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Ready, Set, Go!

About the Webinar:
Ready? Set. Go! is a 90-minute free workshop that takes you all the things you need to think about when going into business.  It provides a general overview of what it takes to start a business; legal considerations and what it takes to fund a new venture. 

About the Speakers:
Thomas Farrell is a lawyer with a great deal of experience with contracts, employment matters, and regulatory compliance. He offers a combination of programs and practices to owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, largely designed to prevent them from being sued or from being investigated by government agencies.

Roy Pellicano ran an IT services company for over 15 years working with small and mid-sized businesses across all industries, from the single computer Mom & Pop to the 63 location company. In addition to supporting IT, Roy advises business teams developing and implementing strategy across the business lifecycle from start-up to exit, including how to implement business and technology transformation.

Free

NYC WBC Hispanic Heritage Small Business Conference

Join the NYC Women's Business Centers as they celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Pitch your business for a chance to win $2,000 from Ponce Bank! Network with other influential Latina leaders and receive expert advice from today's innovating Latina small-business professionals. **10 businesses will be selected from registered attendees to give their 60 second elevator pitch […]

Establish a Professional Domain, Website, & Email

If you’re curious about bringing your existing business online, or you’re just starting a business and want to know where to begin, it all starts with a domain: your online address and home on the web.

Get Business From NYC and NYS Government: M/WBE Certification

About the Webinar:
Learn about getting certified as a Minority / Woman-owned Business Enterprise with NYC & NYS, what you will need to do to obtain government contracts, and how you can leverage your certification to get more business.

About the Speaker:
Since coming to QEDC, Ricardi Calixte has worked with many neighborhoods’ business organizations to help improve the local economy. He spearheaded the development of Corona Plaza, transforming an under-utilized area into one of the borough’s foremost pedestrian plazas. He works closely with merchant groups, foundations, and government agencies to help local communities reach their potential.

Free

Founder’s Friday: How I Built and Sold My B2B Marketplace in 4 years

  We will be sitting down with Victor Hunt. He founded and sold Astorian.com, a marketplace helping building owners hire contractors. Victor founded Astorian in 2017 at Yale, raised $2.2m in VC funding, scaled it to 30 cities, partnered with Zillow and Opendoor then sold to Plentific in 2022. Now he is exploring new ideas across […]

2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge Info Session

​Presented by the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Queens Economic Development Corporation, the 2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge is designed to help busy entrepreneurs launch or grow their startup. Its flexible schedule allows participants to join at any time between October 2022 to February 2023. ​The multi-month program offers high-level entrepreneurial classes, one-on-one […]

Repairing Credit to Access Small Business Capital

Greater Nexus 89-14 Parsons Blvd,, Jamaica, NY, United States

At this workshop, we will learn: The major role personal credit plays in accessing capital like business loans How to build personal credit & use it to access capital to grow your small business How credit is reported through the 3 major credit agencies How credit reports are scored, what the score includes, how it […]

Free

Queens Tech Founder Happy Hour

If you’re a tech founder or soon-to-be founder who lives in Queens, please join us and meet other founders and learn about the resources that we provide while enjoying a beer and some appetizers.

Neuro-Marketing

Join us to learn about the new science of consumer decisions, Neuro-Marketing tools, Neuro-marketing strategy, and Neuro-marketing Examples. We will also cover what is Neuro-marketing and how neuroscience affects consumer decision-making. Presenter Man-Li Kuo Lin is Economic Development Specialist at the U.S. Small Business Administration New York District Office. She joined SBA as a Business Development Specialist in 2006.

Free

Ready, Set, Go!

About the Webinar:
Ready? Set. Go! is a 90-minute free workshop that takes you all the things you need to think about when going into business.  It provides a general overview of what it takes to start a business; legal considerations and what it takes to fund a new venture. 

About the Speakers:
Thomas Farrell is a lawyer with a great deal of experience with contracts, employment matters, and regulatory compliance. He offers a combination of programs and practices to owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, largely designed to prevent them from being sued or from being investigated by government agencies.

Roy Pellicano ran an IT services company for over 15 years working with small and mid-sized businesses across all industries, from the single computer Mom & Pop to the 63 location company. In addition to supporting IT, Roy advises business teams developing and implementing strategy across the business lifecycle from start-up to exit, including how to implement business and technology transformation.

Free

How to Approach Retailers (Big and Small) to Sell Your Products Effectively

You want to talk to your local store owner about your product/product concept but don’t know what to say? You want to sell your product to the big retail chain but can’t find the right person to speak with? Regardless where you’re in your business, this workshop will provide you with some guidelines on how […]

Free

Meet the Lenders

About the Webinar: At this free webinar you will be able to meet with a panel of lenders from different organizations to go over what you need to get money for your business! Panelists include banks, micro-lending institutions and federal government products to meet the needs of all business owners from all stages. You will […]

Free

Classes are sponsored by the Small Business Association.

Come Join Us!

The Queens Economic Development Corporation and Queens Tourism Council will host Queens Taste 2024 at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, May 21, from 6 pm to 9 pm.

We expect to attract more than 500 attendees with 50 restaurants and beverage purveyors, who will offer samples of their products. Thus, attendees will be able to bounce from table to table, tasting treats from tangy to fiery, crunchy to velvety, and sweet to briny.

Queens Taste is also a celebration of the borough -- and a great way to network. Almost all the anticipated 500 attendees either live in Queens or do business there. Many are executives and captains of industry. The atmosphere is always festive, almost giddy, creating an ideal scene for meeting and greeting.

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