Please join us!
Dowling College invites you to participate in the
Small Business Symposium
sponsored by
the U.S. Small Business Administration
When:
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where:
Rudolph-Oakdale Campus
Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
Why:
Discuss small business development
with experts and share your ideas
about what can be done to improve
the small business climate
To register please go
or call 631.244.3070
For more information, please email ACI@Dowling.edu.
Participation is free; however, please register early as the number of spaces is limited.
Program
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Breakfast and registration
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: Welcome and introductory remarks from:
Hon. George Maragos, Nassau County Comptroller
Session 1: Small Business Financing
Panelists:
Roslyn Goldmacher, LI Development Corporation-Moderator
Douglas C. Manditch, Empire National Bank
Robert Larson, CDC of LI
Jeffrey Bass, LI Capital Alliance
Jorge Martinez, LI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Session 2: Small Business Regulations
Panelists:
Richard Bivone, RMB Development Consultants-Moderator
Linda Bianculli, Town of Oyster Bay Office of Economic
Development
Hon. Edward Ambrosino, Town of Hempstead
David Genaway, Town of Islip Department of Planning
Phyllis Hill Slater, Hill Slater Group
Keith Archer, Harras Bloom & Archer, LLP
Bruce Migatz, Albanese & Albanese, LLP
Warren Tackenberg, Nassau County Village Officials Association
Session 3: Main Street Businesses
Panelists:
Eric Alexander, Vision Long Island-Moderator
Lisa Harris, Café Portofino
Hon. Paul Pontieri, Village of Patchogue
Hon. Steve Flotteron, Town of Islip
Julie Marchesella, Merrick and Elmont Chambers of Commerce
Lionel Chitty, Hicksville Chamber of Commerce
Session 4: Fast-Growing Small Business Sectors: Health Services, Professional Administrative Services, Financial Services, Technology, and Environmental (Green) Businesses
Panelists:
Peter Goldsmith, LI Software & Technology Network-Moderator
Susan Shevlin, North Shore-LIJ Health System
David Schieren, EmPower Solar
Ellen Cooperson, Corporate Performance Consultants
Mark J. Grossman, NYS Department of Labor
10:55 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Joint small business development session
(presentation and discussion of recommendations from
breakout sessions)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
We look forward to meeting you at the Symposium
