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What are you doing to build your Community?

February 22, 2010

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One of the great problems of the information age has been the disruption of  local communities.  During the last generation, people were able to rely on their local community to help them sustain their businesses.   Accountants were able to order a pint of Guinness at their local Irish pub and pick up a new tax [...]

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Employers with Independent Contract Workers are Targeted by the Government

February 19, 2010

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According to the New York Times, the IRS is cracking down on companies that try to pass off regular employees as independent contractors. More than two dozen states are cracking down on employers that improperly claim regular employees as independent contract workers. The federal government believes that enforcement could yield $7 billion during the next [...]

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What we can Learn from Startup Culture in China and Government Stability.

February 1, 2010

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Calvin Chin, an American entrepreneur in China, wrote an insightful guest post in Techcrunch about startup culture in China.  He recently attended the World Economic Summit in Davos, so you know that he has his ear to the ground on what’s going on in the largest country in the world.
Calvin Chin believes that the Chinese [...]

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Your Small Business Must be Aware of 6 New Tax Laws for 2010

January 28, 2010

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2010 tax year brings several changes to small business tax law.  I know, the thought of taxes isn’t a pleasant topic to think about, unless you are an accountant. However, a look now at the tax position of your company can help you assess how your business can benefit and comply with the [...]

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New York Business Networking Events for the week of January 25, 2010

January 25, 2010

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Tuesday January 26, 2010
05:15 PM to 07:45 PM Cleantech Corridor and the NY Technology Council: “Powering the Nation: Opportunities and Challenges for Smart-Grid Investors” Blank Rome LLC Chrysler Building 405 Lexington Ave 24th Fl. NYC, NY. Directions: Get to Grand Central Station and cross teh Stret on Lexington Ave. and get into our landmark Chrysl. Energy + [...]

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New York Venture Capital Stages a Small Recovery

January 25, 2010

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Crain’s New York Business reports that venture funding for New York startups was up about 1 percent in the 4th quarter. However, only 66 companies received funding, as opposed to 86 the year before.
Venture funding in New York area is concentrated in three industries:

Biotech
Medical Devices and Equipment
Software

Investors appear to be more conservative, with late stage [...]

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Bloomberg’s State of the City Speech Contains Only a Few Pledges of Help for NYC Small Businesses

January 21, 2010

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Mayor Bloomberg outlined his agenda for helping NYC small businesses in his State of the City speech on Wednesday January 19, 2010.  Unfortunately, it looks like there are only three.

He promised to steamline the City’s application process for restaurants and bars;
Expand a job program to help immigrants;
Help Haitians to apply for temporary protected status so [...]

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January 10, 2010 #140conf NYC Meetup

January 17, 2010

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Jeff Pulver is hosting a 140 conference meetup in New York City on January 19, 2010 that I will be attending. Here are the details:

Location

3LD Art & Technology Center
80 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10006
RSVP:  http://www.meetup.com/140conf/calendar/11989892/

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The Best Social Media/Entrepreneur Newsletter of the Year… Chris Brogan

November 10, 2009

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If you are not on Chris Brogan’s mailing list, you don’t know what your missing.  Here’s the link…. http://bit.ly/2vIPLA
If you have 50 minutes, watch this video of Chris Brogan speaking about his book Trust Agents. Enjoy!

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Monday Inspiration: Grind it out and Crush it.

November 2, 2009

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It is gray and bit dreary today in New York.  After a weekend devoted to Halloween, football and Yankees, I can bet that you are not bringing your A game to work today. It’s time to grind it out.  Watch this video by Gary Vaynerchuck and go out and kick some ass.

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