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The US and global economies are rapidly embracing shaping, and joining the green economy. Please join the Queens Chamber of Commerce and its partners to set a standard for New York's other boroughs and communities around the country at this groundbreaking and informative summit. The Queens Green Business Summit will both challenge and identify ways to innovate in a green economy by setting attainable, measurable, and sustainable business practices.
Attendees will include decision makers at every level of New York metropolitan-based businesses, government officials, Queens Chamber of Commerce members and non-members alike, and Corporations seeking to do business in Queens who embrace the emerging Green economy.
The summit will consist of exhibitors, speakers, and informative, provocative panel discussions. Exhibitors and speakers will gain exceptional exposure in the press and community, an attendee list, and enumerable benefits. Sponsors will have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in greening our borough, setting new standards, and leading the charge of the Queens Business Community in adapting green practices.
For information on sponsorship options, please contact Alliah Sheta at 212-289-8506 x 312
Date: 6/23/2009 8:30am - 10:30am
Sponsor: Borough President Helen Marshall, SBA, NYCEDC & DSBS
Contact: (718) 286-2655 www.queensbp.org
Location: Queens Borough Hall 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Room 213, Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Title: Stimulus Funding for Small Businesses Workshop
Details:
Learn about new government loan guarantee programs for micro & small businesses.
Cost: Free Admission with Registration
LICBDC Business Breakfast, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 8 - 9:30 AM
Christopher Ward, Executive Director of Port Authority of NY & NJ
Mr. Ward will discuss transportation infrastructure plans affecting Long Island City and Queens.
Networking and continental breakfast. $20 members, $30 nonmembers. Please contact Indra Smith at 718.786.5300 x 21 or register online. Riverview Restaurant, 2-01 50th Ave. LIC, NY 11101.
http://www.riverviewny.com
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Executive Director Christopher O. Ward
Christopher O. Ward is currently the Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (and President of the Port Authority's wholly owned entities: Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, the Newark Legal and Communications Center Urban Renewal Corporation, and the New York and New Jersey Railroad Corporation). He was appointed on May 22, 2008. This is Mr. Ward's second tenure at the Port Authority. He previously served as Chief of Planning and External Affairs, as well as Director of Port Redevelopment from 1997 to 2002.
Mr. Ward's previous positions included stints as Managing Director of The General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of American Stevedoring, Inc., as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the Bloomberg Administration, as Senior Vice President for Transportation and Commerce at the NYC Economic Development Corporation, as Assistant Commissioner at the Department of Telecommunications and Energy and as Director of Research at the Department of Consumer Affairs. Mr. Ward holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College and a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard University's Divinity School. Mr. Ward has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
http://www.panynj.gov/abouttheportauthority/governance/executivedirector/
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If you would like to have your event, workshop or service listed here, please feel free to submit your items to economicopportunities@queensbp.org. Please include date, topic, address, time, a short description, sponsor, and cost (if any). Please note: the Borough President’s Office reserves the right to be selective about all postings, and the Office makes no endorsements about any items on this list.
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Opening Your Design Business
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
1 session / $99
If you're like most designers, you are passionate about Designing! When it comes to starting a design business, you need more than just passion to bring it all together. In this class, you will learn how to implement all of the basic details of starting a business, including legal considerations, accounting priorities, hiring of employees, understanding the true cost of business, and how to price your services.
Instructor: Carol Overby, Professor of Accounting and Business in the department of Design & Management at Parsons The New School for Design.
TO REGISTER: Contact Frederick John at 718.663.8404
NY Designs helps emerging and established design firms flourish with vibrant studio space, proven business training, sustainability workshops, and hands-on business counseling -- all under one roof.
www.nydesigns.org
Guerrilla PR Tactics for Designers
Thursdays, November 5 - December 3, 2009 (excluding Thanksgiving Day), 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
4 sessions / $199
Ever wonder why some designers attract an avalanche of attention and publicity? Often it's because they have identified industry "influencers" -- movers and shakers, journalists, style mavens, bloggers, conference directors, curators, and the like -- and communicated directly with them as a first step. These savvy designers know that validation from the right people in specific orbits can carry their message so much further. This course teaches you the strategic backbone of a successful guerrilla marketing plan: how to identify the influencers who can take your name recognition to the next level, and how to engage them persuasively. Guerrilla tactics (using cleverness, not big spending) are employed.
These how-to's will be covered: identifying the segments of your market, articulating your competitive advantage and design "signature," developing polished and effective press and sales materials, determining where your prospects are and showing up (a.k.a. "fishing where the fish are"), pitching stories to the press, garnering public speaking invitations, amping up netowrking and word-of-mouth referrals, smart ways to work a room, and how and why you should talk to strangers.
This course is intended for professional designers offering products and services in the marketplace.
Instructor: Susan Harkavy, a seasoned public relations consultant to up-and-coming design businesses.
TO REGISTER: Contact Frederick John at 718.663.8404
NY Designs helps emerging and established design firms flourish with vibrant studio space, proven business training, sustainability workshops, and hands-on business counseling -- all under one roof.
www.nydesigns.org
Thursdays, November 5 - December 17 (excluding Thanksgiving Day), 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
6 sessions / $199
This no-nonsense program will transform you from a designer to a design business owner. Learn the business strategies that prevent costly mistakes and get real-world, practical solutions for your specific problems and business barriers. You will understand:
- How to attract more clients to your business
- How to communicate effectively so that your marketing message is clearly understood
- How to create the right relationships in order to strengthen your business
- How to build systems that will allow for a smooth running operation
This class includes a copy of the "Oops, I'm in Business. . . Now What?" Home Study Guide - Highlights Edition.
Instructor: Ed Abel, business advisor and mentor. Ed is founder and senior coach of ABEL Business Institute.
TO REGISTER: Contact Frederick John at 718.663.8404
NY Designs helps emerging and established design firms flourish with vibrant studio space, proven business training, sustainability workshops, and hands-on business counseling -- all under one roof.
www.nydesigns.org
Saturday, November 14, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
1 session / $99
Learn persuasive techniques for writing winning business proposals and creating smart pricing strategies that will help you get paid what you're worth and still close the sale. You will understand how to create proposals that clearly communicate the benefits of your services so that your prospect will want to hire you over your competitor.
Instructor: Ed Avel, business advisor and mentor. Ed is founder and senior coach of ABEL Business Institute.
TO REGISTER: Contact Frederick John at 718.663.8404
NY Designs helps emerging and established design firms flourish with vibrant studio space, proven business training, sustainability workshops, and hands-on business counseling -- all under one roof.
www.nydesigns.org
Saturday, November 21, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
1 session / $99
Learn how to network effectively so that you can develop valuable relationships that lead to closed business. You will understand where to go and how to decide which events have the most value. You will stop just collecting cards by applying a step-by-step process for meeting, chatting with, and following up with people you meet.
Instructor: Ed Abel, business advisor and mentor. Ed is founder and senior coach of ABEL Business Institute.
TO REGISTER: Contact Frederick John at 718.663.8404
NY Designs helps emerging and established design firms flourish with vibrant studio space, proven business training, sustainability workshops, and hands-on business counseling -- all under one roof.
www.nydesigns.org
UN Federal Credit Union Building, LIC
Panelists from Citibank, Valley National Bank, Asset Enhancement Solutions, and the US Small Business Administration will help you understand your borrowing and credit needs, what banks need to approve lines of credit, installment loans, and commercial mortgages, and how to find the right financing product for your business. Networking & continental breakfast. Please RSVP online or contact Indra Smith at 718.786.5300 x 21 or ismith@licbdc.org. No charge to attend.
Sponsors: Citibank, Valley National Bank, Asset Enhancement Solutions.
Breakfast with Councilmember Van Bramer
04/21/2010
8 AM - 9:30 AM
Business Breakfast with Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer
Thursday, April 21, 8 – 9:30AM
LIC’s new representative will discuss area issues. $20 for members, $30 for non-members. Contact Indra Smith at 718.786.5300 x 21 or register online.
Sponsors: Plaxall, Silvercup Studios, Werwaiss & Co., Inc.
Co-sponsor: The Floating Hospital
Plaxall is a family owned and managed business, engaged in both manufacturing and property management in Long Island City. Our Design Center division operates a factory at 5-46 46th Avenue where, since 1950, we have produced thermoformed products for the medical, cosmetic, packaging and other industries. Plaxall also owns and manages over a million square feet of space in the Hunters Point section of LIC. We have residential, office and warehouse space. Tenants include, among others, ADT, Konica Minolta, Tuk Tuk, Hertz, Takeshi Murakami, and the Jeffrey Deitch gallery. We also provide space for non-profits such as LIC Community Boathouse, Recycle-a-Bicycle and the Space. More information on the design business is at www.Plaxall.com and the property division is at www.LICProperties.com.
Werwaiss & Co., Inc.
The Floating Hospital has been serving the healthcare needs of NYC families since 1866 – providing a healthier and more hopeful future to all New Yorkers. Today, TFH has “dropped anchor” in Long Island City, with its spacious and newly renovated LIC Community Health Center. This convenient “ONE-STOP” location offers quality primary health care for the entire family, including comprehensive medical, dental and mental health services. All insurance plans (including new Medicaid patients) are accepted and affordable cash payment discount plans are also available. Call 718.784.2240 to make an appointment or visit us at 41-40 Crescent Street (Between Queensboro Plaza North & 41st Street). Contact Cynthia Davis, our Business Specialist, at 718.784.2240 x273 to ask about affordable customized employee plans for LIC small business owners. www. thefloatinghospital.org
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http://council.nyc.gov/d26/html/members/home.shtml
James G. Van Bramer
District 26 - Council Member - Democrat
A life-long resident of Western Queens, Jimmy Van Bramer was elected to the New York City Council on November 3, 2009.
A community organizer, Jimmy Van Bramer is the son of two active union members. While growing up Jimmy sometimes followed his stepfather, a public-school custodian, to work. As he watched his stepfather polish classroom floors and scrub desks so that children and teachers could have a clean learning space, Jimmy learned the importance of hard work, and the powerful impact that seemingly small efforts can have on the lives of working people. Jimmy has carried those lessons throughout his life.
Jimmy's career has been devoted to making our community stronger and making life better for Queens families like the one he grew up in. From 1999-2009, he served as the Chief External Affairs Officer of the Queens Public Library. As the library's link between community members and government, Jimmy worked to protect and expand important library services, such as after-school programs and English language classes. He also led members of the Queens community on annual trips to Albany and Washington, D.C. to help them make their voices heard by government officials. In addition, Jimmy works to improve our neighborhoods outside of his job, by serving as a member of Community Board 2 and its Land Use Committee.
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| April 21 - Members | $20.00 | |
| April 21 - Non-members | $30.00 |
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06/29/2010
9 AM - 10:30 AM
LIC Business Improvement District Annual Meeting
Tuesday,
June 29, 2010, 9 - 10:30 AM
Silvercup Studios, 42-22 22nd Street, 4th Floor,
LIC, NY
Keynote
speaker: Linda Gibbs, Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services.
Update
on Queens Plaza and Jackson Avenue Capital Improvement and construction
programs; presentation of the FY 2011 Budget; election of Board
Members. The BID annually presents awards to community & business
leaders. This year's recipients are: Sheila Lewandowski, The Chocolate
Factory Theater; Melva Miller, Office of the Queens Borough President;
and Vivian Meyers, Gotham Realty.
Networking and continental
breakfast. No charge to attend. RSVP required. Please sign up below,
or contact 718.786.5300 x 21. www.licbid.org
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