Business Trends_April 2014

APRIL 2014
BITS & BYTES
Save $150k on telecom in one year.
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HEALTH-CARE TRENDS
Strategic goal: Diabetes control.
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The Staten Island chapter of SCORE, the Service Corps Of Retired Executives, presented a seminar on "Finan-
cial Management for Small Business" at the Richmond County Savings Bank branch in New Springville. Pic-
tured, from left, are Rita Jackson, John Amodio, Joe Gloznek, Keith Christensen, and Refaat Sawires. For more
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By TIM RONALDSON
Business Trends
Businesses throughout New
York located in storm-affected
areas can take advantage of a
new state-sponsored program
that will connect entrepreneurs
and small business owners with
experts in different fields for a
hands-on mentoring program. Be-
cause of its location, every busi-
ness in Staten Island qualifies for
the program, which aims to help
areas affected by Superstorm
Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Trop-
ical Storm Lee.
Steve Cohen, the deputy com-
missioner of Empire State Devel-
opment, said the program, called
Business Mentor NY, will fill a
critical gap in the landscape of
technical assistance and training.
It will follow a national trend to-
ward skills-based volunteering
and engagement to provide the
state with an opportunity to drive
the implementation of these
types of programs for the benefit
of small businesses.
Entrepreneurs often talk about
the benefits of discussing their
specific issues or challenges with
people who have expertise or who
have faced similar challenges in
the past. It’s one thing to take a
class on marketing, Cohen said,
but it’s a whole other thing to dis-
Learn from
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professional
with new
Business
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By TIM RONALDSON
Business Trends
From where he’s standing, first-year Bor-
ough President James Oddo sees a bright fu-
ture for Staten Island – a place that is finally
ready to get over the hurdles of the past and
leap into a new age for both perception and
reality.
With new development projects such as
The New York Wheel and Empire Outlets,
new industry with Broadway Stages at
Arthur Kill, a revamped marine industry at
the former ISC property, and high-tech com-
panies and workers at properties such as the
Homeport, Staten Island’s leader believes his
borough’s time is now.
“Seven weeks into this, I’m even more cog-
nizant of the potential and just how close we
really are to transforming parts of the North
Shore and I think redefining the perception
of Staten Island,” Oddo said in early March.
“This truly is a time, more now than
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Special to Business Trends
In light of the high rate of veteran unemployment in New York City,
Rep. Michael Grimm is calling on Staten Island businesses to give
special consideration to local veterans when hiring new employees.
To facilitate this process, Grimm has begun the "Hire A Hero" pro-
gram, with his office serving as a clearing house for local veterans to
reach Staten Island employers who give priority consideration to
veterans. While agencies exist at the state and federal level to as-
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APRIL 2014 — BUSINESS TRENDS 5
By DR. THEODORE STRANGE
According to the National Dia-
betes Education Program there
are close to 79 million adults aged
20 and older that have pre-dia-
betes. Coupled with a new study
out of the Mayo Clinic suggesting
a link between middle-aged dia-
betes and dementia, the need to
manage your health has never
been greater.
Diabetes is the 7th leading
cause of death in the U.S., claim-
ing roughly 70,000 lives per year.
Even though some people are pre-
disposed to the disease through
genetics and family history, there
are many who can prevent cer-
tain types by keeping track of cer-
tain risk factors.
Did you know everyone is at
risk for diabetes? The obesity epi-
demic in the U.S. puts more and
more people at risk for type 2 dia-
betes. This happens for two rea-
sons:
1.) The body requires more in-
sulin to contest with your weight.
2.) Excess fat causes insulin re-
sistance.
There are other risk factors for
diabetes besides obesity: diet,
lack of exercise, lack of sleep –
they all play their part.
So how can you prevent this?
The best medicine is what I also
prescribe for most of the top
killers like heart disease, hyper-
tension, stroke, etc. – get more ex-
ercise, maintain a healthy diet
(low carbohydrate/high fiber)
and check your body mass index,
which is consistent with your
height and weight. Keep it lower
than 24.
For those with diabetes, watch
your sugar intake and routinely
check your blood levels.
Always have your insulin or
glucagon at the ready; and re-
member to follow your physi-
cian’s instructions on maintain-
ing your diabetes.
To prevent diabetic episodes,
be sure to eat your scheduled
meals and snack on healthy foods
(nuts, fruit and veggies) four to
six times throughout the day.
Avoid candy.
Create a health-conscious cor-
porate plan: Protecting your em-
ployee’s health is your best invest-
ment. They are the moving parts
of any business; you have to keep
your staff healthy to achieve your
organizational goals.
Offer healthy solutions in the
cafeteria and stock vending ma-
chines with healthy snacks. You’ll
get more out of a granola bar
than a Snickers. Make sure the
water cooler is stocked. Offer
drinks with natural flavors and
stay away from ones with artifi-
cial; cut out the cola. It doesn’t
take much. You’ll lower absen-
teeism and lower the cost of
health care for your employees
with these simple steps.
Partner up with health at your
organization. It’s one thing you
can take to the bank.
Theodore Strange is Staten Island
University Hospital associate chair-
man of medicine and vice president
of medical operations/South Site. He
may be reached at (718) 356-6500.
Strategic goal: Diabetes control
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W
e’ve been feeling it for a
while – a sense that these
are economic boom times
on Staten Island. We’re not alone in
that feeling. Borough President James
Oddo speaks of it in our interview
with him featured in this edition. In
fact, anyone keeping an eye on eco-
nomic development here can’t help but
be struck by the sheer number of big
projects in the works.
It looks like the so-called “forgotten
borough” is about to step into the spot-
light in a big way. There are multiple
ventures in various stages of develop-
ment that have the potential to re-
shape the business environment here.
There is the major overhaul of the
St. George waterfront that includes
the New York Wheel (a huge Ferris
wheel), Empire Outlets (the first de-
signer outlet mall in New York City),
and Lighthouse Pointe (a mixed-use
development that will include retail,
restaurants, a hotel and residential
units). It even looks like the national
Lighthouse Museum will actually fi-
nally open just steps from the ferry
terminal.
Not far down the coastline from all
that, the old Navy Homeport in Staple-
ton is being transformed into a new
mixed-use residential community that
could be a draw for the types of young
professionals that have transformed
other waterfront communities like
Jersey City and Hoboken.
It’s not just the north shore that is
seeing significant development. On
the other side of the Island, the prop-
erty recently sold by International
Speedway Corp. to Staten Island Ma-
rine Development is poised to add mo-
mentum to the marine industry here.
And Broadway Stages’ purchase of the
Arthur Kill Correctional Facility on
the south shore promises to bring over
1,000 jobs and a bit of Hollywood glam-
our to that part of town.
All these projects are scheduled to
come to fruition within the next few
years. As members of the business
community here, the question we all
need to be asking ourselves is, how
can we position ourselves to reap
some of the benefits of this develop-
ment? Whether it be providing servic-
es to the projects themselves, or cater-
ing to all the employees, residents and
contractors that will be coming, now
is the time to be figuring it out. We
have the home court advantage. Let’s
use it!
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Publisher
TIM RONALDSON
Executive Editor
STEVE COPPOLA
Director
RICHARD GRADO
Director
ROBERT CUTRONA
Director
LAWRENCE RAMPULLA
Director
DAN McDONOUGH, JR.
Chairman
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By BILL DUBOVSKY
Situation
E-mail, SMS and mobile devices have
dramatically reduced our dependence on
wireline technology, but managing the ex-
pense is difficult because usually no one is
directly responsible for it. Gartner Inc. has
reported that 80 percent of telecommuni-
cation invoices are over-billed by 6 percent
to 12 percent, and that 85 percent of organi-
zations do not audit these bills, but pay on
trend within 10 percent of previous invoic-
es.
Organizations may be paying for old fax
and modem lines or individual lines and
calling cards for employees who are long
gone. Multiple locations and years of inad-
vertent mismanagement bleeds expense
dollars that could be better used for growth
or profit. Here’s what we learned from ac-
tual case studies of $150,000-plus of lost an-
nual telecom expense.
A two-part strategy on how to start on
your $150K savings.
Accounting
A temporary company-wide swat team
or an independent consulting firm can be a
good beginning.
Starting in A/P, check all invoices and
statements that have anything to do with
telecom.
Does anyone in your organization re-
member or know what these invoices are
for? Do you need to maintain the amount
of lines, calling cards and services after
migrating employees to mobile phones?
Cramming
Check one month’s telecom bills for
“cramming,” unrequested and unneces-
sary services that some unscrupulous com-
panies charge to your telecom bill hoping
that your A/P staff won’t question and will
just pay.
It may be for adult entertainment servic-
es, psychic hot lines, stock tips, and gam-
ing, or it may be legitimate for consulting
services, collect calls or conference calling.
Look for unusual international, offshore or
long distance calls, usually around $9.84
each. If not legit, block them. Contact
each vendor to clarify or cancel services
you don’t recognize. Keep notes on each
contact.
Facilities – IT
Have your facilities or IT staff inventory
how many phones you have and where
they are located.
Are you paying for each per month and
how many are necessary? Tag the lines at
your DMARC (where the telecom lines
enter your building – usually a box with
lots of wires in the most awful part of your
basement). Can you identify all the lines?
Do they all go into your PBX (telephone
system box)? Do the lines that are not con-
nected still have a dial tone you’re paying
for?
If there are multiple businesses in a
building, are you paying for anyone else’s
phone services? Is there any other phone
equipment (channel banks, UPS or old
PBX) that is no longer in use but still
plugged in 24/7/365 warming up your base-
ment?
Services vendors
You can request a CSR (Customer Serv-
ice Record) from your carrier(s). This is a
How to save $150k on telecom in one year
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Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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Time: 6:30 p.m.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: SI Univ. Hosp., Seaview
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Location: Z-One Restaurant, Rich-
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Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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letter to the editor
Thank you to local
businesses for support
In partnership with the NYC
Department of Education,
NYCID’s Staten Island Young
Adult Borough Center, located at
Tottenville High School, offers
students in danger of dropping
out a chance to make up their
credits and earn a traditional
high school diploma by providing
them with a rigorous academic
program, tutoring, supportive
counseling services, career
preparation trainings and paid
internships. If it was not for the
leadership and support demon-
strated by local businesses and
organizations in our community,
much-needed internships would
not be available to our students.
The skills and experiences they
are afforded through these in-
ternships are tremendously help-
ful in preparing them for a career.
We are so thankful to the follow-
ing businesses for placing our in-
terns and helping these young
people create a solid future for
themselves.
Thank you:
Allstate Insurance, Annadale
Veterinary Clinic, the Art Lab,
Ashley Taylor’s Salon, Better Biz
Works, LLC, Bonne Jolie Salon,
Buz-z-zy B Daycare, Center for
Animal Care & Control, Children
of the Kingdom #1, Children of
the Kingdom #2, Claire proper-
ties, Clove Lakes Health Care &
Rehabilitation Center, College of
Staten Island Financial Aid, Com-
munity Health Action of Staten
Island Food Pantry, SI Communi-
ty Television, Cut & Dry, LTD,
DEP Bluebelt Project, Dream on
Productions, Inc., Fine Art Fotos,
Full Focus Boxing, FYI investiga-
tions, HomeBase (Camba Legal
Services), Institute of Physical
Medicine & Rehabilitation, Meals
on Wheels of Staten Island, Mille-
nium Travel, Momdoulary, Mrs.
Paula’s Happy Home #1, Mrs.
Paula’s Happy Home #2, New
York Cares, Northfield Communi-
ty Local Development Corpora-
tion, NYC Business Group, NYC
Business Solutions, NYS Depart-
ment of Labor, Office of Children
& Family Services, Persons Cen-
ter Care Service, the Pool Thera-
pist, Precious Lambs Childcare,
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Island Zoo Education Depart-
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Lou Miller Award honorees
STEVE WHITE/Business Trends
A large contingent of Staten Island business leaders was on hand to applaud several of their own who
were honored with Louis R. Miller Leadership Awards at the annual SI Chamber of Commerce event. Pic-
tured, from left, the honorees are: John Vincent Scalia, Allan Weissglass, Leonora Vaccaro, Chris Ferrera,
Doreen Inserra, Solomon Chemo, Cory Schifter and Dr. Abdul Rehman.
12 BUSINESS TRENDS — APRIL 2014
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SIUH recognized for stroke care
Special to Business Trends
Staten Island University Hospital was recognized for its commit-
ment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients
with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s
Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement
Award. In addition, SIUH has also been recognized as a recipient of
the association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll for improving stroke
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detailed report of what services
your carrier is billing you for and
exactly what you’re paying. It
may be full of surprises. Do you
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ing lines? How are you using
your toll-free lines? Since this
document is difficult to under-
stand, you may want to sit down
with your services representative
to review.
Next time: Part Two - After the
inadvertent mismanagement has
been eliminated, what’s the next
step? We’ll review some new tech-
nology pros and cons.
Bill Dubovsky - Comtel Information
Services, has a proven track record
of business success spanning over
30 years in helping hundreds of or-
ganizations improve their profitabili-
ty. He is the principal technology
specialist with Comtel Information
Services, a New York based telecom-
munications consulting firm, and an
adjunct lecturer in business at the
College of Staten Island, C.U.N.Y.
Contact him via email at
[email protected].
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featured a "speed networking" component. Pictured, from left, are
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Len Bosso and Joe Manuele of BCB Community Bank.
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KRISTINE ALBANO GARLISI
The Nicotra Group
Lois and Richard Nicotra, own-
ers of Bloomfield’s Hilton Garden
Inn and The Nicotra Group, have
announced the promotion of
Kristine Albano Garlisi to a
newly created position, chief of
staff. Garlisi has been associated
with the Nicotra Group for more
than five years, working on vari-
ous projects and serving as Exec-
utive Director of the Nicotra
Foundation. Garlisi, who has a
background working with non-
profit groups, supported the phil-
anthropic couple as they estab-
lished their Nicotra Foundation,
which awards grants to benefit
Staten Island nonprofits and dis-
tributes scholarships to their em-
ployees’ children and grandchil-
dren. Her new role will expand on
her current responsibilities. She
will continue to serve as
spokesperson for the Hilton Gar-
den Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites,
Corporate Park of Staten Island
and Nicotra owned and managed
properties.
Garlisi is a double alumna of
St. John’s, holding a Bachelor’s
Degree in communication, a Mas-
ter’s Degree in government and
politics, and a certificate in public
administration. She has served as
an adjunct professor at her alma
mater for more than a decade. She
worked in development at St.
John’s and has consulted for a va-
riety of Staten Island businesses
and nonprofit groups. Garlisi is a
member of the All-Island Kiwa-
nis Club, and a recipient of the
SIEDC’s ‘20 under 40’ award. She
is active in her parish and chil-
dren’s schools. Garlisi resides in
Oakwood with her husband, Roy,
an Emmy award winning video
editor for ABC’s World News with
Diane Sawyer, and their two
daughters.
CORY WEISER
MetLife
Financial Services Representa-
tive Cory Weiser has earned
MetLife’s President’s level recog-
nition – a high honor bestowed to
a select set of MetLife top produc-
ers, specifically those who exem-
plify the highest standards of per-
sonal integrity, professionalism,
and customer service throughout
the company.
Weiser has worked in the finan-
cial industry for 12 years and is a
graduate of Rider University. He
has earned the CIMA designation
(certified investment manage-
ment analyst), which is designat-
ed specifically for financial pro-
fessionals who attain a level of
competency in assisting their
clients with advanced investment
techniques. Cory also earned the
CRPC (chartered retirement plan-
ning counselor) designation,
which focuses on pre- and post-re-
tirement needs, asset manage-
ment, estate planning and the en-
tire retirement planning process.
In addition to these achieve-
ments, he is a special needs plan-
ner, where he helps families plan
for the future of their dependents
with special needs in providing
lifetime care as well as quality of
life.
MetLife, Inc. is a global
provider of insurance, annuities
and employee benefit programs,
serving 90 million customers.
DANIEL MESSINA
Richmond University Medical Center
Richmond University Medical
Center Board of Trustees an-
nounced that Daniel Messina has
accepted the position of president
and chief executive officer for the
hospital. Messina, a life-long resi-
dent of Staten Island, is a sea-
soned executive with nearly 30
years of health-care leadership
expertise.
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ever…that we have to maximize,
because I think the implications
are huge.”
“Good things” beget other
“good things.” Even though The
Wheel and Empire Outlets won’t
be ready for two more years, the
simple fact that they are coming
to Staten Island has already
helped spur other development.
The Staten Island Economic De-
velopment Corp. is pursuing fast
ferry service that is intended, in
part, to address tourism on the
North Shore but will also poten-
tially make it viable to get more
ferries on other parts of the Is-
land such as the South Shore.
These projects alone will not
only create more jobs and turn
eyes toward the Island, they will
lead to other businesses popping
up to support the tourists, and
help existing businesses do even
better.
At the same time, Hollywood is
coming to the opposite side of the
Island. February’s announcement
that Broadway Stages will turn
the old Arthur Kill Correctional
Facility into a $20 million movie-
making studio has been “ab-
solutely fabulous” for Staten Is-
land, Oddo said. The company
has committed to building out the
facility and working with local
merchants. It’s a project that’s ex-
pected to create up to 1,500 jobs as
well.
But these projects alone are
just the beginning.
“It’s like a puzzle, and the more
pieces you put together, the easier
it is to put pieces on,” Oddo said.
Oddo is particularly excited
about the potential Staten Island
has in the tech sector, but he ad-
mits that, until recently, he was
far from an expert in the field. A
few months ago, Oddo read an ar-
ticle in Crain’s New York Busi-
ness that wrote that most politi-
cians don’t understand what
drives the tech industry, and the
borough president couldn’t have
agreed more.
So he reached out to the author,
invited him to breakfast, and got
a tutorial on tech. Oddo learned
quickly that start-up companies,
particularly in the tech industry,
want to be located near where
they think young, creative people
are. That place in Staten Island
could be the Homeport, which is
currently undergoing an Urban
Ready Living project, designed
for young people, out-of-the-
nesters, people who are hip to
Manhattan and Brooklyn but
might choose Staten Island in-
stead.
“It’s something Staten Island
has never had,” Oddo said. “For
the first time, we have a legiti-
mate chance to say to people ‘take
a second look at us.’ Unlike any
other time in Staten Island’s his-
tory, there really is a legitimate
chance to bring different busi-
nesses to create different indus-
tries and different jobs.”
Staten Island has a prime op-
portunity, Oddo said, because
price points in the other four bor-
oughs are increasing, so people
are looking to other places they
normally wouldn’t just because of
cost. Companies and industries
that in the past wouldn’t even
think of Staten Island are now
considering it.
But there are still perceptions
about the Island that are keeping
people and businesses from locat-
ing here. Oddo believes a full-
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MONDAY
Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC
Small Bus. Counseling –
MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705
Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment
only. For info, call 718-816-4775.
Kiwanis Club of Richmond Co.:
LaFontana Restaurant, 2879 Amboy
Rd. 7 p.m. Call 718-420-1966.
College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.
Business Counseling: CSI, 2800
Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No
charge. For info, call the SBDC at
718-982-2560.
TUESDAY
SI Business Friends: 7:30 - 8:45
a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South
Ave. For information, call Dr. Richard
Bove at 718-938-5978 or visit
www.sibfnetwork.com.
Richmond Business Connections:
PK’s Restaurant, 1281 Arthur Kill Rd.
8 a.m. For info, call Ronald P. Cut-
trone at 347-258-8131.
Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC
Small Bus. Counseling –
MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705
Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment
only. For info, call 718-816-4775.
Direct120.com, Ultimate Think
Tank: Lorenzo’s, 1100 South Ave. For
info, visit www.direct120.com.
Kiwanis Club of South Shore:
LaFontana, 2879 Amboy Rd. 7:30
p.m. For info, call 718-370-2770.
SCORE Business Counseling: S.I.
Bank & Trust, 1550 Richmond Rd. 9
a.m. to noon. No appointment nec-
essary. No charge. For info, call 718-
727-1221.
Business Guild I of the S.I. Cham-
ber of Commerce: Hilton Garden
Inn, 1100 South Ave. 7:45 a.m. Mem-
bers and invited guests only. Call
Michael Anicito at 646-606-2111.
Business Network Int’l. (BNI) Net-
work Alliance Chapter: Z-One
Lounge, 1821 Richmond Ave. 7 to
8:30 a.m. For info, call Timothy
Houston at 718-981-8600.
Rotary Club Staten Island: LiGre-
ci’s Staten, 697 Forest Ave. 12:30 to
1:30 p.m. Members and guests wel-
come. For info, call 718-370-3140.
College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.
Business Counseling: Chamber of
Commerce, 130 Bay St. 9 a.m. No
charge. Call 718-982-2560.
College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.
Business Counseling: CSI, 2800
Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No
charge. Call the SBDC at 982-2560.
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Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC
Small Bus. Counseling –
MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705
Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment
only. For info, call 718-816-4775.
Richmond County Referral Source:
Comfort Inn. 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. For
info, email [email protected]
Staten Island Business Council:
Lorenzo’s at Hilton Garden Inn, 1100
South Ave. 7 a.m. Members and
invited guests only. For info, call 347-
855-4488 or send an e-mail to
[email protected].
Bucks Business Network: Hamp-
ton Inn, 1120 South Ave. 7:45 a.m.
For info, call 718-351-2557 or visit
www.sibucks.com.
Kiwanis Club of Brighton: Jody’s
Club Forest, 372 Forest Ave. 7:30
p.m. For info, call 718-348-0505.
Kiwanis Club of North Central:
LiGreci’s Staten, 697 Forest Ave.
7:30 p.m. Call Len Bosso at 718-442-
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throated brace from the city ad-
ministration would do wonders
for the Island, much like it did for
other parts of the city such as
DUMBO in Brooklyn. Gov.
Cuomo’s recent toll relief is a
help, Oddo said, but more is need-
ed.
“We need to break the percep-
tion of this borough that folks
have outside this borough. If
we’re going to draw new busi-
nesses here, we can’t be defined
by things of our past,” Oddo said.
“For various reasons, (entrepre-
neurs) are either coming or
they’re looking at us. We couldn’t
get a bite in previous years. Now
they’re on the hook, and our job is
to figure out how to reel them in.”
“Rising tides need to lift all of
Staten Island,” Oddo said, so
when these “big fish” start seeing
the steel going up at the outlets,
The Wheel and Broadway Stages,
they will be even more attracted
to what’s going on in Staten Is-
land.
At the same time, Oddo said
part of his job is to keep the bor-
ough a bedroom community, fo-
cusing on safety, education, recre-
ation and road maintenance,
among other areas. There are cor-
ridors throughout the Island that
are underutilized and can be re-
vamped to create a different
neighborhood and vibe.
“People that are smarter than
me…are of the belief today that
there’s no reason we’re not on the
cusp of revitalization. And that’s
pretty exciting stuff,” Oddo said.
While the excitement is won-
derful, it also creates a lot of in-
ternal pressure to make sure they
get it right, Oddo said. As such, he
said his administration is bring-
ing in as many people as they can
to help educate them in areas
where they may not be experts, or
where they could use additional
help.
Looking four years down the
line, at the end of his current
term, Oddo said he hopes the Is-
land’s waterfront is on the verge
of looking completely different
than it does now. He envisions a
major recreational complex on
the North and South Shores. He
hopes people are opening types of
businesses on Staten Island that
no one would have thought realis-
tic five years ago. He hopes to
have helped create a critical mass
of young people in St. George and
Stapleton. He hopes that, in the
middle of the Island, they are
well underway toward building
additional affordable senior hous-
ing, and that they’re doing addi-
tional projects on the grounds of
Seaview Hospital – making the vi-
brant campus more active.
“It’s been a whirlwind seven
weeks,” Oddo said of his first few
months in office, “but I’m excited
to get up every morning. We’ve
talked about this moment for a
long time, but it’s really here.”
Island is on the verge
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from the 930-bed CentraState
Healthcare System in Freehold,
N.J., where he
served as the sys-
tem chief operat-
ing officer since
2001. Through
alignment with
physicians and
key stakeholders,
Messina was able
to develop growth
strategies such as a new Cancer
Center, including a Radiation
Center, Radio-Surgery and a new
Infusion Center. His growth ini-
tiatives in the Department of Sur-
gery included programs in robot-
ics, minimally invasive surgery,
bariatric and neurosurgery.
Other accomplishments include a
new state-of-the-art 26-bed Criti-
cal Care Unit, a new 49-bed Emer-
gency Department, and the devel-
opment of a 180,000 square foot
Ambulatory Campus and Well-
ness Center anchored by a 35,000
square foot Medical Fitness Cen-
ter.
Messina is on the National
Board of Trustees for the Nation-
al Multiple Sclerosis Society, as
well as the Alumni Board of
Trustees at Seton Hall where he
obtained his Ph.D. in health serv-
ices and where he serves as an ad-
junct professor in the School of
Health and Allied Sciences. He is
active in the American College of
Health Care Executives and re-
cently completed a three-year
term as regent for New Jersey.
Messina has held previous execu-
tive positions at both Monmouth
Medical Center and Hackensack
University Medical Center.
The executive management
team at Richmond University
Medical Center remains in place:
Dr. Pietro Carpenito, executive
vice president; Rosemarie Staz-
zone, chief operating officer and
chief nurse officer; Dr. Edward
Arsura, senior vice president and
chief medical officer; Richard
Salhany, senior vice president for
medical operations; Joseph
Conte, senior vice president for
regulatory, quality, risk and legal
affairs; and Kevin Murphy, senior
vice president and chief financial
officer.
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The NYC Department of Small
Business Services, in partnership
with Etsy and Citi, announced
the launch of the NYC Craft En-
trepreneurship program. It pro-
vides micro-business training to
underemployed, low-income
adults with existing artistic skills
to help supplement their income
and sell their product to new mar-
kets. The program utilizes Etsy’s
platform for selling creative
goods as a real-world learning
lab, and leverages SBS’ expertise
in helping small businesses start,
operate and grow, and connecting
New Yorkers to jobs. For more in-
formation or to apply for the next
class, go to www.nyc.gov/work-
force1.
Pinot’s Palette opens
Staten Island location
Pinot’s Palette – pioneer of the
“paint & sip” experience – has
opened its first location in New
York City, on Staten Island. Social
painting is a new kind of “night
out” for people who want enter-
tainment beyond dinner and
drinks. The experience involves a
two- to three-hour painting event
where locals enjoy their favorite
cocktails and snacks while tap-
ping into their creative powers.
Working alongside local artists,
Pinot’s Palette provides all the
tools needed and guides guests
step-by-step through a featured
painting. The new business is lo-
cated on Ellis Street in Tot-
tenville.
ShopRite raises $1.24M
for regional food banks
ShopRite associates across six
states banded together last Sep-
tember in a friendly competition
sponsored by ShopRite and Gen-
eral Mills – the ShopRite Partners
In Caring Annual Cheerios Con-
test. To help the hungry in local
communities, ShopRite associ-
ates collected donations at check-
out and held various events, rais-
ing $1.24 million to support re-
gional food banks in communities
served by ShopRite stores.
Each of the winning stores was
awarded with the selection of two
ShopRite associates to be featured
on a special-edition Cheerios box.
These customized boxes, sold ex-
clusively at ShopRite, were un-
veiled at in-store celebrations
during the month of March.
Additionally, each winning
store was awarded funds that will
be presented to local food pantries
chosen by their store team.
Among this year’s winning stores
is the ShopRite of Forest & Rich-
mond, which selected John Ku-
binski of Staten Island and Ron
Mowder of Brick, N.J., to be fea-
tured on 125,000 special-edition
Cheerios boxes for their store’s
commitment.
Chamber presents
award to Rep. Grimm
The Staten Island Chamber of
Commerce hosted an award pres-
entation by the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce to Congressman
Michael Grimm. The U.S. Cham-
ber’s Spirit of Enterprise Award
is given annually to members of
Congress based on their votes on
critical business legislation out-
lined in the Chamber publication
"How They Voted."
Members who supported the
Chamber’s position on at least 70
percent of those votes qualify to
receive the award. The award is
given to legislators in recognition
of their support of pro-growth,
pro-jobs policies.
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“While Business Mentor NY is
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Any type of small business
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fewer than 100 employees. Men-
tors must have at least seven
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perience or five years of “deep”
experience in their fields, Cohen
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Empire State Development is
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mentees and make matches be-
tween them and mentors. Cohen
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be ready sometime in mid-May.
Until then, they are matching
mentors with mentees on an indi-
vidual basis. Cohen said about 30
such matches have been made so
far. The program has already
helped a company called Bownce
with its business plan develop-
ment and financial documents for
its web-based college athlete re-
cruitment business, as well as
Genesis Creations Contracting, a
Long Island-based company that
needed help getting back on its
feet after the storm.
“Small businesses participat-
ing in Business Mentor NY drive
the agenda,” Adams said.
“When small businesses regis-
ter with the program, they tell us
the specific challenge or question
they have and then we work with
them to find the mentor that is
best positioned to address that
need. Business Mentor NY can be
a resource for all entrepreneurs,
whether they are pre-launch or
have been in business for years.”
The guidance and mentorship
is free for participating business-
es, as the program is funded in
part through federal Sandy recov-
ery money.
Mentors work directly with
businesses on an agenda that is
driven by the business in the
areas it needs assistance. The re-
lationship could be simple an-
swers to questions or a long-term
relationship of ongoing mentor-
ing, Cohen said.
Cohen said the benefits of
Business Mentor NY are substan-
tial. Mentees say they can learn
more in an hour with a business
professional than they can taking
hours of training courses. It
serves a wide range of business
owners, from new owners to ex-
isting businesses struggling to re-
cover from the storms. Topics
could range from how to manage
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restaurant, he said.
For mentors, the program pro-
vides a meaningful contribution
to business and economic devel-
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benefits for the community.
It’s a civic engagement oppor-
tunity for the mentors, allowing
them to harness what is consider-
able volunteer and civic activity
that happens in New York for the
benefit of New Yorkers, Cohen
said.
There are approximately a
dozen mentors as of now.
They’re actively recruiting
mentors and mentees so that
when the online platform goes
live, there will be many more pro-
fessionals and businesses avail-
able.
More information on Business
Mentor NY can be found online at
www.esd.ny.gov. Businesses who
are interested in getting help
through the program can also
contact Benjamin Howard-Coop-
er at (212) 803-3258 or
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Cable, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and local
businesses like Jealan Fireplaces and The Pool
Therapist. To learn more, visit the Offer Board
at www.DomeGroup.com/dscOffers.
Get certified as a Minority or Women Business Enterprise!
Thanks to a local law, New York City agencies are directed to buy
more goods and services from City-certified M/WBE`s.
If you have ever thought about selling, to government, now is a great
time to become a City-certified M/WBE!
City-certified M/WBE`s get:
Free guidance on selling to the government
Free advertising in the Online Directory of Certified Businesses
Invitations to exclusive events with City buyers and prime contractors
This program was made possible by the New York City Council
For more information on SBS M/WBE programs, please visit
www.nyc.gov/getcertified
The West Brighton Community Local Development Corporation (West Brighton
LDC) has been named a member of the New York City Council supported 2014
M/WBE Leadership Association. The West Brighton LDC located at 705 Forest
Avenue, 2nd Floor-Rear, has tools, knowledge, and experience to get you started.
For more information on getting certified, call us today at 718-816-4775, email
[email protected] or visit www.nyc.gov/getcertified.
Rotary Club of Gateway: The Lake
Club, 1150 Clove Rd. 7:15 p.m. For
info, call 718-447-1509.
SCORE Business Counseling:
Chamber of Commerce, 130 Bay St.
9 to 11:30 a.m. Appointment neces-
sary. No charge. Call 718-727-1221.
E.L.I.T.E. (Executive, Leadership,
Interactive, Team, Effort) Net-
working Group: 1110 South Ave. 8
a.m. New members welcome. For
info, call 347-273-1375.
College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.
Business Counseling: CSI, 2800
Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
info, call 718-982-2560.
THURSDAY
Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC
Small Bus. Counseling –
MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705
Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment
only. For info, call 718-816-4775.
Kiwanis Club of Staten Island:
LiGreci’s Staten, 697 Forest Ave.
7:30 p.m. For info, call 718-967-4345
or kiwanisclubofstatenisland.com.
Rotary Club of South Shore: Man-
sion Grand, 141 Mansion Ave. 12:15
p.m. For info, call 718-987-2061 or
visit southshorerotary.org.
Rotary Club Mid-Island: New Dako-
ta Diner, 921 Richmond Ave. 7:30 to
9:00 a.m. Call 718-981-0700.
SCORE Business Counseling: SI
Bank & Trust, 1550 Richmond Rd. 9
a.m. to noon. No appointment nec-
essary. No charge. Call 718-727-1221.
Rotary Club of North Shore: LiGre-
ci’s Staten, 697 Forest Ave. 7 p.m.
For info, call Chris Williams at 718-
442-9047.
Business Network Int’l. (BNI) High
Achievers Chapter: PK’s Restau-
rant,1281 Arthur Kill Rd. 7 to 8:30
a.m. For info, call Timothy Houston
at 718-981-8600.
Business Guild II of the S.I. Cham-
ber of Commerce: Hilton Garden
Inn, 1100 South Ave. 7:45 to 8:45
a.m. Members and invited guests
only. For info, call Ken Schneider at
718-720-4980.
Business Guild III of the SI Cham-
ber of Commerce: Hilton Garden
Inn, 1100 South Ave. 8 a.m. New
members welcome. Call Nick Testa
at 646-823-4494.
College of S.I., Small Bus. Dev. Ctr.
Business Counseling: CSI, 2800
Victory Blvd. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
info, call 718-982-2560.
Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT): 7 p.m. For info. and
locations, call John Tidona at 448-
7160 or [email protected].
FRIDAY
Bus. Outreach Ctr of SI/WBCLDC
Small Bus. Counseling –
MWBE/BOC Capital: WBCLDC, 705
Forest Ave., 2nd Fl. By appointment
only. For info, call 718-816-4775.
SATURDAY
SCORE Business Counseling: St.
George Library, 5 Central Ave. 10
a.m. to noon. Appointment neces-
sary. No charge. Call 718-442-8560.
SCORE Business Counseling: Rich-
mondtown Library, 200 Clarke Ave.
10 to 11:30 a.m. Appointment neces-
sary. For info, call 718-668-0413.
Weekly Meetings
MEETINGS
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