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Proper Packing, Part I:

Moving can be a rewarding experience so long as you do it smartly. After you’ve selected your moving company and decided on the items you need to move, the packing phase begins and you’re on your way to making a major transition. Packing is just as important as the physical move since the integrity of your items in transit are dependent on their security and packaging. Smart packing can be the difference between a satisfied move and having to replace items.

First things first: you should begin by organizing your possessions into different categories. Some people find this easier to do if they start with a checklist. Simply write down everything you plan to move and then break it up into smaller lists based on their function. (Common categories include “kitchen appliances,” “off season clothing,” and “children’s toys.”) This list should help you decide how to pack your boxes.

After finding your moving company and figuring out what exactly you want to take with you, it’s time to start the packing process. You’ll need the standard materials that include:

• Heavy-duty Boxes – Most of your materials will be organized neatly in boxes of varying sizes. It’s important to make heavier boxes manageable in size and to use the strongest boxes possible to secure your items. When purchasing or finding boxes for your move, look for variety and durability. Nearly every moving company can help you find supplies or provide them to you at limited cost.
  
  
• Packing Tape – It’s hard to pack a box without closing it up. Persons looking to “pack cheap” often overlook packing tape strength. Avoid the $0.59 rolls of easily broken or ruined packing tape. Spend a few dollars more on reliably thick tape. Your items deserve a little extra.
  
  
• Wardrobe Boxes (with hangars or bars) – Not every mover needs wardrobe boxes but if you plan on moving finer clothes or precious items like wedding dresses, it’s encouraged that you use wardrobe boxes to protect them.
  
  
• Newspaper, tissue paper, bubble wrap, filler, etc. – Empty room in some boxes will require you to fill them in. Paper, certain wraps for breakable objects, and other filler in general should be good enough for all your needs.
  
  
• Permanent markers or pens (e.g. Sharpies) – You should label all your boxes so that they reflect what you wrote on your original checklist. Add warning labels like “Fragile” or placement instructions for when they arrive at your new home or office.

Do you need help preparing for your big move? Please contact Ridgewood Moving Services by phone at 1-800-397-1445, or by e-mail: info@ridgewoodmoving.com. Call now to discuss how our experienced staff at Ridgewood Moving Services can address your unique moving needs. We conveniently serve the New York-New Jersey metro area from our offices in Mahwah and Ridgewood, New Jersey (Bergen County). Please visit our website at http://ridgewoodmoving.com.

Latest News from Ridgewood Moving Services

June 16, 2010

Women’s Business Intelligence Alliance (WBIA)

is as follows:

"Our mission is to team up together to grow our individual businesses by offering potential customers a single point of access to a unique group of business services. We also share business intelligence obtained during the course of running our individual businesses as well as from networking contacts to team up and put together a unique package when proposing bids for work in various industries." To see more on the WBIA, Click Here.

Fall 2009

Last year we participated in a wonderful fund raising even for Shelter our Sisters (www.shelteroursisters.org)

October 13, 2009

Women Business Owners Chosen
NJAWBO Corporate Supplier Diversity Mentoring Initiative

This pilot initiative was developed to help our members position themselves to compete more effectively for corporate contracts. At the same time it will help the corporations to understand how they can more effectively communicate and support their internal outreach programs to outsource more of their purchasing needs to women business owners. The first step was for the corporations to choose the woman or women (some chose two people and others could only support one) they wanted to mentor from those who applied.

That has now happened and we are pleased to announce that eight NJAWBO women business owners have been chosen by the participating corporations for NJAWBO’s new Corporate Supplier Diversity Mentoring Initiative. Since the purpose of the program is to not necessarily award business to each of the women business owners, that reason alone could not be the reason for them to choose one person over the other. Some of them asked: “Please tell us who to choose. How can we decide from all those who applied?”

While we had a diverse cross sampling of members that applied, we could not tell the corporations which ones they should choose. So we encouraged them to read each profile and then decide which individual’s needs best matched the corporation’s strengths and resources. With which individual did they think they could make a difference? And thus the list of participants was completed.

The formal kick-off of the initiative is April 20, 2009 hosted by PSEG. However, some of the mentors have already met with their mentees and started building that relationship of trust and respect. The excitement among our members who have been given an opportunity like this is indescribable. It is so unique.

Congratulations to the following Mentoring Initiative NJAWBO members:

• Pam D’Aleo, Informaxx
• Judith DeLorenzo, Plast-O-Matic Valves, Inc.
• Holly Kaplansky, Minuteman Press
• Cynthia Myer, Ridgewood Moving Services
• Marge Offutt, Mediagraphics
• Carmela Roberts, Roberts & Reymann Engineering, LLC
• Lois Spagnola, Environmental Technologies Groups, Inc.
• Kathleen Cashman, Cashman Consulting, LLC

A big “Thank You” to the corporations that are participating in this. Not only are they mentoring, but they are helping to decide the structure and goals of the initiative. Their commitment to making sure their mentee is given every opportunity to build her business and capacity is truly remarkable! We at NJAWBO thank you:
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
NJ Transit
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
Sanofi-Aventis
Verizon

You will be hearing more about how this pilot is progressing in subsequent Bottom Line articles.

Paula Gould
NJAWBO Executive Director
pgould@njawbo.org

October 12, 2009