Feb 19th Rochester Forum Will Help Small Business Owners Survive the Times

Feb 19th
Rochester Forum Will Help Small Business Owners Survive the Times

Rochester, NY – BALCONY (Business and Labor Coalition of New York) www.balconynewyork.com will host its second Access for Small Business Forum with the goal of helping small business owners in the Rochester area. The forum will feature timely and informative workshop discussions with experts, advocates and government officials on how small businesses can survive during the current, uncertain economic times. There will be a focus on access to health care, technology solutions, and business development and capital. Congressman Chris Lee will be the keynote speaker, with presentations by local business leaders. BALCONY representatives and forum sponsors will be available for interviews.

Participating Sponsors include Excellus, Verizon, Entre Computers, Citizens Bank, Canandaigua Bank, NYS Small Business Development, Pulse Marketing Group, American Cancer Society, the Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, Small Business Administration, NYSUT, the Small Business Majority and the NYS Health Foundation.

Jim Nofziger is Rochester BALCONY Coordinator for the Forum and Tom Gillett of NYSUT is the Rochester BALCONY coordinator.

For more information about the February 19th Forum visit BALCONY web site www.balconynewyork.com

What: BALCONY Access for Small Business Forum
When: February 19, 2010
8 a.m. to Noon
Where: Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
1100 S. Goodman St. Rochester NY

Cost: $25 (optional)

Register by Feb. 16 by calling 212-219-7777, or e-mail: loug@balconynewyork.com