Business Mentors

Millions of us wake up one morning to the haunting realization that we’re losing the battle to avoid becoming obsolete on the job. It affects those in their 20s, while others don’t see the darkness descend until they’re much older. Some are high-school dropouts, while others are college graduates, or successful professionals. It can strike anyone.  […]

Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, and HR tips. NFIB @NFIBA new overtime rule from @USDOL increases the salary threshold minimum necessary to exempt certain employees from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirement. Read more on how the rule may affect your #SmallBiz: https://www.nfib.com/content/news/staffing/what-small-businesses-need-to-know-about-the-new-federal-overtime-rule/ eBusiness

Lean on me when you’re not strongI’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry onFor it won’t be long‘Til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.—Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter You’ve heard it said. You may even have heard yourself say it. “The problem with this business is the people.” And, “the best thing about this

Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, HR, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgovLooking for Capital for Your Small Business? https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USSBA/bulletins/26226df Webroot @Webroot“The number of businesses reporting cyber incidents has gone up from 45% last year to 61% in 2019.” https://wbrt.io/d75qj — via @smallbiztrends NFIB @NFIBNFIB research shows

My office has been getting calls from constituents who are understandably confused about two rebate checks the state has begun to mail to property taxpayers and whether they should expect to receive one, none or both. I want to try to clarify for the public what these checks are and who should receive them. The two

Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, technology, and HR tips. SBA @SBAgovLooking to grow your #VetBiz and need guidance? Visit your local VBOC for tools & resources — http://ow.ly/CFL450vKrte  New York SBDC @nysbdcAcross NY State, #SBDC centers offer free and low-cost business workshops for #Entrepreneurs, #Startups and #SmallBiz

The ability to attract and retain highly skilled talent is a pervasive challenge often shared by CenterState CEO members. In response to this growing demand for talent across multiple industry sectors, we partnered with the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council and the New York State Department of Labor to launch a talent task force to

Absent pathology, we all wake up in the morning with the best of intentions to do good things. Sure, we all entertain and even act on the occasional devious thought — a prank on a colleague or spouse, or a few choice words lobbed at the TV news — but for the most part, we