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	TBA Networking

TBA Networking is a free networking group that is not only offered by the temple to its members, but also to members of the Metro West community who live and/or work in the area. The group meets informally once a month at Temple Beth Am and anyone who is interested and meets one of the three criteria (member of the temple, or lives or works in the Metro West area) is welcome to join. If you have any questions, please contact Nikki Davidson for more information. You can reach her at through the temple office at 508-872-8300 or call her directly at 508-788-0966. You can also email Nikki.

Here's What We Have To Date
Looking for Positions

Stu Fialkow Stu is looking to work with any kind of small company (25 employees or less) or individual business people who need bookkeeping, account payable and receivable services. Perhaps, a connection with an accountant could also be a good referral. Email Stu

Steve Kamin Steve is looking for a senior level position in a high technology company in product marketing, product management, or program management. In addition to that search, he continues to look for consulting opportunities for his own company, ThinkManagement.biz. His focus is helping small companies mature to become more successful as they grow. Email Steve

Joy Levin Joy is a Masters of Education graduate with 15 years of healthcare experience, mostly in managed care, looking for a patient advocate position in Metrowest. Also open to a position in Greater Boston if it's the right fit. Email Joy

Bill Rabkin Bill is looking for a new position in software product management or product marketing. He has a many years of experience in both of these areas. He is also an accomplished videographer and has his own production company. A great referral for Bill’s new company would be residential and commercial real estate agents who would like their listings to be video taped and posted to their website. Email Bill

Jason Sobol has had a career working in the continuing professional education business, producing and managing seminars, conferences and trade shows. He is seeking a position in events and meetings management with an emphasis on event operations. Target companies would include trade show production companies such as IDG, ROI Events Management, EH Publishing, MC Communications, Paragon Group, Boston Convention and Exposition Center, Preston Productions, Questex Media, World Congress, Freeman Decorating, and Champion Exposition. Email Jason


Looking for New Clients

Steve Aronson Steven’s company, High Performance Learning, Inc. (HPL) is seeking connections with senior level executives, managers and/or senior level human resource managers at companies with 100 plus employees. HPL is a management and employee training company that helps clients improve their sales and profits; reduce waste and inefficiencies and help managers and employees to improve teamwork, productivity and performance. His company mainly works with companies in the high tech, manufacturing, healthcare and financial service sectors, but HPL’s training programs and consulting services can be adapted to assist other kinds of businesses. Steve can help his clients (who do not have large training budgets address their training needs) to apply for and obtain state and/or federal training grants. Email Steve Steve's Website www.hplinc.com

Dan Bendell Dan is looking to expand the customer base for his company, Assurance Technology Management. He offers a range of highly personalized IT services for its small and medium sized business clients (in his words he is not the "geek squad" coming to fix your normal computer problems) that retain him on a contractual basis. He can work with many different types of companies but has a particular focus with companies in the regulated healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Email Dan Dan's Website www.assurancetech.net

Billy Bluestein Billy has his own advertising specialties business called BilMar Sales. He is looking for connections into any kind of company or small business that wants or needs to put their company name/logo on virtually any kind of item including clothing. Ideally, trade shows (those participating and coordinating the event) are good referrals as is anyone who recently changed any logo, address, website, or phone information about their company. He also is offering the opportunity to work with individuals who would like to get involved in the ad specialty business. Billy will share the profits made from any business referral an individual brings to his company. BB Email Billy Billy's Website www.bilmarsales.com

Ronna Cohen Ronna is a business consultant who specializes in working with other consultants who are either starting their business or looking to strengthen and grow it. She offers two main services to these clients. The first is training were she offers webinars and training programs. In June of 2009, she will be offering a new 12 week workshop for new consultants who need a guided program to get their consulting business up to speed to meet their goals. The second service she offers is BreakthroughAssess – a premium service designed specifically for established consultants by helping them to support their client’s goals as well as grow their own consulting practice. Email Ronna Ronna's Website www.breakthroughbp.com

Larry Dannenberg Larry’s company, College Solutions, continues to look for high school students and their parents (starting in grades 9^th and up) who want help in navigating through the maze of the intimidating college selection and application process. He can also help students currently enrolled in college with, among other things, course selections for their college degree. And he also has a program called “First Career, Not First Job.” Email Larry Larry's Website www.collegesolutions.com

Nikki Davidson Nikki’s company, Bravo Baskets caters to clients who don’t want the run of the mill choices that others offer. Great referrals are secretaries, managers, directors and administrators in any kind of business or industry that want distinctly customized baskets to send to their clients, employees, family or friends for a variety of occasions. Nikki works directly with her clients crafting a gift basket that is truly one of kind but with a price that the client is comfortable paying. Her baskets can be shipped anywhere in the continental United States or, on arrangement, hand-delivered. Connections to liquor stores and floral shops that need to send out gift baskets but do not have the capability of doing it themselves are good referrals as well as nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Email Nikki Nikki's Website www.bravobasketsbynikki.com

Ellie Deaner Ellie Deaner is looking for individuals and businesses who are interested in both private and group cooking lessons. She is also promoting gift certificates for private cooking lessons to be given as wedding, shower or graduation presents. Group cooking classes are perfect for showers or bachelorette parties. On the corporate side, Ellie gives Lunchtime Seminars on “Quick and Healthy Cooking” which give employees help in preparing healthier and more economical meals at home. She also presents Culinary Team Building Events, which are generally held offsite. She is currently looking for a site closer to Boston to hold these events that can accommodate 25 plus people cooking with an adjoining space for eating. Connecting Ellie with HR directors, project managers, fitness center directors or anyone else in positions that plan events for their employees is a good connection for her business, "Let’s Get Cooking™". Email Ellie Ellie's Website www.elliedeaner.com

Martin Kenney Martin’s company, Martin Steven’s Consulting Group, specializes in unusual solutions to help companies expand their marketing exposure in the business world with promotional products. He also provides commercial printing and overseas factory production. Great referrals include the marketing and human resources departments, and project or product managers of companies with 100 plus employees. Also contacts with ad agencies, hospitals, and event and trade shows planners are good too. Currently, Marty is looking for a connection to hotel, and/or, travel and rental car companies as he has a product that he feels will be a great marketing tool for them to offer their clients while also showcasing their own business. Email Martin Martin's Website www.martin-stevens.com

Rob Levine Rob’s company, Levine Design, is a graphic design studio that offers the complete (as Rob puts it) soup to nuts for its clients. Rob works with various sizes and types of organizations who are looking for a professional and creative way to communicate with their target audience. He helps his clients to develop strong brand identity by developing effective logos and corporate ID packages, and by providing design solutions that work. Levine Design can be brought in to work on large or smaller scale projects from a single brochure to evolving a company’s brand and all of their marketing materials (including print and web solutions). Great introductions for Rob include marketing and communications managers, business owners, office managers, and anyone else who is involved with sales, marketing, or the promotion of a company or organization. RL Email Rob Rob's Website www.levinedesign.net

Anne Rubenstein Anne writes and revises materials and publications for small and medium sized businesses and consultants. Products include newsletters, brochures, press releases, annual reports and web content. She specializes in publication management and media placements. Anne has been working with nursing homes, schools, foundations and non-profits, and would like to expand her client base. She would also be interested in meeting professionals such as graphic artists and web designers whose clients might also need writing or editing support. Email Anne

Barry Rubenstein Barry is a labor and employment lawyer who is looking to connect with companies that need reviewing of their state and federal labor laws to be sure they are in compliance with industry laws. Ideally, companies ranging between 100 to 200 employees are most desirable though he can work with companies that have as little as five employees. Any kind of business in any kind of industry is fine. Introducing Barry to out-sourced HR companies, financial advisors who deal with company IRA and retirement issues, payroll and/or insurance brokers dealing with companies of these sizes could be great source of leads for him. Email Barry

Caren Schindel Caren is a lawyer practicing divorce and custody law as well as elder law, estate planning and Medicaid planning. She is a partner at McLaughlin, Richards, Mahaney, Biller and Woodyshek, LLP in Natick. Naturally, anyone needing her divorce or estate planning services is an excellent referral. Caren would like to network with accountants, financial planners, social workers and psychologists. She is looking for opportunities to speak estate planning and elder law. Email Caren Caren's Website www.mrmbw.com

Steve Stout Steve is a contractor (also moonlighting as a handyman) in the Metrowest and Greater Metrowest area. He is looking for job opportunities to use his skills. Connecting Steve with other larger General contractors, real estate agents and movers --anyone in the home and home repair sphere, are good contacts for Steve. He specializes in small to medium remodeling jobs, bathrooms, kitchens, etc. Email Steve

Nelson Zide Nelson is looking for three kinds of people: The first are those individuals who would like to become a real estate agent, work in the industry and earn their salary by selling directly to the buyer. The second are those who aren’t necessarily interested in selling real estate but would like the benefit of commissions. He has a “referral” program where by the individual still becomes a real estate agent, does not sell homes but instead gives the referral to Nelson’s company and he, in turn, pays the individual a commission if the referral buyer actually buys a property. And the third individual Nelson is looking for are naturally those people looking to buy or sell real estate. Email Nelson Nelson's Website www.nelsonzide.com

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