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    Since 2009, LIASB has provided small business owners, their employees, new entrepreneurs and those in transition retirees access to their members, resources, and benefits. The LIASB is committed to small business advocacy and public awareness on Long Island.
    
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    More than half of Long Island employees work for small business employing forty-nine people or less.
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Long Island Advancement of Small Business

The Long Island Advancement of Small Business MISSION is to affect positive growth for small business on Long Island. We provide educational programs where businesses learn practical skills to compete and grow their business. We foster a culture that supports professional goals aimed to provide JOBS, nurture INDIVIDUAL GROWTH and GIVE BACK to the community.

We provide an environment where business owners come to share their experiences and obtain solutions to challenges. The LIASB is 100% committed to building a stronger small business community, and all membership dues are re-invested towards that goal. We are Not-for-Profit 501(c) and our Board of Directors is comprised of the best academic and business minds that Long Island has to offer

Our Vision

The Advancement of Small business vision is to help small business on Long Island increase their sphere of influence and their business.

Our Mission

To bring together small business on Long Island with 49 employees or less and help them compete for business and avail themselves of lower cost benefits.

The Advancement of Small Business will:

Provide a single voice to its members that will be heard by Local, State, and Federal Political Leaders.
Encourage members to develop relationships and pool resources to compete for business that would normally be denied to them because of their individual small sizes.
Use its strength in numbers to get benefits that would normally be denied to member business because of their size.
Enable members the ability to avail themselves to local large corporations offering local, cost effective workers to satisfy their small business set asides.

Some of our features

Sharing insight with like-mined individuals to a common goal

LIASB is more than and networking group it’s where business owners, individuals looking to start a business come together for support and ideas to grow business. Through our monthly Special Events, Roundtable Discussion and Business Development sessions business owners get the information they need to stay competitive in today’s changing business climate.
LISA: Long Island Strategic Alliance - Moving the Small Business agenda forward

LIASB understands that reaching its goal to strengthen Small Business on Long Island takes a unified effort of all influential parties and stakeholders within our communities. LIASB is proud part of a reginal organization call LIAS: Long Island Strategic Alliance. Together, the member organizations of LISA represent the backbone of the Long Island business community and the strength in numbers to accomplish its goals.
LIASB Woman’s Group – Inspiring Woman in business to achieve more

LISAB – Women's Business Committee has a mission to empower, educate and prepare our small business women entrepreneurs and students to become economically and socially successful.
LIASB – New Entrepreneurs Group - Entrepreneurs are the life blood of our communities

LISAB – New Entrepreneurs Group give individuals looking to start a business, new business owners and individuals in transition a forum to get answers to questions they have starting and maintaining a business, share insight and best practices and support each other through a common goal to be successful.

Our Board & Committees

Marc Palker (2)

Board Member - President

Marc Palker - Bio

Arthur Sanders

Board Member

Arthur Sanders - Bio

Lucy Mazany

Board Member

Lucy Mazany - Bio

Michael Del Piano

Board Member

Michael Del Piano - Bio

James McGowan

Board Member

Jay Ryan

Board Member

John Hill

Founder - Chairman of the Board

John Hill - Bio

Kenneth Nevor

Board Member

Rob Stojanowski

Board Member

Saranto Calamas

Board Member - Director of Finance

Bio - Saranto Clamasn

Committees

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LIABS Membership is not just networking its access to resources that inspire passion and a unified focus to achieve

LIASB Membership gives you access to vast resources to help your business grow and prosper on Long Island; business leaders, member associations, development and educational events all designed to help you.

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Mission & Values

Collaboration

Collaborate and learn from other business owners. The LIASB is 100% committed to building a stronger small business community.

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Education

Education. Training. Resources. What you read and learn today will define who you are and the future of your business.

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Advancement

The Advancement of Small business vision is to help small business on Long Island increase their sphere of influence and their business.

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LIASB

Advocacy

Empowering

Community

Long Island Advancement of Small Business

Our Vision

Our Mission

Some of our features

Sharing insight with like-mined individuals to a common goal

LISA: Long Island Strategic Alliance - Moving the Small Business agenda forward

LIASB Woman’s Group – Inspiring Woman in business to achieve more

LIASB – New Entrepreneurs Group - Entrepreneurs are the life blood of our communities

Our Board & Committees

Marc Palker (2)

Arthur Sanders

Lucy Mazany

Michael Del Piano

James McGowan

Jay Ryan

John Hill

Kenneth Nevor

Rob Stojanowski

Saranto Calamas

Committees

Ready to be involved?

LIABS Membership is not just networking its access to resources that inspire passion and a unified focus to achieve

Adelphi University - A world-class university next door to New York City

Events

Saranto Calamas, CPA, P.C. – LIASB Sponsor

Mission & Values

Collaboration

Education

Advancement

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