OCBA

When Blaise Scibetta started Southern Ocean Consulting, his original idea seemed straightforward: take the skills he had developed over roughly two decades in the automotive industry and use them to help other business owners run their companies more effectively. As Blaise explained during his Commercial Craft Talk at the Ocean County Business Association’s October 1 … Read more

Buying a home, refinancing a mortgage, or deciding what to do with the equity in your current home can feel complicated—especially when interest rates and home prices dominate the headlines. During a recent OCBA Commercial Craft Talk, Rob Rauf of CMG Home Loans shared insights from nearly 40 years in the mortgage industry. His presentation … Read more

A well-designed landscape does more than improve curb appeal. It creates outdoor spaces your family enjoys, increases property value, and solves practical challenges like drainage, privacy, and accessibility. Those improvements also need to stand the test of time, which comes down to proper planning, quality materials, and experienced installation. During his recent Ocean County Business … Read more

Better Business Communication Starts with Better Storytelling Every business has a story. The challenge is communicating it in a way that people remember. At a recent Ocean County Business Association networking meeting, member Sandra Levine of Sandra Levine Productions shared lessons from a career spent telling compelling stories through television, documentary filmmaking, corporate video production, … Read more

At a recent Ocean County Business Association (OCBA) meeting, members heard from Michael Feliz, founder and managing partner of Shore Merchant Services. Michael has spent more than two decades helping businesses through the increasingly complex world of payment processing. While many business owners think of merchant services as simply “credit card processing,” Michael’s presentation revealed … Read more