Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, leadership, HR, and career tips. SBA @SBAgovDid you know that @SCOREmentors, a resource partner of the SB Read More
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New statistics show NYS saw a dramatic drop in family farms
The USDA [recently] released its 2017 Agriculture Census revealing in-depth look at agriculture in this state since the last census was released five years ago. The USDA surveys farmers every five ye Read More
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How to Get Testimonials That Boost Your Credibility
The unspoken question in every customer’s mind “I want to believe you, but I’m not sure I trust you” is the unspoken question customers ask salespeople. The devil in every sale is customer doubt. Spe Read More
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The Workplace Blues: 5 Ways to Help Stressed-Out Employees
Problems with the emotional health of employees is costing employers up to $500 billion per year. As a result, the global wellness market is growing nearly twice as fast as the global economy, accordi Read More
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3 Steps Firms Can Take to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace
Sick days among workers are commonly associated with physical ailments, but mental-health issues also account for frequent absences. A report from the 2018 Mental Health in the Workplace Summit showed Read More
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What to Do With Your 401(k) When You Switch Jobs
The average American changes jobs 12 times in his or her lifetime. With each new job comes new offices, new co-workers — and possibly a decision about what to do with the 401(k) plan they started at t Read More
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Believe it before you present it
We’ve all heard the expression in business, “Fake it until you make it.” Starting out in the advertising business, I was a nervous-norvus any time I had to present to an audience of more than one or Read More
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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, HR, career, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgovDisasters don’t plan ahead, but you can. Make sure y Read More
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When I first became CEO at Loretto five years ago, I began a practice of sitting down with all of my employees — from fellow executives to those who staffed our day-to-day operations. Why? To listen t Read More
Health Care & Education
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Crouse Health to donate cord blood to Upstate Medical’s cord-blood bank SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Parents delivering babies at Crouse Health will now have the opportunity to voluntarily donate their baby’s umbilical cord blood to the Upstate cord-blood bank at Upstate Medical University. Read More -
Hillside Family of Agencies names Peterson new CFO ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA) announced Christopher Peterson will soon join the organization as CFO. Read More -
Binghamton School of Pharmacy signs agreement with Cornell VESTAL — Binghamton University and Cornell University have signed an agreement that will allow Cornell students in the plant-sciences major to transfer into Binghamton’s doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) program after three years of undergraduate study. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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Greater Syracuse Business Development Corp. appoints new executive director SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation (GSBDC) has a new executive director. Read More -
New York AG James announces grant funding to address zombie homes UTICA, N.Y. — Utica, Syracuse, and Binghamton are among more than 45 communities that will use a total of $9 million in grant funding to reduce the number of “zombie” homes. Read More -
Silver Fox hires new executive director, expands to Manlius MANLIUS — Silver Fox Senior Social Club has hired a new executive director as it settles into its second location after its expansion into the town of Manlius. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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New York manufacturing index turns positive in July The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 13 points to 4.3 to emerge from negative territory in July. Read More -
FuzeHub announces Millennials in Manufacturing Awards ALBANY, N.Y. — The Albany–based nonprofit FuzeHub is launching its Millennials in Manufacturing Awards. Read More -
Barton & Loguidice acquires New Jersey firm to grow waste-management practice SALINA, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) announced it has acquired a New Jersey company as it seeks to grow its waste-management business. Read More