Event Date:     March 29, 2008      
 
Place:   Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ

The Sussex-Warren Chapter of NJAWBO announces its Second Annual Business Boot Camp scheduled for March 29, 2008 at Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey.

As an Expert you serve as a Consultant or a Consultant and Presenter at the Business Boot Camp for 2008 on March 29, 2008. We appreciate your interest in submitting your request. Once you review and approve these Expert Terms, please submit your Request For Proposal using our Expert RFP Form. Thanks!

The purpose of the Business Boot Camp is to:

1. Provide educational and business resources to members of the business community.
    
2. Provide opportunities to network, build relationships, and form affiliations vital to business growth.
    
3. Promote the services and benefits of NJAWBO membership.
    
4. Promote the businesses represented by the members of the Sussex-Warren Chapter of NJAWBO.

Expert Benefits

• Gain free advertising in the event program
• Have the opportunity to distribute literature
• Network with potential clients
• Meet with potential clients and demonstrate your expertise.

Business Boot Camp Curriculum

This year's Boot Camp will offer presentations and consultations for business owners at multiple levels. Workshops strands will be focused on start-up businesses, businesses ready to take it to the next level and businesses that are accelerating success. Marketing to business owners at each of these levels and across New Jersey counties will occur.

The Business Boot Camp is priced to attract business owners and provide a large audience for consultants and presenters. One fee includes advance registration for a combination of private consultations and group sessions, refreshments and lunch, vendor exhibits, and networking.

We Will Provide:

We will provide you with email templates, flyers or post cards to market to your clients, prospects and contacts.

How to Become an Expert

If you are interested in participating as an Expert at the Sussex-Warren NJAWBO Business Boot Camp, you must:

• Read the following information carefully
• Complete the 2008 Expert Request For Proposal (RFP) Form
• "Sign" the Statement of Acknowledgement with your submission of the online form
• .We must receive your proposal no later than January 22, 2008
• Email your image to us immediately after submitting the form (at the latest by: February 15, 2008)

Our selection committee will award Expert slots as applications are received and approved. Early selection will result in early promotion on the Sussex Warren NJAWBO Website.

Our chapter is excited by all the possibilities for NJAWBO members, business consultants, and business owners at all levels. We look forward to making the Sussex-Warren Business Boot Camp an annual showcase of select business resources, and we hope that you will join us in creating this premiere event.

Last Year's Boot Camp

Last year, participants and consultants came from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

I. SCOPE OF SERVICES

Participating Speakers will be required to provide the following:

Speakers will receive advance notice of their schedule for the day to the extent that it is known. Updates will be provided the day of the event.

Sussex Warren NJAWBO is seeking 20 Consultations and Presenters to fill the day's group sessions.

Sussex Warren NJAWBO reserves the right to determine and adjust the total number of Speakers required to provide all scheduled services. Speakers may be contacted for schedule changes as needs require.

Expert Compensation:

1. Speakers will NOT be paid and must consider this an opportunity to showcase your services, receive marketing and promotion on the website, program book and event promotion.
2. Speakers MAY NOT charge event participants for this initial consultation.
3. During each private session, consultants MAY distribute promotional literature.
4. Speakers MAY schedule follow-up consultations to take place after the conclusion of the event.
5. The chapter will provide a dedicated information table to promote all participating Speakers.
6. Promotional bios will also be available to the public as part of the advance registration information.
7. The chapter will publish an event program including each Expert's promotional bio (including both Presenters and Consultants).            This bio is critical to your success at the event.

II. PROPOSAL AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All Speakers must provide a proposal containing the following items.

1. 2008 Expert Request For Proposal Form:

The 2008 Expert Request For Proposal Form contains Expert contact information, references, and the scope of services to be provided during each session. Included in the questionnaire are all required documents for acceptance including descriptions for the web, photo, bio, etc. All materials must be received electronically with all required attachments.

The form is easy to complete and will be used to build the Web site and program book. Make sure that your information is what you want it to be.

2. Image:

• Email one large image of the Expert to:   
  SWBootCampSpeakers@njawbosw.org       copy to: sriding@srwr.com  (our Webmaster)
• Send your image the same day you submit your RFP (or soon after and at latest by February 15, 2008).
  
• Send .jpg or .gif format; high resolution
• Max size is 10,000 KB - normally images are over 400 KB and under 2500 KB in size
• Do not crop the image, we will do that for similar size image for all speakers

3. Statement of Acknowledgement:

The Expert must sign an acknowledgment of the proposal's content and agree to abide by the event provisions as determined by the Sussex-Warren Chapter of NJAWBO. Statements may be signed and submitted by mail, by fax, or signed with digital signature. Unsigned statements will constitute an incomplete proposal.

We are glad to answer your questions.    Contacts for questions:

• Donna Price, Expert Liaison: 973-948-7673
• Chapter Hotline: 973-940-9138
• SWBootCampSpeakers@njawbosw.org

Form submission (your proposal), as well as your image and subsequent questions should be emailed to:  SWBootCampSpeakers@njawbosw.org

Please submit your completed proposal no later than January 22, 2008

• All proposals will be acknowledged by email.
• All proposals become the property of the Sussex-Warren Chapter of NJAWBO and cannot be returned.
• Expert selections will be awarded no later than January 30, 2008.
• Expert notifications will be made by email and telephone contact.

The chapter's intention is to offer a variety of consultation services and group presentations during the course of the Boot Camp event. Priority will be given to Speakers who are members of NJAWBO and can provide services that fit within the event offerings.

All proposals will be evaluated by a team of Business Boot Camp Committee Members. NJAWBO reserves the right to decline consideration of incomplete, inaccurate, or unsupported proposals. NJAWBO may contact eligible Speakers for additional information or clarification.

This questionnaire will be the basis of our committee decision for inclusion in the Boot Camp. It will also be what we use on our Web site to promote your services and in the program book. It is important that you fill the form out with those objectives in mind.

Benefits of Good Copy
Our experience last year was that good copy, resulted in more participation in your workshop/consultation time. The Boot Camp is a GREAT opportunity for you to showcase your services and meet prospects in a more personal way. They get to experience you and your business, the infamous "taste test" or "pink spoon". You need to use this space to attract the right people to your workshop or to consult with you.