Business Briefs

The National Association of Women Business Owners will hold its Central Jersey Business Conference & S.E.E.D. Competition 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 at Excelsior Caterers, 355 Route 9 south, Manalapan. Guest speaker will be Susan D. Wigenton, U.S. district judge who sits in Newark and hears civil and criminal matters. Her awards include Women Lawyers in Monmouth Achievement Award, and the Long Branch NAACP Presidential Award. The one-day business conference luncheon will feature workshops designed to benefit all businesses of central New Jersey. Tickets for both members and nonmembers are $80 before April 14 and $90 thereafter. Sponsorships and ad journal entries are still available. For more information and to register for the event, visit www.nawbocentraljersey. org.

SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, is offering a free and confidential in-depth business analysis for small business owners who want to sustain or grow their business during the current economic times. The analysis will include a comprehensive review of the various aspects

of the business, including sales, marketing,

finances, planning, management, organization and procedures. For more information, or to schedule a meeting at a SCORE location in Ocean County, call 732- 505-6033.