As costs soar, lawmakers must tackle insurance fraud
By JASON JANAWSKY // In recent years, restaurant operating costs have soared – making it harder for companies to innovate and adapt as customer expectations evolve. Food and beverage service…
small business
Hochul’s fight against insurance fraud is a small-biz win
By PHIL ANDREWS // Skyrocketing insurance costs are putting real pressure on small businesses across New York State, especially women- and minority-owned businesses that already have less room to absorb…
EE: Crypto-backed loans overcome funding inequities
By PRINCE JINDAL and JUNG WON KIM // Access to capital remains an enormous barrier to starting a business. Too often, entrepreneurs are turned away by a financial system based…
The Debrief: Keeping Black businesses in the black
As president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, and through several other professional and volunteer pursuits, Phil Andrews is an agent of hope. The past president…
Battles brewing over biz-formation transparency laws
By ALLISON SINGH // Form a corporate entity without naming actual owners? Sure! Just file paperwork with the state, pay a fee and you’ve got yourself a corporation, no questions…
LI economics (kinda), political jabs (sorta) in King’s Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Kathy Hochul visited King’s Park Thursday to detail a king’s ransom in state funding – and throw a few political jabs (or, more to the…
For mom and pop, UPS strike would be a major blow
By ADAM HABER // The potential United Parcel Service strike and its implications for small businesses across Long Island and beyond are deeply concerning. While the threat of a labor…
Dream house: Dolls, imagination fuel unique ‘play café’
By GREGORY ZELLER // An innovative Rockville Centre play and party space is making dreams come true, starting with the owner’s. Representing an entirely new retail species on Long Island…
LIA leaders still set a high bar, almost a century later
By TOM MARINER // Since its 1926 inception, the Long Island Association has played a pivotal role in shaping Long Island’s economic, social and political landscapes – and leadership has…
Easy does it for marketing startup with pro pedigree
By GREGORY ZELLER // You can question its name creativity, but All In One Marketing’s professional pedigree is beyond reproach. Inviting users to “Automate Everything,” AllInOneMarketing.Com – brainchild of founder…
From India, digital small-biz lessons worth repeating
By JYOTI JAISWAL // As an Indian-born businesswoman who has lived in the United States since 1999, I always tell people how proud I am that India is my birthplace…
Pruned in politics, blooming in same-day deliveries
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Everything Happens for a Reason Department comes Adam Haber, who’s made multiple unsuccessful runs for public office – and instead of wading through the…
Episode 10: Matt Cohen – Energy, Expansion at the LIA
Same as the old boss? No – but Matt Cohen has been a part of the Long Island Association for a decade already, and the LIA has been part of…
Clients must compute in small biz’s digital evolution
By BOB ISAKSEN // In the past year, Long Island and the rest of the world have endured remarkable changes – our businesses, schools and social lives have adapted to…
New York Forward widens field for small-biz loans
By GREGORY ZELLER // Gut-punched small businesses on Long Island and across New York State just caught a break from the Empire State Development Corp. Albany’s main economic engine announced…