If you build it, they will come. If only!!One of the biggest struggles most small businesses face is trying to reach and attract customers. Whether you are a B2B (Business to Business) or a B2C (Business to Consumer) business, if you dont have a way of letting people know you exist, theyll never find… Continue reading How to Market Like the Big Dogs on a Small Business Budget
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Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossoms: Prettiest Pink in NYC
Happy May everyone!My absolute favorite month in NYC. The weather is great, roof tops bars are open, and flowers line most every street. The Big Apple is warm and beautiful. It even smells good! I’m not kidding!I go out of my way in May to see the prettiest spring sights. Yesterday I took the… Continue reading Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossoms: Prettiest Pink in NYC
How Crowdfunding is Changing Fintech
Last month something big happened in the crowdfunding world. Three long years after the passing of the Jobs Act, non-accredited individuals can finally invest in private companies. This is going to be the first time since the Great Depression that an average American can do this. The new rules, called “Reg A+” will replace the… Continue reading How Crowdfunding is Changing Fintech
…(barely) saw the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Seeing the cherry blossoms at theBrooklyn Botanic Gardens is an NYCmust,so last weekend, I headed there hoping that a few blossoms haddefied the unseasonably cold weather to make an appearance.Thankfully, one or two had. Yes, they were few and far between – but ooh, they were lovely. See full story on todaysthedayi.com
Happy 75th, Essex Street Market
The one constant in New York City is change.Across the five boroughs, communities are constantly shifting, innovating, and evolving.But our neighborhoods also ground us, providing foundations for New Yorkers to build their identity, heritage, and sense of place. The Lower East Side is one of these communities. It is home to more than 80,000… Continue reading Happy 75th, Essex Street Market
The 4 Steps Of Getting A Yes And Closing A Partneship
I sat down with a young hopeful business development person this past week and he asked what the process of getting a yes and closing a partnership was. I’ve written individual pieces on this before, but I decided to put together a four-step process of getting someone to say yes and closing a deal.Step… Continue reading The 4 Steps Of Getting A Yes And Closing A Partneship
Celebrate the New Whitney Museum With a Block Party
Looking for something to do this weekend?The Whitney Museum of American Art is finally opening at its new location in the Meatpacking District (99 Gansevoort Street) and they want you to come check them out!The Whitney will offer free admission from 10:30 am to 10 pm on Saturday, May 2 and host a block… Continue reading Celebrate the New Whitney Museum With a Block Party
Transformational Leadership in the Digital Age
Companies in all industries are wrestling with how to crack the code to win in the digital space. Typically, they focus their efforts on shifts in business strategy. They concentrate on enhancing marketing capability, creating new digital products and services, improving their social media efforts, and upgrading their IT expertise.From our experience working with… Continue reading Transformational Leadership in the Digital Age
Things I’ve loved about New York this week
I’ve been out of the city this weekend, which means that I’ve been looking back at photos from this week, and it seems like forever ago! But there were plenty of treats to be remembered…1 :: Subway artI spottedas I changed at Jay Street Metrotech. There’s art in pretty much every subway station, and… Continue reading Things I’ve loved about New York this week
New York International at Tech Day 2015
Yesterday was Tech Day NYC , an expo for startups, science fair style, with representation from all verticals, from across the country and world in fintech, social media, hardware, enterprise, health and fitness, fashion, music and media, education, and ecommerce.We spoke with countless startups with interesting new ideas: MovieQu, like Shazam for movies, Cups, a coffee subscription app that… Continue reading New York International at Tech Day 2015