynote speaker

on Thursday, April 29. This motivational program will explore

time-tested

ideas and new breakthroughs in the behavioral sciences for women who

seek to realize their full potential.

management consultant, will give the keynote "Reach for It"

on Friday, April 30. Using three sets of athletes as comparative

examples,

Ambler applies the key points of their training process to business

people who are questioning the growth of their companies.

Entrepreneurs

can learn how to tap into their hidden growth potential and how to

recognize the signs of when it is time to take their business to the

next level.

Workshops on Thursday, April 29, include "Turning

Your Web Site Into a Profit Center" by Maybelle Cowan, a

former English teacher, and co-founder and president of M.L. Burke

Internet Services. Cowan will discuss how you can plan a site that

can be used for aggressive marketing or one that can increase your

profits by streamlining your business.

Participants will hear advice on how to identify and implement basic

organizing skills into the day-to-day administration of business,

which will increase productivity, save time, and reduce stress at

the workshop "Get Organized to Maximize Your Time, Money, and

Productivity" by Patty Gallagher, owner/president of PRG

Consulting and Management Services.

Sandy Musson, owner of By The Hour Inc., and Susan

Ananian,

a certified massage therapist, will present "Using Your Woman’s

Intuition in Your Business." You will learn simple techniques

to help you tune into your inner voice and hear clear examples of

how listening to that inner voice has brought both business and

personal

success.

Workshops on Friday, April 30 include:

by Susan E. Davis, a licensed physical therapist and co-owner

of Marlboro Physical Therapy. You will learn simple exercises you

can do at your desk, on lunch break, or after work. Build your self

esteem, improve energy and metabolic level, help focus and

concentration,

and learn to sail past that afternoon slump.

owner of Karen Bennett & Associates, will help you identify stressors

and develop mechanisms in order to cope and plan more effectively.

of New Jersey, principal of The Credit Alternative, and co-producer

of "Your Credit Rating," will present "Have Credit Cards

Taken a Bite Out of Your Bottom Line?" You will learn to develop

a strategic plan to make credit cards work for you and avoid the

perils.

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Employment With Complex Issues

<B>Richard Dodds, director of technology from

Community

Options Inc., and Connie Britt, a leader in supported employment

from the University of Indiana, will be speaking at the two-day

workshop

"Employment for Persons with Complex Situations" on Thursday

and Friday, April 29 and 30, at 9 a.m. at the Daily Plan It,

Morristown.

Call 973-644-4750.

The workshop will provide an in-depth discussion of how persons with

significant disabilities can be employed in real jobs and revisit

key concepts from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A panel

of employers will discuss the types of positions available in the

workforce. (For an article about Community Options, see page tk.)

The Farber Road-based national nonprofit organization was founded

by Robert Stack in 1989, to develop housing and employment

opportunities

for people with disabilities. The philosophy of the agency is that

all people, regardless of their level of disability, can and should

live and work in the community.

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Federal Tax Credits

Developers applying for federal Low Income Housing Tax

Credits (LIHTC) in the fall cycle for 1999 should do so by July 15.

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) is currently

reviewing the 44 applications representing $29 million in requests

for the state’s $10.1 million allocation for the spring cycle. The

announcement of awards for successful applicants is anticipated to

take place on June 21.

The LIHTC program provides federal tax incentives to encourage the

private financing and production of rental housing for low-income

households. Tax credits are awarded to developers planning to build

new rental apartments or rehabilitate existing units. HMFA is the

designated housing credit agency for New Jersey, and allocates tax

credits to qualified applicants.

"The federal housing tax credit program has spurred construction

of more than 13,000 rental units statewide since 1987," says

Deborah

<B>The Forrestal was a major sponsor at Princeton’s

"Taste of the Nation" anti-hunger fundraising event on March

29 that generated over $45,000. American Express and Williams-Sonoma,

national co-sponsors, covered organizing and promotional expenses.

Other local sponsors included Drinker Biddle & Reath.

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Donations Please

It costs $10,000 to raise a dog to be of service as

a "canine companion," but those who need a dog pay only $125.

Canine Companions for Independence has provided highly skilled

assistance

dogs for people with disabilities since 1975.

Ken Longman, a marketing consultant with Longman Moran

Analytics,

and his wife Mary Longman (president of Princeton Community

Housing) are among the volunteers who raise the puppies. These

"Puppy

Raisers" keep the dogs eight weeks to 15 months of age and then

return them to the organization to receive eight months of advanced

training. "Service dogs" help those in wheelchairs or with

mobility limitations, and "signal dogs" alert the deaf or

hearing impaired to important sounds. Among those in Princeton who

use the services of a canine companion is Barbara Martindale.

Puppyraisers are invited to the dog’s "graduation" ceremony

when the dog is presented to his human partner. To volunteer, call

973-786-5656 or E-mail JRoseff@aol.com or send a check

to the New Jersey Champions, 33 Sleepy Hollow Road, Andover 07821.

Corrections or additions?

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