Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Chapter 14 will sponsor a free franchising and business-buying seminar from 7-9 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the Franklin Education Center at the Fleet Bank Building, Franklin Boulevard, Somerset section of Franklin.
Instructor will be Jack Armstrong, president of Franchising Network of New Jersey.
Topics will include how to identify and research a good business or franchise opportunity; understanding the major components of a franchise agreement; the legal obligations of owners and franchisers; and how to finance a business or franchise.
Fee is $25 and includes materials and tuition. Each participant will receive a copy of the book “Starting and Managing Your Own Business in New Jersey.”
For more information and to register, call (908) 218-8871.
SCORE Chapter 14 counsels small businesses in Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties and is a part of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Several sales associates in the Weichert, Realtors’ East Brunswick office recently were recognized for achieving goals in the month of September.
Chen Hwa Yang, Faye Mory, Berkha Kishnani, David Baum, Jay Slotnick, Ricardo Hernandez, Mary Merullo, Romayne O’Neill and Joanne Pepe earned membership in the 500 Club for reaching a minimum of $500,000 in sales in the month.
Manuela Linares, Joseph Marascio, Peter Riga, Hector Burak, Christina Huang and Peter McCabe earned membership in the Elite Club for reaching a minimum of $1 million in sales for the month.
Donna Warters, Cristina Lacerda and Keri Zoumas earned membership in the Top Producer’s Club for reaching a minimum of $2 million in sales in the month.
Donna Warters and Cristina Lacerda, both sales associates in the Weichert, Realtors’ East Brunswick office, recently were recognized for their industry successes in the month of September.
Warters led the office in listings. A member of Weichert’s Sales Club and Marketed Club, she qualified for the New Jersey Association of Realtors 2003 Circle of Excellence Sales Club at the platinum level. In addition, Warters earned membership in Weichert’s President’s Club, recognizing her in the top 1 percent of the company’s 13,300 sales associates.
Cristina Lacerda led the office in sales. A member of Weichert’s Sales Club, Lacerda qualified for the New Jersey Association of Realtors 2003 Circle of Excellence Sales Club at the gold level. In addition, she earned membership in Weichert’s President’s Club, recognizing her in the top 1 percent of the company’s 13,300 sales associates.