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VIEWPOINT: SBA’s troubling new requirements for PPP borrowers of more than $2 million

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has circulated Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan-necessity questionnaire forms that it intends to require borrowers with PPP loans in excess of $2 mil Read More
CEO Focus: Support Small and Locally Owned Businesses this Holiday Season

CEO Focus: Across our region, small and locally owned businesses have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 economic crisis. These businesses are critical economic drivers that support livelihoods and crea Read More
Winning the Future: What Businesses Must Do to Prepare for 2021

Businesses bolted into 2020 with firm plans and optimistic outlooks. All that evaporated by mid-March as the focus turned from thriving to surviving for most companies. Now, as this turbulent year en Read More
Is a Seasonal Business a Timely Fit for You?

An ever-changing economy creates new opportunities for entrepreneurs, even during these rocky times that COVID-19 has caused. Whether people are looking for a better work-life balance, a new job afte Read More
Why Part-Time Freelancers Should Form an LLC

Americans are doing more freelance work than ever before. According to a recent survey from Upwork, 59 million Americans have done some freelance work during 2020 and COVID-19. Many of these part-time Read More
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Burns-Gerling uses network to build successful business

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: The ABC’s of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is a labor of love for Karyn Burns-Gerling; a mother of three, incredibly hard working, and an inspiration to all who meet her. She began working on this business venture when she was expecting her children. Read More
VIEWPOINT: Media-Interview Tips in a Socially Distant Digital Age

Our routines were disrupted when the world as we know it paused earlier this year, but somehow, we have figured out how to traverse a new normal, balancing the demands of our “day” jobs with the 24/7 Read More
VIEWPOINT: 5 Tips to Help Employees Make the Most of Health Benefits

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many companies in New York state and nationwide to operate differently, presenting new challenges and requiring some to respond to a newly at-home workforce. Whethe Read More
NO NONSENSE MARKETING: Checking out the CEO before taking a job

It’s all about the culture Arguably, the biggest mistake many job applicants make is focusing on possible advancement, benefits, working conditions, and pay. Obviously, each one plays a role in makin Read More

Business Calendar

Virtual Onboarding Best Practices 1/26/2021 8:15 AM - 1/26/2021 10:00 AM Read More
Central New York Political Leadership Institute (CNY PLI) Information Session 1/26/2021 5:00 PM - 1/26/2021 6:00 PM Read More
BingBizCon 2020 1/28/2021 8:30 AM - 1/28/2021 3:30 PM Read More

Opinion

New Yorkers Need a Consistent Recovery Plan to Get the State Back on its Feet In the aftermath of COVID-19 lockdowns, New York’s economic-development and reopening plan has been confusing, inconsistent, and has disregarded objective data and legislative cooperation. In every co Read More
How to Reform the Social Security System With Social Security’s finances in the spotlight these days, especially since COVID-19 devastated the U.S. economy, there is no shortage of ideas for how to reform the Social Security System (SS) to r Read More
OPINION: New York Needs Leadership, Cooperation to Weather the Storm The New York Assembly recently reconvened to begin the 2021 legislative session. While the halls of the Capitol were dramatically different due to COVID restrictions, we begin our work with a sense of Read More

Business Mentors

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. B Read More
How Health Care Can Embrace a Digital Transformation It desperately needs one The health-care industry would be better equipped to meet its many challenges if it were more willing to embrace a digital transformation it so desperately needs. Health-car Read More
Businesses were unwilling to change but now they can see 20/20 in 2021 Many business leaders say that change is a good thing, until it is hoisted upon them and they must decide to change or die. I’m a little tired of hearing the term “new normal,” but the economy, the w Read More

People on the Move

JOSEPH E. ROCCO, III Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC has named JOSEPH E. ROCCO, III an audit partner in the Syracuse office of the firm. He graduated from Hartwick College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, with a mi Read More
The Bonadio Group The Bonadio Group’s Syracuse office has promoted the following in-charge accountants to the role of senior accountant as of Jan. 1: LULU ZHANG, commercial team; BENJAMIN NOVAK, health care tax-exempt Read More
DANA NICOLETTI Pinckney Hugo Group has hired DANA NICOLETTI as an assistant account manager. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo, she gained experience in marketing at American Food & Vending Corp. Nicoletti has a ba Read More