Over the past few weeks we have seen several articles in our local newspapers and magazines that have referred to the “Brain Drain”. As the father of three children that graduated from Long Island High Schools and have now established themselves as very productive citizens of other states, I am well aware of the effects […]
Business Organizations – Who Needs Them? It can be very difficult for small business owners, who spends most of their time tending the business, to engage in anything else. Advice and “presence” can be expensive and not a budget line-item. Some of the entrepreneur’s needs can be met by chambers of commerce, networking or professional organizations, all of which […]
This blog post first appeared in Long Island Business News Last month the New York Daily News reported that an administrative law judge at the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs claims she was punished for resisting pressure from agency officials to find merchants guilty of violations and impose the maximum fines. The judge, Michelle Mirro, […]
How SMB’s (Small-Medium Sized Businesses) can get healthcare relief with PEOs? Not every organization has the luxury of employing dedicated staff to the ever-changing and increasingly difficult role of Human Resources. Yet the requirements for compliance, such as the Affordable Care Act, and competitive edge, remain the same as organizations that do. Professional Employer Organizations […]
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Town of Brookhaven Division of Economic Development June 12, 2013 ESD Announces Available Resources and Guidelines for Round III of Regional Economic Development Council Competition Up to $760 million in economic development resources available in 2013 Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the competition guidelines and resources available for Round III of Governor […]
# of Empl # of CO’s % of Total 1-4 82,206 65.00% 5-9 20,442 16.20% 10-19 12,398 9.80% 20-49 7,198 5.70% 50-99 2,468 2.00% 100-249 1,256 1.00% 250-499 305 0.20% 500-999 81 0.10% 1,000+ 67 0.01% 126,421 100.00%
We all know the formula for hype marketing, and can spot it a mile away: a product that seems too good to be true (slices, dices, makes julienne fries!), is in limited supply (available to the first hundred callers!), is on sale for a limited time (for one hour only!) or is exclusively a special […]
When you’re starting a business, there’s constant pressure. When everything is a priority, how do you remain calm and complete all your tasks on time? The key is “being able to keep up the intensity even though there’s no external accountability,” says Sharon Melnick, a business psychologist and author of Success Under Stress. This means you […]
It has been suggested that today’s entrepreneurs and small business people are the twenty first century equivalents of the explorers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. They are the Columbuses and Magellans of our age, exploring and conquering new worlds. People who may risk everything that they have, for the chance of fulfilling a dream. […]
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