BANKING & FINANCE
March 24, 2011
Let’s face it, personal finance isn’t nuclear physics. The basics are so simple that anyone can get the concepts down in less than a day — spend less than you earn, save and invest the rest. Knowing what should be done and actually doing it, however, are two different things. Most people realize that spending more […]
March 1, 2011
Business people and consumers should remain on guard to dangers of Internet thieves, says top executive at Staten Island, N.Y.’s only community-based commercial bank NEW YORK — “As the popularity of conducting banking and other financial transactions on the Internet grows, so does the threat of online fraud,” said Ralph M. Branca, president and CEO of Victory […]
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 […]
December 7, 2010
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November 10, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission has a new Business Center at Business.ftc.gov that gives business owners, attorneys, and marketing professionals the tools they need to understand and comply with the consumer protection laws, rules, and guides the FTC enforces. The Business Center provides practical, plain-language guidance about advertising, credit, telemarketing, privacy, and a host of other topics. A series of short videos […]
October 20, 2010
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Victory State Bank’s sense of community is all encompassing. The bank’s “Furr Our Furry Friends” campaign aims to help Staten Island’s population of homeless animals. Through the end of the month, all Victory State Bank locations will be accepting contributions for allocation to local animal shelters. “We are collecting monetary donations, as […]
October 12, 2010
The National Association of Realtors®’ HouseLogic, a free, comprehensive consumer website about all aspects of homeownership, yesterday launched “Operation Home Relief,” a new . The campaign aims to increase awareness, rally support and raise funding for USA Cares, a nonprofit organization that provides counseling and financial foreclosure assistance to post-9/11 active duty U.S. military service personnel, […]
August 6, 2010
Free Victory State Bank course teaches budgeting, banking skills to new Staten Island mothers enrolled in Nurse-Family Partnership NEW YORK CITY — Ten first-time mothers participating in the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program on Staten Island gathered yesterday at the Stapleton site to mark their graduation from a financial-literacy program and share in a baby shower. The […]