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NYCxDESIGNxLEARN with NYC Business Solutions

NYCxDESIGN, NYC’s inaugural citywide event to showcase and promote design of all disciplines, looks to create a platform for cultural and commercial opportunities, elevate established and emerging design practices and increase awareness of and appreciation for design by all audiences.

NYC Business Solutions is collaborating with NYCxDESIGN to offer courses in every borough during the 12 days of events, scheduled from May 10 - 21.

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NYC Encourages Growth of Women-Owned Businesses (via Forbes)

New Year’s Resolution: Review Insurance Coverage

At the start of a new year, it’s important for small business owners to review their business and financial plans. Part of reviewing these plans includes making sure the business’ current insurance still fits the business’ current needs and risks.

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Council Passes Bill To Increase City Contracts For Minority Businesses (via Gotham Gazette)

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nycedc: Can your NYC business benefit from free high-speed fiber broadband build-out? We’re talking about reliable, steady internet access with connectivity speeds hundreds of times faster than Cable and DSL. Take the first steps to getting fiber for your business by applying by Thursday, December 27 to the ConnectNYC Fiber Challenge, one of the City’s initiatives in partnership with Time Warner Cable and Optimum Online (Cablevision) to upgrade buildings across the five boroughs with free fiber optic wiring. It’s simple to enter: 1. Accept the challenge at http://nycfiberchallenge.com 2. Complete all of the required fields on the submission form, including the following: Basic information about the business;  Description of current internet connectivity;  Anticipated upload and download speeds required for business activities; and  A description of how fiber connectivity could increase jobs and productivity in the business at the location.  Above is a map of business-only fiber availability in the New York City area as of June 30, 2012. Read more on NYCEDC’s blog.

nycedc:

Can your NYC business benefit from free high-speed fiber broadband build-out? We’re talking about reliable, steady internet access with connectivity speeds hundreds of times faster than Cable and DSL.

Take the first steps to getting fiber for your business by applying by Thursday, December 27 to the ConnectNYC Fiber Challenge, one of the City’s initiatives in partnership with Time Warner Cable and Optimum Online (Cablevision) to upgrade buildings across the five boroughs with free fiber optic wiring.

It’s simple to enter:

1. Accept the challenge at http://nycfiberchallenge.com

2. Complete all of the required fields on the submission form, including the following:

  • Basic information about the business; 
  • Description of current internet connectivity; 
  • Anticipated upload and download speeds required for business activities; and 
  • A description of how fiber connectivity could increase jobs and productivity in the business at the location. 

Above is a map of business-only fiber availability in the New York City area as of June 30, 2012. Read more on NYCEDC’s blog.

If you are in danger of laying-off employees due to Hurricane Sandy:

  1. Enter employees into The Shared Work Program:The Shared Work program gives you an alternative to laying off full-time employees when you have to deal with temporary business downturns. It makes sense for you to keep productive employees. Instead of cutting staff, you can reduce the number of hours of all employees or just a select group, and the employees would receive Shared Work Benefits to help offset the lower wages. Apply today at bit.ly/sharedworkprogram.
  2. Help employees get Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA):Disaster Unemployment Assistance is a Federal program that can provide payments to people who have lost work or income due to Hurricane Sandy. The NYS Department of Labor determines if claims filed under the program are valid, and makes payments to those who qualify. Laid-off employees should apply for DUA by December 3, 2012. To apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance, visit bit.ly/disasterunemploymentassistance or call 1-888-209-8124.

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NYC Businesses - What to do During and After Hurricane Sandy

Dear NYC Business Owners:

Please read below to find actions you can take during Hurricane Sandy to minimize damage to your business, followed by steps you can take after the hurricane to recover from any damage you may have incurred due to the storm.

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Food Producers: So You Want to Stay and Grow in New York City…

“I would like a cappuccino and a chocolate croissant please …” This is a frequent morning greeting heard throughout New York City.   

With the uptake of online orders, swelling storage and production needs, and additional retail locations, small food producers can easily outgrow their space. I frequently see businesses with production spread across multiple locations.

My team and I help these clients – and others like them – remain in NYC while continuing to experience growth and promote efficiency in operation. 

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Construction Firms: Mentoring Can Help You Grow

“They help me with my homework when I’m stuck….they help me with my growing up.” These lyrics bring back fond memories of the ’80s campaign for the Children Aid Society, a terrific organization in New York City (NYC) that provides critical services to help mentor children and their families.

Did you know that there are similar programs for businesses to get help with their “homework” and growing?

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