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How to Start a New Consulting Firm: Strategies for Success (CM | 1.5)

Online Webinar , United States

What happens when a group of six planning consultants decides to create a new consulting firm during the latest Great Recession? Hear how this group of one-time sole proprietor planning consultants chose to join forces and start a new consulting firm as the market contracted….and they succeeded. What did it take? What lessons did they learn? What tools and strategies worked best? How did sole proprietors, used to being leaders themselves, adjust to the new normal of being part of a six-person firm? Learn how to succeed and what it takes to move forward in today’s market.

 

Engage: Elizabeth Public Workshop

Thomas H. Brown Conference Center (5th Floor) - Union County College 40 West Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ, United States

Please join Together North Jersey, the NJTPA, and the City of Elizabeth for a
public workshop to gather input for the plans that will shape the future of
North Jersey.

Hurricane Sandy: Recover, Restore and Rebuild

Woodbridge Community Center 600 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ, United States

Sustainable Jersey is hosting two workshops to highlight new and existing incentives that are available to assist residents, businesses and the public sector in rebuilding with energy efficiency and future savings in mind.

Engage: Essex County Public Workshop

Richard J. Cody Arena at South Mountain - Conference Room and Atrium 560 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ, United States

Please join Together North Jersey, the NJTPA, and Essex County for a
public workshop to gather input for the plans that will shape the future of
North Jersey.

Engaging Local Businesses to Build a Unified Downtown

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 190 N. Independence Mall West, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join us for our next Roundtable discussion on various strategies on how to engage local businesses and build a more unified downtown. Topics of discussion will include outreach strategies, incentives for businesses, and overall strategies for downtown businesses. David Rucki of DMR Consulting Solutions will lead the roundtable discussion.

Using Design Guidelines to Control Strip Development (CM | 1.5)

Online Webinar , United States

Design guidelines are an innovative tool for controlling strip development and helping to maintain community character. This session will present case studies of design guidelines being used to control strip development in Kittery and Scarborough, Maine, Salem, New Hampshire, and Cape Cod in Massachusetts. It will illustrate how design guidelines were prepared and implemented and how they have influenced new development.

 

Engage: Somerset County Public Workshop

Somerset County Vocational & Technical Institute - Cafeteria - Building C 14 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ, United States

The workshop is part of a series being held throughout the region by Together North Jersey, a consortium of local, state, and regional partners working together on a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development. These workshops are an opportunity for the public to share ideas about planning for the future to build stronger communities and local and regional economies. The NJTPA also will be on hand to discuss Plan 2040, its update to the long-range transportation plan for the region.