IKEVIS=20 custom sales tool available to mid-size=20 firms

A sales tool = used by some=20 of the country=92s largest companies is now being made = broadly=20 available by its developer, Ascendant Consulting, LLC = of=20 Ridgefield.

Dubbed IKEVIS = (shorthand=20 for Insights and Knowledge through Experiential = Visualization), the=20 selling aid uses experiential selling concepts to close = deals. A=20 brief presentation is available online at: www.asce= ndantconsulting.com/resources/IKEVIS.pps

Until now, the = selling=20 aid had only been available to multi-billion dollar = corporations who=20 could afford large sales initiatives, said David Fields = of=20 Haviland Road, managing director of Ascendant. However, = Ascendant=20 has indicated it will now offer a stand-alone product to = smaller=20 companies seeking a targeted, high-impact sales tool. =

=93More and = more mid-size=20 companies had approached us specifically for this = product,=94 Mr.=20 Fields said. =93We realized that many companies can benefit=20 immediately from IKEVIS without going through a major sales = process=20 overhaul.=94

According to = Mr. Fields,=20 =93People believe what they help create and no amount of our = talking=20 and explaining takes the place of letting them create the=20 realizations themselves.=94 Therefore, IKEVIS sales tools = allow=20 customers and prospects to =93sell themselves=94 rather than = having a=20 salesperson search for the magic combination of words which = will=20 close the deal.

Companies = including=20 International Paper, Roche Diagnostics, Management = Recruiters=20 International, and Eastman Kodak have purchased IKEVIS tools = as part=20 of large projects with Mr. Fields. =

Mr. Fields is = managing=20 director of Ascendant Consulting, a Ridgefield, strategy = consulting=20 firm that helps companies create revenue growth. He holds a = bachelor=20 of science and master of science in industrial = administration, both=20 from Carnegie Mellon University.

Prudential=20 Connecticut Realty honors two Ridgefield=20 agents

The Ridgefield = office of=20 Prudential Connecticut Realty reports Joann = Kish and=20 Jane Scarbrough =D1 The Team Advantage =D1 have = achieved the=20 Honor Circle award for excellence in sales of the second = quarter of=20 2006.

=93The Honor = Circle is=20 about more than results,=94 said Peter Helie, chairman/chief = executive=20 officer of Prudential Connecticut Realty. =93It=92s a = tribute to the=20 hard work and motivation it takes to earn those results. = These sales=20 executives continually strive to exceed the expectations of=20 customers and clients.=94

For more = information on=20 Prudential Connecticut Realty, call the Ridgefield office at = 438-9501.

Tiffany=20 Chamberlain joins AtHome America

Tiffany=20 Chamberlain of Ridgefield = recently=20 started her own AtHome America business, a direct seller of=20 home-decorating accents.

For more than = 20 years,=20 AtHome America has been decorating homes through HomeShows = with an=20 extensive collection of stylish and affordable = home-decorating=20 accessories.

=93All of = AtHome America=92s=20 products represent the heart of the family - the home,=94 = said Lisa=20 Brandau, co-founder and president of AtHome America. =93Our = company=20 offers versatile and quality products that have the ability = to=20 create memories and traditions.=94

AtHome America = offers=20 business tools and education to help representatives reach = our=20 goals. Combined with the great benefits and financial = rewards,=20 AtHome America is committed to providing HomeStyle = Specialists with=20 a positive business experience.

For more = information on=20 Ms. Chamberlain=92s AtHome America business, = visit =20 www.athome.com/tchamberlain.

Cantor to=20 teach embroidery at The Quilter=92s Alley = here

Cantor Deborah = Katchko=20 Gray of=20 Temple Shearith Israel will be teaching Swedish Huck = embroidery at=20 The Quilter=92s Alley.

The = eight-session=20 workshop will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 10:30 to = noon and=20 continue bi-weekly through February. The cost is $85 plus=20 materials.

Participants = can choose a=20 variety of projects including hand towels, table runner and=20 traditional prayer shawl (tallis).

For more = information,=20 contact The Quilter=92s Alley, 424 R Main Street, 431-0023, = mail@thequiltersalley.com.<= /SPAN>

The Quilter=92s = Alley has=20 returned from International Quilt Market in Houston with new = fabrics=20 from top designers.

Nov. 15=20 workshop on Healthy Families

brainstorming, = LLC=20 will=20 offer a community service program for parents, =93Healthy = Families:=20 Strengths and Stressors,=94 sponsored by the Ridgefield = Community=20 Center, Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 9:30 a.m. =20

=93This = brainstorming=20 meeting is for parents to understand family processes = (resilience,=20 resourcefulness, cohesiveness, connectedness) and healthy=20 functioning,=94 said workshop presenter Ruthann Short, = who is a=20 clinical and educational consultant, and director of = brainstorming,=20 LLC.

To register or = for more=20 information, call 431-3234.

Voves on=20 board for Better Business

Lucie=20 Voves of=20 Ridgefield, president of Church Hill Classics in Danbury, = was=20 elected to the Board of Directors of the Better Business = Bureau on=20 Oct. 26, at its 78th annual meeting and awards banquet. =

At the event, = Ms. Voves,=20 who recently won the 2006 International Torch Award, gave = the=20 keynote address on performing with ethics.

Her term is for = three=20 years.

Reynolds=20 & Rowella, names two partners

Reynolds & = Rowella,=20 LLP, certified public accounting and consulting firm with = offices in=20 Ridgefield, Wilton and New Canaan, has announced two = promotions from=20 tax manager to partner: Benedetto Maini and Scott D. Crane, = both=20 certified public accountants based in the Ridgefield=20 office.

The firm now = has a total=20 of five partners; Thomas F. Reynolds, certified public = accountant=20 and Frank A. Rowella, Jr., certified public accountant = founded the=20 firm in 1985 and Steven I. Risbridger, certified public = accountant=20 became a partner of the firm in 1995. Richard J. Proctor, = certified=20 public accountant, is a principal of the firm.

Mr. Maini has = 18 years of=20 public accounting experience. He provides tax compliance and = planning services, tax research, and business consulting = services to=20 a wide variety of clients, including closely-held = businesses, large=20 corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, not-for-profit=20 organizations, and individual clients. He specializes in = preparing=20 corporate tax returns for large corporations; providing = expatriate=20 taxation services to Fortune 500 companies; performing = complex=20 Federal and State tax research for business and individual = clients;=20 representing clients in Federal and State tax examinations; = and=20 offer-in-compromise tax settlements.

In 1991, Mr. = Maini=20 received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from = Fairfield=20 University, in Fairfield. He lives in Monroe.

Mr. Crane has = more than=20 17 years of public accounting experience and has worked = extensively=20 with closely-held businesses and corporate clients. He = provides tax=20 planning, research, and compliance services and represents = clients=20 in Federal and State tax examinations. He specializes in a = wide=20 range of clients, including businesses in the construction = industry,=20 real estate developers and managers, hedge funds, = broker-dealers,=20 restaurants, law firms, and physicians.

In 1989, Mr. = Crane=20 received a bachelor of business administration degree in = public=20 accounting from Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y. He is = a=20 resident of Brookfield.

Edward Jones=20 promotes Sullivan

Sandy=20 Sullivan=20 has been promoted to senior branch office administrator at = the=20 Ridgefield office of the financial-services firm Edward = Jones. Ms.=20 Sullivan has been with Edward Jones the past six = years.

Kevin Walsh, = the local=20 Edward Jones investment representative, said Ms. Sullivan is = very=20 deserving of the promotion.

=93Sandy has = demonstrated=20 an outstanding ability to juggle the many complex tasks and=20 responsibilities associated with helping run this office. = I=92m very=20 pleased that her exceptional ability and dedication to the = firm have=20 been recognized and rewarded,=94 Mr. Walsh said.

A branch office = administrator is responsible for the daily operation of an = Edward=20 Jones office. This includes providing client service, = supporting=20 marketing activities for the office and staying updated on=20 technological advances.

=93I am so = pleased to=20 receive this promotion,=94 Ms. Sullivan said. =93It=92s = terrific to be=20 rewarded for a job well done. Of course, it can be = challenging at=20 times, but it=92s always educational and I really enjoy my=20 work.=94

Edward Jones = provides=20 investment advice and financial services for individual = investors in=20 the United States, Canada and the United = Kingdom. =20

Raveis lists=20 Award winners

The September = Excellence=20 Award Winners for the Ridgefield/Redding Office William = Raveis=20 Real Estate & Home Services include The Power Team = =D1 Jack=20 Lehman and Paul Rabstein, who was awarded the top = listing team,=20 and Josephine Simko, top listing = associate.

Team Anne=20 Scott=20 was chosen as top selling team and Patty Hellrigel = was=20 selected as the top selling associate for the = month. =20

Barbara Morris = &=20 Associates were recognized = as the=20 top producing team and Ms. Simko was recognized as the top = producing=20 associate.

Team Wanda=20 McPhaden=20 was honored for excellence in customer service.

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