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CEO FOCUS: Economic Forecasters Share Outlook for the Year Ahead

CenterState CEO [on Jan. 28] presented its 2021 Economic Forecast Report for Central New York at our virtual Economic Forecast event. Though this annual event looked different this year, we still shar Read More
VIEWPOINT: How Leaders Can Focus on Meeting 2021’s Challenges

Change is just beginning Business leaders dealt with massive and rapid change in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but many small businesses and chain stores didn’t survive. As the new year proceed Read More
VIEWPOINT: How to Avoid Sabotaging Yourself on the way to Retirement

Creating a secure retirement often comes down to smart planning as you consider saving and investment options, and choose the ones most likely to help you meet your goals. But not everyone makes wise Read More
VIEWPOINT: Why You Should Consider a Digital Transformation for Your Company in 2021

As with every new year, it’s important to formulate, plan, and set your business goals. Have you considered how revamping your software solutions could help you achieve those goals? Here are just a fe Read More
VIEWPOINT: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking the Leap To Entrepreneurship

Tim Mercer As COVID-19 causes layoffs and extends uncertainty about employment in 2021, many people are considering new options They’re thinking of reinventing themselves or trying to decide whether Read More
NO NONSENSE MARKETING: What do customers expect from salespeople?

The game has changed We all know what we expect from customers — or at least we think we do. We want them to give us their attention, give us a fair hearing, and be open to our recommendations, and p Read More
VIEWPOINT: An Economic Outlook for 2021

This past year was an interesting one, to say the least. Although some may prefer to use other adjectives to describe 2020. COVID-19 provided a vast disruption of economic activity, with U.S. GDP decl Read More
VIEWPOINT: Rundown of Updated PPP Forgiveness Application Forms

Covers both first and second-draw loans The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently updated all versions of the PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications to reflect changes in the recent legislatio Read More
VIEWPOINT: How Younger Workers Can Mentor Older Ones & Move Companies Forward

Mentoring usually refers to a manager, executive, or expert ienced employee guiding a younger person in the workplace, helping them acquire knowledge and new skills that foster professional growth. Read More

Business Calendar

Learn@Lunch 4/12/2021 12:00 PM - 4/12/2021 12:45 PM Read More
Intro to Negotiation: A Crucial Startup Skill 4/14/2021 12:00 PM - 4/14/2021 1:00 PM Read More
17th Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century 4/16/2021 8:00 AM - 4/16/2021 1:00 PM Read More

Opinion

OPINION: As New York Slips Further into Unrest, Democrats do Nothing to Make Streets Safer New York State’s criminal-justice system has deteriorated to dangerous levels. At the direction of Democrats in the state legislature and New York City, we have seen drastic changes to parole and bail Read More
OPINION: U.S.-China Relationship is Essential, Challenging The relationship between the United States and China is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. When it goes smoothly, global tensions are low. When the relationship hits the rocks, te Read More
OPINION: Budget Priorities that Will Break the Bank The process of developing the annual New York State Budget officially begins when the governor presents his spending proposal in late January. But the terms of negotiations become clearer once legisla Read More

Business Mentors

VIEWPOINT: COVID Puts More Pressure on Already Stressed Nonprofits “In every crisis, doubt or confusion, take the higher path – the path of compassion, courage, understanding, and love.” — Amit Ray The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world in many ways. The frustr Read More
Seven Great Ways to Create a Really Inclusive Workplace In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, Elisabeth Kelan writes about “gender fatigue,” which she describes as the phenomenon of people acknowledging that gender inequality exists in general, b Read More
VIEWPOINT: The Work-From-Home Vs. Return-To-Office Debate What employees, bosses should consider Many Americans have been working from home full time for a year now since COVID-19 hit the U.S. And many prefer that arrangement to a traditional office. In a s Read More

People on the Move

LESTER BURT LESTER BURT recently joined Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC as a senior manager in the firm’s audit and accounting department. He has more than 11 years of experience in public accounting. Burt’ Read More
JENNIFER BRILLANTE JENNIFER BRILLANTE has been named partner at C & D Advertising. She has been with the firm for 10 years as VP of business development. Brillante has been instrumental in generating significant gro Read More
BLAKE PENN BLAKE PENN recently joined Colgate University as its first chief information security officer (CISO) and director of information security. He previously served as information security policy and compl Read More