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ON THE MAP

What Is the

Mid-Jersey

Marketplace?

When it comes to business

growth and reaching new clients,

you don’t stop at county or state

lines if it means shaking hands
with the right person.

Two years after our chamber’s
rebranding, people still ask “where

SPECIAL EVENT
is mid-Jersey?” and the answer is

Staying on High Alert
simple: While the area itself can
be geographically described,

mid-Jersey is a market-based
vent to explore business fraud protection
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location that encompasses the
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entire center of the state and even
hile business fraud most commonly afects banking and inancial insti- captures part of Pennsylvania.

tutions, as well as manufacturing companies, it is not limited to these
industries or to any geographic area. According to the 2012 Report to
Individuals and organizations
the Nations, small organizations sufered the largest median losses,
have turned to this region be-
and many of the cases accounted for were internal investigations. Without proactive
cause of its successes over the
and protective measures, fraud can destroy a business, large or small, and devastate
years, both inancially and eco- employees’ and employers’ livelihoods indeinitely.

nomically, and also for its ideal lo- To help business leaders detect and protect their businesses from fraud, the
cation to transportation and major MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce is hosting a panel-format event featuring some

cities. Over 1.5 million individuals of the tri-state area’s experts in business fraud protection, detection, and forensics
from Szaferman Lakind and Klatzkin & Company.
work in this region every day, and
almost 4 million people live here. This forum will cover how to reduce your risk, how to identify and protect high-
risk fraud areas, how to manage through a potential fraud situation, and more.
The mid-Jersey marketplace is

booming and attracting attention Protect Your Business: Fraud Risks and Scheme
from across the state and beyond.
s will be held on Jan. 29 at
Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville. Visit MIDJerseyChamber.org/Events

for more details.

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