February 16, 2011
February 16, 2011
By JACKIE LARSON, ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE — Getting into the retail major leagues is something many entrepreneurs dream about. Have you ever envisioned your products on the shelves of a big box retailer but wondered just how to get your company ready for the prime time? According to experts–and some entrepreneurs who’ve already made the leap as […]
February 15, 2011
By DOMENIC RINALDI, ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE Based on my own observations from more than two decades in the field of business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions, many small businesses that survived the economic downtown are now seeing renewed strength in their top-line revenues, and solid or growing bottom-lines. In fact, the bottom-line cash flow for a number of […]
February 1, 2011
Prices On All Products and Services Will Be Reduced By 20 Percent During Grand-Opening Week STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The health benefits of energy-harnessing therapies, such as Reiki and Feng Shui, are fueling a growing demand for qualified practitioners. In New York, consumers can take delight in AJNA, a newly relocated and expanded holistic […]
January 21, 2011
NEW YORK (Jan. 22, 2011) — Earlier this week, a red-carpet launch party celebrated the birth of BELLA NYC magazine with the glossiness and flair of a Hollywood premier. During the event, held at the upscale Vanderbilt at South Beach, in Staten Island, N.Y, a network television film crew captured some of the memories, including a […]
January 20, 2011
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (Jan. 20, 2011) —When combined with a professional public relations initiative, social media marketing can be a powerful, cost-effective component of a business’s growth strategy. RELEVANT PR ADVISE FOR NEW YORK AND ELSEWHERE Relevant Public Relations, offers the following advice for business owners and executives seeking to achieve the greatest benefit from their social media […]
January 14, 2011
January 14, 2011
NEW YORK — A network television film crew will be in Staten Island, N.Y., to capture a segment of the upcoming BELLA NYC launch party. The magazine, which hit newsstands for the first time earlier in the month with movie star/mom Denise Richards on the cover, has assembled an impressive guest list for the event, which will […]
January 12, 2011
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y (Jan. 12, 2011) — To celebrate the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., New York City Councilwoman Debi Rose will host a celebration event featuring Carolyn McKinstry, who, as a youngster survived a racist bombing in an Alabama church in the 1960s that killed four of her closest friends. In […]
January 12, 2011
NEW YORK (Jan. 12, 2011) – Time is on your side if your schedule conflicted with today’s planned business seminar at the College of Staten Island (CSI). The event, originally scheduled for 8:30 this morning, has been postponed until next week — same time, same place. Hopefully, snow won’t be a consideration this time around. If you are a […]
January 8, 2011
NEW YORK (Jan. 8, 2011) – If you are a business owner whose goals for 2011 include bigger returns, head for the College of Staten Island (CSI) on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 12. That’s when the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at CSI will present “Marketing Your Business.” The free seminar will focus on strategies […]
January 3, 2011
By BARTON HOROWITZ, president Relevant Public Relations With increasing numbers of people interacting on the Web, it’s become far too easy to lose ourselves in cyber space for extended periods of time. While online social-media activity can be an effective way of staying in touch with friends and business associates, it arguably lacks the warm emotional […]
December 30, 2010
NEW YORK — City Councilwoman Debi Rose (D- District 49, North Shore of Staten Island) has created an online “blizzard clean-up” survey in response to the widely criticized clean-up effort that left residents of Staten Island stranded for days. The survey is accessible via Councilwoman Rose’s Facebook page and her twitter account or at https://surveymonkey.com/s/blizzardresponsesurvey. Councilwoman Rose, along with […]
December 29, 2010
By BARTON HOROWITZ, president of Relevant Public Relations There is no shortage of advice when it comes to running a business. Today’s information highway is paved with recommendations, instructions, guidance and litter –- lots and lots of litter. Here is some advice you can bank on, courtesy of Rotary International: “The Four-Way Test of things we […]
December 21, 2010
NEW YORK — The full moon entered the shadow of the Earth early this morning, leading to a total lunar eclipse. Centuries ago, such an event was thought to be caused by a dragon eating the moon, said Prof. Irving Robbins, director of the Astrophysical Observatory at the College of Staten Island (CSI), Willowbrook. The eclipse began […]
December 13, 2010
BY BARTON HOROWITZ President, Relevant Public Relations LLC NEW YORK — The No.1 rule for utilizing online social media as a business-marketing tool is: Don’t be annoying. Communicating the benefits of doing business with your enterprise is arguably an essential component of success. However, with the avalanche of information being distributed to users of Facebook, Twitter […]
December 12, 2010
The late Dr. Michael Shugrue had underwritten nearly a dozen free performances by New York Philharmonic musicians at CUNY’s College of Staten Island NEW YORK – The recent passing of Dr. Michael Shugrue is not likely to diminish the passion for the arts he inspired in his students. In 2004, the then 70-year-old retired English professor […]
December 7, 2010
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