Do you know anyone who wants to start a business, or an existing business owner who is in trouble and needs funding, but a regular lender may not approve them?

If you do, please send them to OrangeNYEAP.com.

NYS has given the Orange County Chamber of Commerce a grant in order to educate and train small business owners.

The training will take place over a period of 10 weeks starting on January 25th, 2010 and is funded by a gran… Continue

Ok, so sometimes snow can really hinder your plans to go shopping...especially if it's the last weekend before Christmas. This was the case this past weekend. The snow started early and we expected about 10 to 12 inches. (We only got 6, but we didn't know it at the time.)

Since we were destined to be snow bound, we as a family were doing our usual things. Aida, my wife was on Facebook via her Droid, Mandy, my daughter was having hot cocoa with marsh mellows (her favorite) and I was on my laptop… Continue

I am very thankful and grateful for the opportunity to be part of an organization that works so hard for its members and the business community. Regardless of the recent turmoil affecting every level of our lives, let's keep our heads clear and support each other.

Travel safely, eat smartly, and do whatever it takes to make it a thankful day.

On Monday, November 9th, 2009, I was invited by The Business Council of NY to attend “FORUM 2009: Federal Health Care Reform – Understanding the Impact on Business.” It was an all-day event, chock full of speakers, panels, and more data than one could ever hope or wish for. A tremendous tip of the hat to the Business Council for putting together such an impressive event. The quality of speakers and amount of meaningful information was priceless. What really amazed me was the quality of the infor… Continue

One of the most important things you can do to make sure your web site is visited, is to do the right keyword research. Since people use keywords to search for information in search engines like Google, Yahoo, and MSN, you'll want to target appropriate keywords if you wish to show up at the top of the results pages.

You can find relevant keywords in many different ways, but the easiest way is to use Google’s free research tool.

You can find it at:… Continue