The Ocean County Library, the American Library Association and Woman's Day magazine want to know how people in the community have used the library to start their small businesses. Every year more than 500,000 entrepreneurs start new businesses in the United States and many get the resources and support it takes to succeed at their local library. From now until May 10, women entrepreneurs over the age of 18 can tell their story in 700 words or less to womansday@ala.org. Four stories will be featured in the March 2008 issue of Woman's Day. Ocean County Library's Web site, www.oceancountylibrary.org, offers its customers information that is accessible from home or business. Electronic resources provide up-to-the-minute stock prices and business information along with national business directories, links to trade associations and more.

SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business and a resource partner of the United States Small Business Administration, has joined together with Web Alliance International Inc. to produce a seminar that shows small businesses how to generate significant economic results from a Web site. Sovereign Bank is the sponsor of this seminar.

Tom Forgione, president of the Web Alliance International Inc., will address a range of topics during the seminar. These include how to sell products and services on a Web site, increasing Web site traffic using traditional and Web marketing techniques, targeting the right customers, important features of a Web site needed to keep customers coming back, and more.

The seminar will be held March 27, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the Quality Inn, 815 Route 37 west, Toms River. The registration fee is $45 at the door. Details: (732) 505-6033 or www.oceancountyscore.org.

Eric Peabody, a Howell resident, has advanced to coordinator as an independent distributor for Market America, a product brokerage and Internet marketing company. Peabody became eligible for the coordinator level after developing two sales and distribution organizations, in addition to selling an established amount of product which produced a first commission check. Previously qualified as a distributor, Peabody has been an independent distributor for Market America since December 2002. By attaining the new coordinator position, Peabody will be recognized in the company's monthly PowerLine magazine and further listings in the company's profiles of success annual catalog.

Curves of Jackson, 2080 West County Line Road, Jackson, is participating in the ninth annual Curves Food Drive to benefit the Jackson Food Pantry, from March 1-30. Nonperishable food items can be dropped off at Curves, Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. To encourage participation in the food drive, Curves of Jackson will waive its new member service fee for anyone who brings in a bag of nonperishable groceries during the food drive and joins Curves for the year. Barbara Hickok, owner of Curves of Jackson, said the goal is to collect 100 bags of food.

Last year the Curves food drive collected 11 million pounds of food for communities world-wide. Details: (732) 886-1800.