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BALCONY ACCESS
for
SMALL BUSINESS FORUM |
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Small Businesses across
New York State are facing the most challenging economy
in our history as revenues decline, the cost of health
care increases, access to capital diminishes, and
markets shrink.
BALCONY, the Business and
Labor Coalition of New York, with its business partner
Verizon, media partner WCBS
Newsradio880, health care partner the American Cancer
Society, and small business partner The Greater New
York Chamber of Commerce together seek to provide
valuable solutions for small business at the
BALCONY
ACCESS
for Small Business Forum
on November
20th at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel 66 Hale Avenue
White Plains, NY
FORUM:
FREE
Call to register: (212)
219-7777
BREAKFAST
DONATION $30
Registration &
Breakfast
begin at 8:00
AM
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| YOUR
INVITATION |
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We
invite you to sign up for our thought-provoking,
solution-providing, answer-driven Forum, featuring Small
Business experts in finance, health care, business
development, and technology.
FORUM:
FREE
Call to register: (212)
219-7777
BREAKFAST
DONATION: $30
Crowne Plaza
Hotel
66 Hale Ave., White Plains,
NY |
| Call, Write or
Email BALCONY |
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Contact: Lou
Gordon
BALCONY Director
Christine Serrano
Glassner
Conference
Coordinator
christine.glassner@balconynewyork.com
GREATER NEW YORK CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
SMALL BUSINESS
EXPO
Mark Jaffe, Executive Director
(212)
686-7220
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BALCONY, the Business and
Labor Coalition of New York, represents more
than 1,000 New York businesses, labor unions, and
trade associations. BALCONY seeks common ground in the
public policy debate in New York to spur economic
development through the adoption of business/union
friendly, socially responsible common sense laws that
maintain and improve the quality of life for working New
Yorkers.
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MEMBER
DIRECTORY
FALL
2009
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 (click the map for the FALL
2009
BALCONY Member
Directory
in
PDF
format)
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EXPERT
PRESENTERS
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Troy
Oechsner
Deputy
Superintendent for Health
NYS
Insurance Department
_________________________ BALCONY Wellness
Program for Small Business
Peter
Slocum
American Cancer
Society _________________________ Business Development
for Small Business
Jim Malski
President of
ActionCOACH of CT _________________________ Many other speakers
& panelists
are confirmed and/or
invited.
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 FORUM
AGENDA
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8:00
- 8:30 AM
Registration and
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:20 AM
Technology
Challenges Facing Small
Business
Chris Levendos, Verizon
FIOS
Michael Ridley, NYSTAR
Heather O'Donnell,
WCBS Newsradio 880
Chris Zawacki, GreenHouse
IT
Ron Koff, Astoria Graphics
9:20 - 9:30
AM
Coffee Break
9:30 - 10:00 AM
KeynoteAssemblyman Adam
Bradley 10:00 - 10:50
AM Business
Development SolutionsWilliam
Grinker, NYS Small Business Task Force Jim Malski,
ActionCOACH Brian Moran, Moran Media Barbara
Weltman, Big Ideas for Small Business
Rosemarie Klotz, H & R Block 10:50 -
11:40 AM Access
to Capital for Small
Business Pravina Raghavan, SBA New
York Bruce Ventimiglia, Saratoga Capital
Management David Kornfeld, Financial Advisor
Paul Quintero, Accion New York
David P. Conrad, Citizens Bank
Louis Scarmardella. Small Business Development
Center
11:40 - 12:30 PM
Access
to Healthcare for Small Business
Troy
Oechsner, NYS Dept. of Insurance
Ben Geyerhahn, Small
Business Majority
Ernie Vitolo, Atlantis Health
Plan
Vincent Ashton, HealthPass
Peter Slocum,
American Cancer Society
12:30 - 1:00
PM
Closing
Networking Reception
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| FOCUS |
Our forums
will feature timely and informative workshop discussions
with experts, advocates and governmental officials on
how small businesses can survive during the current,
uncertain economic times. Specifically we will
focus on
- Access to
Capital
- Access to
Health Care
- Access to
Technology
- Access to
Business Development
We are engaging key
local elected officials including Mayors, members of
Congress, and legislators to address these
topics.
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