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Nominations for Business Person and Humanitarian Awards
The Mt. Olive Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the Business Person of the Year and Humanitarian of the Year awards. Download the Nomination Form in PDF format.
Helping the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater New Jersey
On Tuesday, March 18, 2008, the Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce welcomed Peter King of paragon Village and Dr. Rooney of Optimal Family Chiropractic. Over forty Chamber members and guests enjoyed a lunch provided by Paragon Village with all proceeds going to the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater New Jersey.
Peter King of Paragon Village and Lou Nisivoccia present a check to
Amy Matthews of the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater New Jersey
Welcoming Sussex County Chamber and American Heart Association
On Wednesday, February 20, 2008, the Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce welcomed Tammie Horsfield of the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce and Karen Uricoli of the American Heart Association. Over fifty Chamber members and guests enjoyed a lunch at the Black Forest Inn.
Lou Nisivoccia welcomes Tammie Horsfield and Karen Uricoli with Rick Ege
2008 Breakfast with the Mayor
The Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce started 2008 with the second annual Breakfast with the Mayor. The event was held on Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Over forty Chamber members and guests enjoyed a breakfast provided by the Longhorn Steakhouse.
Lou Nisivoccia welcomes Mayor David Scapicchio and town administrator Bill Sohl
2008 Officers and Board
The Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce held its annual reorganization meeting for 2008 in December.
Lou Nisivoccia of Nisivoccia Consulting has been named the president of the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce for the second consecutive year. With Rick Ege of GBW Insurance named as vice president for 2008.
Joining Lou and Rick are Jeff Stadelman of The Wine Rack as Recording Secretary, Anna Cirilli of Valley National Bank as Corresponding Secretary, and Nick Sarinelli of Nisivoccia & Co. as Treasurer.
Trustees include Rita L. Hilbert of Mount Olive Public Library, Sabine Elsasser of Optimal Family Chiropractic, Dr. Jacqueline Nisivoccia of Morris Podiatry Associates, Thom Torode of Action Business Coaching, Laura Bartus of International Trade Center Alliance, and Nalini Deonarine of Primerica Financial Services.
Ceremonies were held during the Chamber's annual holiday party at The Skylands in Randolph on December 11, 2007.
Board members who were on hand for the photo include (clockwise from back left to front) Thom
Torode, Rick Ege, Lou Nisivoccia, Dr. Jacqueline Nisivoccia, Jeff Stadelman, Richard J. Murray, Esq.,
Nick Sarinelli, Sabine Elsasser, Anna Cirilli, Rita L. Hilbert, and Rev. Paul Ingeneri.
Mount Olive Chamber’s
Annual Food Drive A Huge Success
The Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Fall Food Drive has always reaped good results. This year, however, the results were truly amazing.
The organization collected nearly 2200 pounds of food and $1473.30 in monetary donations.
“The 2200 pounds of food collected will carry my food pantry through until next fall,” said an appreciative Diann Brochu, Director of Senior and Social Services for Mount Olive. “The monetary donations will be used to buy Shop-Rite gift cards which Township residents, who have fallen on hard times, can use to buy perishable food items.”
The fall food drive began on Nov. 1 and ended on Nov. 25.
“People were very, very generous this year,” said chamber president Lou Nisivoccia of Nisivoccia Consulting LLC. “People see that times are tough for many folks and they responded in a big way.”
The office of Dr. Berezny of Berezny Chiropratic in Flanders, which started the food drive 16 years ago, collected 200 pounds of food and $850 in monetary donations. Several other businesses came up big, as well. Companies in the International Trade Center combined to amass 1225 pounds of food. DPC – Siemens, PNC Bank, Goddard School, Mount Olive Public Library and The Wine Rack brought in extensive amounts of food, too. A host of other businesses collected additional varying amounts of food.
Ellen Cady and Laura Bartus of the ITCA help load
up some of the
food that was collected at the Trade Center.
2007 Candidates Night
Story and Photo Courtesy of YFM Media
On Wednesday, October 17, 2007, the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its third annual Candidates' Night for the upcoming November 6th election. The event was attended by members of the local media as well as over one-hundred (100) residents of Mount Olive Township. Mrs. Gagnon served as the moderator.
The Chamber wanted to provide an event that would benefit the public while aiming to provide an event that publicly highlighted Mount Olive in a positive light, especially for the media. This forum provided the opportunity to show that our political leaders can and will talk about the issues and compare and contrast ideas without any negativism. The Chamber firmly believes that all participants performed in an exemplary manner for our Township.
Richard Escobar, Walter Lata, and
Mayor David Scapicchio
IRS Small Business Resource Guide
As many of you know the IRS has undergone fundamental changes over the last year or so. Based on the best practices proven in the business sector, they completely changed their organizational structure. One of the jewels of the restructuring is the creation of a centralized small business and self-employed (SB/SE) division, and a large & midsize operating division. The goal is to provide top quality customer service, focusing on individual needs and problems.
The strategic priorities of SB/SE Division include:
Meet the Public’s expectations by always being responsive and always performing with integrity when dealing with customers.
Recognize the need for continuous training, skills enhancement, and open communication between employees and management.
Encourage compliance by partnering with the taxpayer from the start-up business phase and throughout the business cycle.
Stabilize and improve business results
The IRS has partnered with the Small Business Administration (SBA), The association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) and many other Organizations to provide educational Programs and resources to Small Business Owners in America. A “must have “ for any small business owner is The Small Business Resource Guide: What you need to know about taxes and other topics, produced by the IRS SBA. This CD-Rom guide provides you with a comprehensive directory of resources, all tax forms, instructions such as how to prepare a business plan, marketing plans, finding financing. All this is available FREE! To order your guide (Publication 3207) just go to the Website below and order it. Or call 1-800-TAX-FORM.