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Ronnie Schmeltzer from Songbird Karaoke

Ronnie Schmeltzer Owner, Songbird Karaoke What inspired you to join/start your business? We saw an open opportunity in the market to start something new, fun, and exciting! We love our business and the happiness it brings our guests. We can’t wait to do that again at the same level we were in the past. Until…

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Melitta North America, Inc.

Melitta Bentz What inspired her start her business? Melitta Bentz changed the world of coffee forever in 1908 when she punched holes in a brass pot, lined it with her son’s notebook paper, and created pour-over coffee. Her invention of two part filtration is the basis for all modern drip coffee.   Paving the way…

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Janet L. Gold from Eisenberg Gold & Agrawal P.C.

Janet L. Gold President, Eisenberg, Gold & Agrawal, P.C. What inspired you to join/start your business? As a young attorney, my mentor Bill Eisenberg made me a partner in his firm and I soon became the managing partner. I always enjoyed managing the firm and enjoy working with the staff. We have grown substantially over…

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Donna Gallina from Creating Health, LLC T/A Environmental Purification Co.

Donna Gallina Manager, Creating Health, LLC T/A Environmental Purification Co. What inspired you to join/start your business? For me, developing my business is the natural response to my passion for life and helping people and pets. The first business I started as a dog groomer began in 1974 because of my passion and love for…

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Eileen Kevany from The First 7

Eileen Kevany Founder, The First 7 What inspired you to join/start your business? While I had been in Direct Sales with a major skin care and cosmetic company, the real push to become an Image Consultant came from my daughter, Laura. She was aiming for a specific college internship, but struggled with what to wear…

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Mariel Giletto, Esq. from Parker McCay P.A.

Mariel J. Giletto, Esq. Shareholder and Chair, Corporate Law Department Parker McCay P.A. What inspired you to join/start your business? I was inspired to become a corporate attorney and partner at Parker McCay because I wanted to help other local business owners be successful. I grew up in a small business family and understand that…

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Claire Riggs from Riggs Creative Group LLC

Claire Riggs Managing and Strategic Communication Partner Riggs Creative Group LLC What inspired you to join/start your business? Family… It’s hard to believe, but my husband and I met in a print shop some 37 years ago! Though our professional paths diverged for several decades, we found ourselves working together again in the family business…

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Linda Milano from CFB Promotional Products LLC

Linda Milano Owner/President CFB Promotional Products LLC What inspired you to join/start your business? In 2014, after spending 20 years in the promo product and custom packaging industry, I watched as my father’s battle with cancer was coming to an end. One of the last things he told me was, “Linda, you’re very good at…

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Marianne Aleardi from SJ Magazine

Marianne Aleardi Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, SJ Magazine What inspired you to join/start your business? I didn’t start SJ Magazine, I acquired it. Being able to tell stories about the community I live in and promote the women who live here – that’s a dream job. What challenges have you faced as a woman entrepreneur and how…

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Gina Rullo from The Hammonton Gazette Inc.

Gina Rullo Editor-in-Chief The Hammonton Gazette Inc. What inspired you to join/start your business? In May 1997, I was hired to help start a weekly newspaper in Hammonton, NJ. May 1997 was the end of my junior year at Villanova University. More than two decades later, I am still employed at The Hammonton Gazette Inc.…

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