Small Business Development Centers
Small
Business Development Centers (SBDC's) were established in 1977 and can be
found in every state in the U.S. Twelve SBDC's are located throughout
New Jersey. The SBDC at Raritan Valley Community College began serving
area small business owners in January 2001. We provide services to small businesses in all industries, including technology, manufacturing, retail, service, wholesale, as well as international trade. For more information on the NJ Small Business Development Center's click here.
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Larry Jenkins – Regional Director: Larry has more than 25 years experience as a banker. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President with PNC Bank and Bank of America. He also worked in management positions with Wachovia Bank and managed several lending groups in specialty areas including Commercial Real Estate Construction, Small Business and Community Development business lending. His financing projects include Trenton Waterfront Park and First Baptist of Lincoln Gardens. Larry’s work has garnered him awards and recognition from the United States Small Business Administration, New Jersey Urban Bankers Association, and the City of Trenton, and the Simon Bolivar Charter School. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America, the Urban League of Metropolitan Trenton, the Governor’s Council on Small Business, and numerous micro loan pools throughout New Jersey. Larry owns a financial consulting firm Urban Successes, Inc. which provides financial counseling assistance to small to medium sized business since 2004. Larry is a graduate of Rutgers College and holds Bachelor degrees in Sociology and Africana Studies. ljenkins@raritanval.edu
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Bill Harnden – Operations Director: Mr. Harnden received his BS degree in Business Administration/Marketing from Ramapo College in 1981. Soon after graduation he went to work for General Motors and spent 14 years in Accounting and Systems Development departments. In 1995 Mr. Harnden owned and operated a Specialty Meat Store. After selling his store he worked in the Raritan Valley Community College Finance Office as an Accountant prior to his transition over to the SBDC. Mr. Harnden is also RVCC’s Women’s Head Softball Coach. He is a long time resident of Somerset and Hunterdon counties. He currently resides in Hunterdon County. bharnden@raritanval.edu |
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Allison Gill - Administrative Assistant: Ms.
Gill has had
several assignments at Raritan Valley Community College -- her most
recent in Corporate & Continuing Education prior to working in the SBDC. She attended Rutgers College and earned her certification from
the Katharine Gibbs School of Business. Allison is pursuing a personal goal of attaining a Bachelor's degree.
She is a long-time resident of the area having lived in both
Somerset and Hunterdon Counties and currently resides in Hunterdon.
aoneil@raritanval.edu
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Kathy Ormosi - Clerical Assistant: Before joining the Small Business Development Center team as a part time assistant, Ms. Ormosi worked for AT&T for 23 years in a variety of areas including employee relations, event planning and executive communications. A graduate of RVCC with an Associate of Arts degree, she resides with her husband and two sons in South Bound Brook, where she serves on the South Bound Brook Historic Preservation Advisory Commission and provides support to the historic Abraham Staats House as a member of The Friends of Abraham Staats House, Inc. Her hobbies included reading, gardening and participating in living history events as a re-enactor for the American Colonial era. kormosi@raritanval.edu |
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Vicki Lynne Morgan - Counselor - |
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Karen Katcher - Counselor - |
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Ed Dolan- Counselor |
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Carla Fallone - Counselor -
Carla designed, started, developed, owned and maintained
a successful service and product-oriented entrepreneurial business as a
bakery, café, retail and wholesale food services corporation. She
successfully launched new product introduction projects to both retail
and wholesale factions including restaurants, caterers and fortune 500
corporations. During this period, she was invited each semester as a
guest lecturer on minority entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship and venture
plans at Rider University and other statewide organizations. Since 2004,
Ms. Fallone has counseled/mentored
entrepreneurs and existing small businesses at The College of New
Jersey, Rutgers University and Raritan Valley Community College. Carla
has worked extensively with Chambers of Commerce and municipalities
small business, commercial, and economic resources throughout the area.
She is an instructor of many workshops, including the SEA program at
RVCC and at Mercer County Community College, Middlesex Community College
for various government and business organizations. Currently she
is the owner of Fallone Business Resources and an adjunct professor for
the TCNJ School of Business Management.
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Dick Meisenbacher - Counselor |
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Jerry Phillips - Counselor |
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Linda Dousis - Counselor - Linda Dousis has a rich and varied business background. After a diverse background with both scientific instrumentation companies and electronic component distributors, she joined a small company called Rheometrics, Inc. During this time, Linda served as Vice-President of Finance, Administration, Human Resources and Systems, responsible for setting up, managing and staffing Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Production Control, Customer Service, and Sales & Marketing. She also served as Managing Director of a German subsidiary and was responsible for “Special Projects”, including site selection, building lease and purchase negotiations, renovations of facilities and evaluation of underwriters for a planned IPO. Rheometrics was eventually sold to a larger company called TA Instruments. Following Rheometrics, Linda joined Nametre Company. Although in business for 25 years, the company had never grown because it failed to recognize the potential of the process control instrumentation marketplace. Linda eventually became President and, by expanding into process control, grew the company from annual sales of only $300K to over $4.5 million. After the death of the owner, she negotiated an employee LBO from his estate and the subsequent sale of the company to Metrisa, Inc. In 2006 she formed Administrative Services & Consulting, LLC (AS&C) to use her 30+ years of experience in growing companies to help other small businesses deal with their growing pains. Today, she serves over 50 different clients, many of which she signed on as a result of her involvement with The Somerset County Business Partnership. |
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Dominic Celentano - Counselor |
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Cindi Ebert - Counselor
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Sal Ricciardone - Counselor
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