Hi Donna, Welcome to VAF.
I am located in Ocean County.
How to get started on the forum: If you click on 'groups' on the top of this page, you will find a Mentor group you can join. There is also a NJ group you can join.
You will find out a lot of information by spending some time here on the boards and checking out what has already been discussed. Just click on the top in the left side on the link 'Virtual Assistant Network' and you see all the categories that are available. There is a lot of info here so be prepared to spend some time here. There are free forms and seminars given at VAF also. You have come to the right place if you are looking for friendly people, lots of good information, free forms and everything is free.
If you are looking for training now or in the future, I would suggest checking out:
http://www.aove.org/. The courses are reasonably priced and there are a plethora of courses available.
There also is a trade magazine you can subscribe to for free at:
http://www.tvemagazine.com/. Hope this helps out.
JoCarole