Bernadette Flaim, a certified real estate stager and co-owner of Attention2Detail in Leonia, has joined the Tenafly office of Weichert, Realtors as a real estate agent. Flaim, said a company spokesperson, will "bring something extra," clients by offering her insights into augmenting a home's curb appeal. She serves as President of the Real Estate Staging Association of New Jersey an is an active member of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners. In 2009, she was named Businesswoman of the Year by the NJAWBO's Bergen chapter. "As a real estate agent," she said, "I will work with the seller to get a home listed and shown and also tap into my staging experience to share tips on how to show off the home to its best advantage." Flaim believes that homes which are staged properly, with well-accessorized, organized rooms, sell faster than those that are not. She obtained her real estate license in order to increase her own customer base, after years of helping other agents stage their listings for sale. Weichert's business model and "high level of professionalism," she said, are the reasons she chose the company. "Bernadette's eye for detail and design will help her clients enormously," said Margaret Foudy, broker/manager of Weichert's Tenafly office. "Many people can't visualize how something can look and her knowledge will give her and her clients a definite edge." ...read more

Bernadette Flaim and Susan Corbo owners of Attention2Detail, LLC in Leonia, New Jersey were honored as the 2009 Business Women of the Year by the Bergen chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO). The award was given at the chapter's annual awards dinner on June 17 at the Holiday Inn in Hasbrouck Heights. This is the first time two women have been awarded the prestigious designation from the Bergen NJAWBO chapter. "We are thrilled to be honored as the 2009 Business Women of the Year," said Corbo, who started the interior redesign and real estate staging business with Flaim in 2004 . "We value our membership in this wonderful organization and it means so much to us to be recognized by other women business owners," added Flaim. Corbo and Flaim, whose varied backgrounds both include event planning, combined their past experience and their shared passion for interior design to form Attention2Detail in 2004. Together, they capitalize on Flaim's creative strengths and marketing expertise, and Corbo's extensive experience in interior design and space planning, to provide a full spectrum of interior design services including redesign, real estate staging, space planning and organizing. They are accredited in real estate staging and are certified in interior redesign.The business partners have been members of the Bergen chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners since 2004, and got active in chapter activities early on. Flaim serves as Vice President of Corporate Relations and Corbo is on the chapter's Programming Committee. "Our chapter and the wider community have definitely benefited from the fruits of Bernadette and Sue's creative flair and efforts," said Joan Lefford, former Bergen chapter president. "Their extensive help on one fundraising project, where they wrapped nearly 200 gifts for an auction, helped us raise over $10,000 for a local charity, and Bernadette has been instrumental in bringing in corporate sponsors to support the Bergen chapter and our events," she added. Corbo and Flaim were also recognized for their volunteer efforts in designing and staging the Career Closet at the Women's Rights Information Center in Englewood, where low-income women can select interview outfits for free as they prepare to enter the work force. In addition to their membership in NJAWBO, Corbo and Flaim are also members of the National Association of Professional Organizers, the Interior Redesign Industry Specialist Association and the Real Estate Staging Association, where they serve respectively on the board as Treasurer and Secretary. For more information about Attention2Detail, call (201) 363-9966 or visit www.a2donline.com. To learn more about NJAWBO or its Bergen chapter, call (201) 444-8773 or go to www.njawbobergen.org. ### About NJAWBO: The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners is the oldest statewide organization focused on the needs and concerns of women business owners. Established in 1978, its primary objective is to support and encourage business ownership by women by providing them with the tools to develop and grow their enterprises; it does so through networking, partnering, leadership, education and political advocacy. ...read more