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Meet the 10 fastest-growing companies in NYC.
The Big Apple is embedded in their business DNA.
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WEBINAR: Access Grants To Train Your Employees
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If you’re looking to train your staff, NYC Business Solutions makes it easy to invest in your employees.
We’ll help you design training, understand the return-on-investment, and provide grants of $10,000 - $400,000 to help you cover training-related costs.
To learn more, join us for a informational webinar on Thursday, August 28, at 9:30 a.m.
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2014
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Questions?E-mail Courtney Williams
Businesses that are unable to access the webinar via computer are welcome to join the presentation in person at the NYC Business Solutions Bronx Center, 400 East Fordham Road, 7th Fl. (entrance on Webster Avenue), Bronx, NY 10458.
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Apply To Fund Your Business Dream in 8 Hours
Do you want to launch a new business or product? Open a second location? Design a fashion line? Renovate your location? Produce a film? or … and need funds to get you there? Crowdfunding can help you accomplish your goal.
What is Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding uses social media and the internet to help entrepreneurs like yourself connect to thousands, if not millions, of potential funders that each contribute a small amount of money to finance a project. [Learn more here.]
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Did you know?
- More than $5B has been raised using crowdfunding platforms 1
- More than 1M projects have been successfully funded 2
- The highest funded project of all-time is a video game startup, Star Citizen, which has raised more than $51M 3
It’s your turn!!! Learn how you can raise funds for your business using crowdfunding.
NYC Business Solutions has partnered with heavy hitters such as Indiegogo, Kiva Zip, Kickstarter, and others for our Fuel Your Dream Project. We will help 20 businesses design, launch and market their crowdfunding campaign in 8 hours on September 24, 2014.
Selected participants will:
- Work one-on-one with our expert partners
- Create a compelling story and visual that connects with your audience
- Develop the right incentives and an effective marketing strategy
Applications are highly selective. Apply Now »
Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 10
More information:Yzhangcen@nycbusiness-solutions.com or (718) 577-2132.
1Top 10 Business Crowdfunding Campaigns of All Time | Forbes
22013CF-The Crowdfunding Industry Report
3Star Citizen Crowdfunding Rockets Past $51 Million | Digital Trends
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Opening Doors for the City’s Small Businesses,...
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A Bossy Business Scam | FTC Consumer Information
A Bossy Business Scam | FTC Consumer Information:
Scammers like to mix it up. They may pose as vendors who have existing relationships with the company and send e-mails to “update” their account information. Some masqueraders try to commit this fraud on the phone, posing as the CFO, comptroller or CEO to intimidate an employee.
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NYC Business Solutions Center Hosts Non-English Language Classes
NYC Business Solutions Center Hosts Non-English Language Classes:
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As part of the NYC Department of Small Business Services’ Immigrant Business Initiative, Jackson Rockingster of the Haitian-American Business Network (habnet) hosted a Haitian-creole language class of ‘10 Steps to Starting Your Own Business’ at the Flatbush YMCA in East Flatbush on Tuesday, August 26. NYC Business Solutions Junior Account Manager Chantal Valencia Lawrence spoke of the services provided by NYC Business Solutions and answered questions from attendees. There were 22 persons in attendance and Jackson did a great job teaching the class.
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Clik here to view.To learn more about NYC Business Solutions courses (English and Foreign-language), visit nyc.gov/nycbusiness.
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How Small-Biz Owners Win the Talent War | Crain's New York Business
How Small-Biz Owners Win the Talent War | Crain's New York Business:
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Clik here to view."These businesses realize you don’t need a college degree for every position," said Maria Torres-Springer, commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services, or SBS, which operates several such efforts:
- In Scholars at Work, a partnership with the Department of Education, SBS collaborates with career and technical education schools to connect high school seniors to internships.
- New Skills, New Jobs coordinates with small companies with a training plan for new talent or helps them develop one. Businesses choose the best match among screened interns, and SBS reimburses 70% of wages.
- The Brooklyn Tech Triangle Internship Program, a collaboration with City College of New York, places college juniors and seniors in computer-related industries. During the eight-week program, interns spend four days a week at a business and, on Fridays, work on skills or visit other companies.
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New York Public Library Awards Restaurant Entrepreneurs $15,000 for LES Eatery | am New York
New York Public Library Awards Restaurant Entrepreneurs $15,000 for LES Eatery | am New York:
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A pair of restaurant entrepreneurs plans to bring some southwestern flavor to the city with the help of the New York Public Library.
You can begin your entrepreneurial dreams too! The 2015 competition begins next month. Attend one of the orientation sessions held at branches in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island and you’ll be well on your way to being NYC’s next class of entrepreneurs.
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Tomorrow, we’re kicking off the Next Top Makers popup tour with your favorite Queens makers at Coalition for Queens.
Celebrate your community’s makers, manufacturers, and innovators. RSVP here.
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Opening a business? We have a guide to help you apply for a more appropriate amount of signage here: http://goo.gl/G7CmtP.
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All small businesses must have an emergency preparedness plan to assist the continuity of their...
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All small businesses must have an emergency preparedness plan to assist the continuity of their business recovery and operations in the event of an emergency. This may include inclement weather patterns that can create physical damages or business interruption to their commercial leased space or property owned by business.
We’ve prepared a checklist of steps needed to reduce small business loss in an emergency:
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- Activate your emergency plan if you have one.
- If you have access to your building, gather employee and supplier contact information, legal, insurance and financial records.
- Lock your facility.
- Keep a log of all the business decisions and communications you make and keep copies of all correspondence (i.e., faxes, e-mails, etc.).
- Document your losses and take photos of damages to the structure and your inventory.
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- Determine if you will be able to conduct business in the near term.
- Determine if there are any significant changes to the immediate surroundings that would affect customer and vendor access.
- Determine the effect this emergency will have on the products and service your business has the ability to offer.
- Contact your insurance company.
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- Determine if your insurance will cover the damages and expenses incurred.
- Determine if your insurance will cover the rental fees of necessary space and equipment needed to immediately resume operations.
- Contact your customers. Alert customers who are expecting delivery of products or services.
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- Leave a sign on your business door or window with contact information and updates on the situation.
- Change the recording on your business answering machine. Make announcements on your business website.
- Set an auto response for your business e-mail address.
- Contact your employees. Ask key employees to help you manage the logistics around recovery.
- Let your employees know if your business is still operating and/or the timeline for resuming operations.
- Contact your suppliers. Alert them of disruptions. Adjust and/or cancel orders.
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- Contact NYC Business Acceleration at (212) 618-8810.
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