Women's Business Center

About the Webinar:
Know the facts so you can protect yourself and your staff. This webinar will help you assess the risks, make a plan and communicate better with your employees now and in the months to come.

About the Speaker:
Joshua Bloom, MD, PhD is an emergency physician working at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside Hospitals. A graduate of Hofstra University and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, he has taught multiple college level classes and has published numerous scientific papers.

About the Webinar:
Even during challenging times, there are always opportunities to stand out and grow your business. The webinar will review easy-to-use tools and strategies to leverage hidden markets in these turbulent times of economic disruption.

About the Speaker:
Malla Haridat is an award-winning author and founder of New Designs for Life Training and is a contributor to Black Enterprise, HuffingtonPost and other media. Her training strategies have been used at organizations such as Columbia University, Con Edison, NYU, and the Black Enterprise Magazine’s Entrepreneurs Conference. Ms. Haridat has a degree from Columbia University.

About the Webinar:
The foundation of every business is built on credit. Good credit can open doors, while a bad one can haunt you forever. In this era it is crucial to understand how credit works to grow and manage your business.

About the Speaker:
Charles Antonucci is a retired banker and entrepreneur. He has over forty years experience in the finance business. He has been a consultant with the QEDC since March 2019.
 

About the Webinar:
In this workshop, small business owners will learn simple yet effective strategies for managing their personal finances and keeping their business afloat during uncertain times and help to maintain those practices once COVID-19 dissipates.

About the Speaker:
Kara Stevens is the Founder of the award-winning website The Frugal Feminista and author of three financial self-care books, and creator of the 60 Days to Slay Sallie Mae course. She is also a Money+Career columnist for ESSENCE magazine.
 

About the Webinar:
Use this time before your reopen to plan ahead. Human resource needs, contracts, labor laws and record keeping need to be re-considered in the new reality post-COVID-19. This may include updating your company’s policies, evaluating relationships with vendors, and consulting OSHA and CDC guidelines for re-opening...

About the Speaker:
Thomas Farrell graduated from St. John’s University Law School in 1995. Early in his career, he practiced Corporate and Securities law, including serving as General Counsel to two publicly-traded companies...

About the Webinar:
Learn how to engage your customers (and find new ones) in the downtimes. In this webinar, we will address the new reality of your customers, how to use your current skills in new and different ways to be more relevant and how to use marketing to build loyalty.

About the Speaker:
Adrienne Wax has extensive experience as a marketing professional for many major corporations. She also successfully marketed her own small business, a company dedicated to helping professional women learn to play and use golf successfully in their business careers. She currently works as a marketing consultant for the Queens Economic Development Corporation.

About the Webinar:
As we enter a new business environment post COVID-19, negotiation skills have never been more important. Rather than being compliant or competitive, working in collaboration to solve problems provides the best results to maintain relationships and create value in any negotiation. Learn the skills necessary to help you move ahead successfully.

About the Speaker:
Eirik Davey-Gislason is a negotiation instructor, speaker, coach and real estate professional in New York City. He is the Instructor for the Certified Negotiation Expert courses at the Real Estate Board of New York and teaches across the Northeast United States.

About the Webinar:
There is a better way to keep more profits in your company instead of spending it all on bills! Based on the best-selling book, Profit First, this webinar will lead you through a series of steps designed to help you achieve larger gains in a shorter time frame.

About the Speaker:
Malla Haridat is an award-winning author and founder of New Designs for Life Training and is a contributor to Black Enterprise, HuffingtonPost and other media. Her training strategies have been used at organizations such as Columbia University, Con Edison, NYU, and the Black Enterprise Magazine’s Entrepreneurs Conference. Ms. Haridat has a degree from Columbia University.

About the Webinar:
As you reopen a small office you need to ensure it is safe for both employees and clients by fully understanding what needs to be cleaned and sanitized on an ongoing basis.

About the Speaker:
Lyla Mansoor has eight years of experience managing and running the daily operations of dental offices in New York City. Dentistry by its very nature falls into one of the highest exposure risk groups. In this webinar, she will provide a breakdown of workplace hygiene and its importance, a priority in every small office.