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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued to trot out his 2016 economic agenda on Tuesday, with a call to revamp the state tax code to benefit small businesses. The plan, announced in…