Success Stories: NYS SBDC in the News

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Sen. Charles Schumer and Staten Island SBDC Director Dean Balsamini
Senator Charles Schumer (left) and Staten Island SBDC Director Dean Balsamini announce the America's Recovery Capital loan program on June 15, 2009 in Staten Island.

16 November 2009

"Tech Valley Global Business Network honors NYS SBDC 2009 with Trade Partner Award"
Tech Valley Global Business Network

(VIDEO) A profile of the NYS SBDC's International Business Program, the 2009 Tech Valley Global Business Network Trade Partner of the Year award winner.
 

12 November 2009

"Buffalo State Small Business Adviser Wins National Award"

The Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) has announced that William Grieshober, Business Advisor at the Buffalo State College Small Business Development Center (SBDC), has been se...
 

28 October 2009

"Women attend Binghamton business roundtable"
New 10 Now (Syracuse, NY)

Women business owners attending the Binghamton Small Business Development Center's monthly roundtable learned the importance of networking.
 

27 October 2009

"Backbone of recovery: Small biz"
CNNMoney.com

SBA Administrator Karen Mills, Pace SBDC advisor Greg Callender and SBDC client discuss small businesses and the tight credit market in this CNNMoney video.
 

19 October 2009

Petrecca, Laura
"Entrepreneurs turn to small business centers for free help "
USA Today

A profile of the entrepreneurs and advisors of the Rockland Community College Small Business Development Center.
 

2 October 2009

Clancy, Ambrose
"The cash is nice, but the advice is priceless"
Long Island Business News p. 10A

As part of the "Plan! Write! Succeed!" business plan competition run by the Miller Business Resource Center at the Middle Country Public Library, the Farmingdale and Stony Brook Small Business Development Centers will offer special workshops for entrepreneurs.
 

26 September 2009

"SUNY Geneseo given $2.5 million"
The Livingston County News

Charles L. “Bud” VanArsdale, former director of the SUNY Geneseo Small Business Development Center, has donated $2.5 million to fund the Charles L. “Bud” VanArsdale Endowed Chair for Entrepreneurship and Small Business in the School of Business at Geneseo.
 

25 September 2009

Pinckney, Barbara
"Company owners make contacts, do business at fast-paced SBA events"
The Business Review (Albany, NY) p. 13

The successful SBA match-making event held at the Desmond Hotel & Conference Center brought together large government and private sector buyers and small business owners. According to Albany SBDC Director Bill Brigham, "The buzz in that room is just what you want to hear...It's the sound of relationships being made."
 

18 September 2009

Clifford, Catherine
"When the CEO heads back to the mail room"
CNNMoney.com

When small businesses are forced to let employees go, even CEO's have to pitch in and perform duties at all levels of the organization. Jim King, State Director of the New York State Small Business Development Center, highlights the importance of being a hands-on owner, and staying familiar with many aspects of business operation.
 

3 September 2009

Clifford, Catherine
"Staff cuts: 'This was the last resort'"
CNNMoney.com

Lucille Wesnofske, Director of the Farmingdale Small Business Development Center discusses the efforts of small business owners to avoid staff cuts during difficult economic periods. Small business owners invest time and money into training their employees, and come to look at employees as members of the family.
 
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