29 August 2022
Lauren Linakis, Farmingdale SBDC Assistant Director, receives America's SBDC Top 40 Under 40 Young Professionals Award
Congratulations to Lauren Linakis, America's SBDC Top 40 Under 40 Young Professionals Award Winner from the New York SBDC Network! Throughout her career, Lauren has focused on assisting small businesses entering government contracting through one-on-one advisement, webinars, and workshops and coordinating government expos and matchmakers. Since joining the SBDC, she has assisted over 600 clients. She has helped over 200 businesses register with the government, get certified as an MWBE and/or disadvantaged business, and apply for government contracts — helping these businesses access over $15 million in government contracts.
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21 January 2019
Shutdown puts would-be entrepreneurs' plans on hold
Erica Chase-Gregory, regional director of the Small Business Development Center at Farmingdale State College, describes how the partial federal government shutdown can create hurdles for those looking to the federal Small Business Association for loans to jump-start or expand their firms.
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4 October 2018
Taking care of business: Millennial entrepreneurs on Long Island
Farmingdale SBDC Business Adviser Stacé Hansen comments on how millenials are starting businesses today: "Potential millennial business owners are more inclined to focus on the service industry and niche markets . . . 'because they’re lower in cost to start.'”
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16 August 2018
LI entrepreneurs feeling environmental pull on plastic straws
Erica Chase-Gregory, director of the NYSBDC at Farmingdale State College, discusses how keeping ahead of environmental policies can be a marketing tool for small businesses: "If you adopt a measure or policy at your establishment that is good for the environment and marine life, you need to immediately market that. More than ever, it's important for businesses owners to be socially aware and make decisions accordingly to both retain and attract customers."
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6 April 2018
Mobile business owners think outside the brick-and-mortar box
Erica Chase-Gregory, regional director of the Small Business Development Center at Farmingdale State College, said mobile businesses are in demand, partly because they provide a service for busy consumers who are “only getting busier.”
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5 October 2016
New York Small Business Development Center Advisor Wins 2016 State Star Award
The New York Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is pleased to announce Christina Loggia, Business Advisor with the Farmingdale State College SBDC, has been awarded the 2016 State Star for New York.
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1 July 2016
Top SBDC honors for three LI entrepreneurs
Three Long Island small-business owners were among nine statewide earning NY SBDC Entrepreneur of the Year honors this week.
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