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
Watch Tara Ellis’s full OCBA presentation so you can hear directly from her about how Ace Handyman Services operates and what to expect. At a recent OCBA meeting, Tara Ellis of Ace Handyman Services Jersey Shore shared a practical and honest look at what homeowners should expect when hiring a handyman—and what often goes wrong … Read more
At a recent OCBA meeting, Tara Dixon of SeaCure Moving delivered a practical and eye-opening look into what really goes into a professional move. For many, moving is something you only think about when you have to—but as Tara explained, it’s often tied to major life transitions, and the decisions you make during that process … Read more
At a recent OCBA meeting, Phil Brilliant, CHMM, LSRP, shared an inside look at the environmental challenges facing property owners across New Jersey—and how his firm, Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC, helps clients solve complex problems the right way. With more than three decades in environmental consulting and contracting, Phil leads a firm that focuses on … Read more
When small and mid-sized companies feel buried in inboxes, follow-ups, forms, and “just one more task,” that’s the moment A+ Virtual Pro steps in. At our recent OCBA lunch, owner Katrina Golden shared how her team of trained virtual assistants plugs into a business’s daily operations—so owners and leaders can focus on revenue, clients, and … Read more
Watch Josh Kraftmann’s full commercial craft talk, then keep Auto Craftman & Collision in your phone. You’ll be glad you did the day you need them. A trusted name with a new steward Auto Craftman & Collision has served Ocean County for about four decades. Founder Dan Hawtin built a body shop that locals relied … Read more
At a recent OCBA lunch meeting, Jessica Pepe shared how Ocean Partnership for Children (OPC), the county’s Care Management Organization, wraps services around youth up to age 21 who are struggling with mental health, substance use, intellectual and development needs, at no cost to families. OPC’s care managers meet kids where they live, coordinate treatment, … Read more