For more than seven years, the New York Business Expo and Conference has been the Northeast’s LARGEST b to b trade show, conference and networking event for budding entrepreneurs, business owners & executives. NY Expo is the only one day event of its kind that provides small & mid-sized businesses with opportunities to grow. This annual BUSINESS TRADE SHOW brings together c level executives from all industries to enjoy face-to-face NETWORKING and high-level business EDUCATION. Through facilitated meetings and distinct show features you will learn custom business solutions that you can implement immediately to improve your bottom line.
Universal Signs
About Universal Signs
With over 20 years of experience in the sign industry Universal Signs and Service has dealt with various facets of the sign industry and is committed to providing numerous services to its customers. Whether you’re looking for a unique and captivating design, printing or signage solutions, Universal can supply expert advice and guidance to meet your immediate needs.
Website
www.universalsignsny.com
Yelp
About Yelp
Yelp (NYSE: YELP) connects people with great local businesses. Yelp was founded in San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp communities have taken root in major metros across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Singapore, Poland, Turkey, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, Japan, […]
Vipeline
About Vipeline
In 2012, the founders of Vipeline® recognized a growing need from brands, publishers and advertising agencies to leverage a user generated social video experience in their respective digital footprints. Vipeline® set out to create a turn-key solution that was both user and brand-friendly. The Video PipelineTM is a patent pending recording tool that engages users on websites and banner ads without requiring an […]
eBook: “Facebook is Pay to Play”
By Likeable Local
Description:
The social landscape, particularly Facebook, is constantly changing the platforms and algorithms for businesses. It’s more important than ever to be educated on the changes and adjust your social strategy!
This free eBook will cover 25+ actionable tips including:
How to make Facebook more relevant than ever for your business
How to use Facebook’s ad platform.
What kind of content is best to promote.
Using LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram […]
Negotiation Strategies That Solicit Customer Loyalty
By: Greg Williams, The Master Negotiator & Body Language Expert
When you seek to solicit customer loyalty, do you consider using negotiation strategies? Everyone knows that customer loyalty is valuable to any business, but many business owners don’t consider the fact that negotiation strategies are employed in soliciting customer loyalty.
In a negotiation, you must know and understand the source of motivation behind […]
UpSizeToday
About UpSizeToday
UpSizeToday Magazine is an official B2B and B2C magazine… We had created a unique system to help raise the consciousness of any products, services, new clothing line and/ or brands. Working to gain over a 100,000 an online viewership and printing 50,000 Hard copies.
We help businesses and individuals alike with innovative ways of branding and exposing themselves, their company or […]
How to “Sell Without Selling” on Social
By: Gaby Piazza
When trying to sell on social media, there are small businesses that post content about themselves with absolutely no rise from their audience. Then, there are those who understand how to sell their products without actually selling anything. Here are some tips to help your content strategy for sales:
Please stop talking about yourself. It’s quite annoying.
Lets face it: We all […]
Read Customers’ Body Language to Deliver Outstanding Service
By: Greg Williams, The Master Negotiator & Body Language Expert
Being able to read body language and doing so accurately can enhance your business when striving to deliver outstanding customer service.
When it comes to delivering good customer service actions matter, but before committing to action you should know what acts will redeem the greatest returns. As an example, where do you place […]
4 Ways to Make Your Fans 85% More Valuable
By Nicole Kroese
Let me guess: You’re frustrated with Facebook. You work really hard to acquire new fans, but don’t see that translate into anything other than a vanity metric. We wrote this newsletter to help with just that!
Your Facebook “fans” should and can be your actual fans — actual fans that drive word of mouth recommendations to you. Actual fans that […]
Negotiation & Body Language Strategies That Improves Sales Processes
By: Greg Williams
When you seek to improve your sales process and presentations, do you consider the role negotiation strategies play in that procedure? Do you take into account the function body language will have in your attempts to sway your client or prospects? If you wish them to perceive the value of your offerings, you should. These are very important […]
Powerteam International
About Powerteam International
Powerteam International is one of the leading Success Education Companies in the world! Powerteam provides Corporate & Entrepreneurial training programs, Venture Funding and Business Coaching in cities around the world. Through Online Success Coaching, live events and full-service business consulting. Powerteam International has the resources necessary to help your company become even more successful! For all major industries, from […]
Nittany Valley Offset (NVO)
About Nittany Valley Offset
With a legacy of over 55 years in the printing industry, we have longevity as an ally, which demonstrates our willingness and ability to adapt to a constantly evolving, technology-driven printing marketplace. NVO is one of the oldest and most respected printing companies in the Mid-Atlantic Region, and we will continue to grow through the use of […]
The Distinction Between Work/Life Balance and Work/Life Integration
By:Andrew Mellen, Chief Organizing Expert
There’s a conversation going on about the distinction between work/life balance and work/life integration, so let’s take a look at both concepts and see which one makes more sense and gets us less stress and more free time in our lives.
work-life balance
The achievement of equality between time spent working and one’s personal life.
work-life integration
To bring together the elements of work life […]
How to Increase Mobile Engagement for your Business
By: Jordan Edelson, Appetizer Mobile
As businesses and brands begin to consider whether or not a mobile app would be the best solution for their product, it’s important to understand how mobile engagement continues to grow revenue, serve as an advertising outlet, a conduit for communication with clients and customers, and a veritable vehicle to grow brand sentiment. Ranging from food products and […]
Chinatown B.I.D.
About Chinatown B.I.D
More info coming soon!
Website
http://www.chinatownbid.org/
Chinatown Partnership
About Chinatown Partnership
Chinatown Partnership was formed in 2006 to bring residents, business owners and community groups together to rebuild Chinatown following 9/11, and to preserve the neighborhood’s unique culture while ensuring its vitality in the future.
Through a broad range of programs, the Chinatown Partnership engages the community and leads efforts to improve the neighborhood’s physical environment through the Clean Streets initiative, […]
Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (GHCC)
About The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) originally incorporated in 1896 as the Harlem Board of Trade, is now in its third century of continued services to the Upper Manhattan area in general and the New York region in particular. Our Chamber has served as an anchor of continued stability bridging the periods of urban […]
Sales is Education, Selling is Educating
By Deborah Shane, Social Media, Career Transition, Professional Branding, Writer, Speaker, Podcast Host
“Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman, not the attitude of the prospect.” W Clement Stone
Not only the attitude of the salesperson but their EQ, intuition and ability to educate prospects, not talk them into or cajole them into something they don’t really need or want.
Just happened […]
How to Foster Loyalty in a Disposible World
By Deborah Shane, Social Media, Career Transition, Professional Branding, Writer, Speaker, Podcast Host
Building relationships takes time but growing and maintaining them long term takes just as much if not more especially today.
“Marketing battles take place in the mind of a consumer or prospect. That’s where you win. That’s where you lose.” Jack Trout, Ad Exec and Author
We live in seriously disposable and […]
3 Steps to Double Inbound Leads in 60 Days
By: Erik Luhrs, The Bruce Lee of Sales & Lead Generation
I love talking to new prospects! They are ALWAYS convinced that they’ve already tried “everything.” They are convinced that the only way to get more leads is to increase the amount of people who see their messages. They are convinced that rapidly multiplying leads and sales is just a fantasy.
And […]
The Secret Nuance To Closing More Sales With integrity
By:Carolyn Herfurth
When you’re having a sales conversation, you may already know to focus on benefits, not features.And you may also know to ask questions to engage potential clients..
What you may not know is how to combine these two things to close more sales.
Watch today’s video for my approach that nets more clients for my clients.
Click HERE to view video
The Vision Times
About The Vision Times
The largest weekly Chinese newspaper in America, it has 21 editions and distributes to 17 countries.
Website
www.secretchina.com
Swap The Biz
About Swap The Biz
Swap The Biz hosts high end red carpet networking events that are social events with a business purpose. Our members are business owners, CEOs and professionals with an affluent reach. Our focus is on building strong social foundations, in order to enhance the business success of our members. We distinguish ourselves by the sophistication of our events […]
VEDC’s Tri-State Business Opportunity Loan Fund
About VEDC’s Tri-State Business Opportunity Loan Fund
VEDC’s Tri-State Business Opportunity Loan Fund was established with a $20 million commitment from the UBS Elevating Entrepreneurs initiative, to provide loans of $50,000 to $500,000 to qualified small business owners in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The loans are available to small businesses that do not qualify for a traditional small business bank […]
Likeable Local
About Likeable Local
Likeable Local offers scalable, integrated software solutions for small businesses to create, enhance, and manage their social media presence!
Mission
Our mission is to put a likeable business on every main street across the country!
Description
Likeable Local offers software solutions, which allow small businesses to create, enhance and manage their social media presence. Likeable Local was founded in 2012 as a […]
6 Crucial Outsourcing Slip-ups Done by Entrepreneurs
By: Ritesh Sanghani
We are in year 2014 the age of outsourcing it is commonly known as subcontracting, freelancing, crowd sourcing and virtual assistance. Outsourcing non-core operational activities allow companies to grow rapidly and save time, cost and get access to most advance technologies, skills and infrastructure.
The success of outsourcing depends on selection of right service provider and task to be outsourced […]
SCORE NYC
About SCORE NYC
Resources for NYC Small Businesses:
Providing free one-on-one business counseling at our main office downtown at 26 Federal Plaza and at branch locations in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn (See Locations);
Offering a series of low-cost seminars and workshops on a wide range of business topics (See Seminars);
Maintaining a library of basic business information and source materials on legal and financial issues, […]
New York American Marketing Association
About New York American Marketing Association
Marketing is rapidly evolving to become a primary engine of economic growth. Marketers who adapt to new challenges will create new values for their companies and society. Our shared purpose is to accelerate this transformation to the future of marketers.
The NYAMA raises the profile of marketing and marketers. We prepare marketers to thrive in new […]
eMarketing Association
About eMarketing Association
The eMarketing Association (eMA) is the world’s largest international association of emarketing professionals. Members include governments, companies, professionals and students involved with the emarketing arena. The eMA provides marketing resources, services, research, certifications, educational programs and events to its members and the marketing community. The eMA works with a number of organizations, companies and governments on issues related […]
Printleaf
About Printleaf
At Printleaf our mission is to provide the highest quality printing at a competitive price. If you are looking to Print Brochures, Postcards, Business Cards, Flyers, Catalogs, Posters, Vinyl Banners or other marketing products for your business or Trade Show event then you have come to the right destination. Our professional staff are experts in the printing industry and are here to make sure your […]
What’s Resiliency Got To Do With Employee Engagement?
By: Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE
Consider these glum facts: Only one in eight workers worldwide are engaged at work, but according to Gallup’s new 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace, engagement varies considerably according to the region and country in which these workers live and their economic and social conditions.
So let’s just look at the U.S and Canada. Gallup […]
What are the Best Ways for Nonprofits to Drive Donations Through Social Media?
By: Michelle Hummel
Although most nonprofits have to ask for money in order to survive, that doesn’t mean it’s an easy task. Fortunately, social media can make it less daunting. If you’re wondering if social media can actually help, look no further than a 2012 study. It found that 22% of people around the globe would buy from a brand simply because […]
Own It: How To Set Up Simple Systems To Make People Accountable
By: Dr. Janet Lapp
When you own it 100%, your whole life begins to change. If there’s a magic bullet in a salesperson’s world, that’s it. Here are two sure-fire systems to boost accountability in your team.
1. Make your people accountable for their own progress by following an ‘You’re It’ feedback system.
Many high performing groups are making their people accountable for their […]
These 6 Traits Have Turned Businesses into Empires
By: Bryan Lovgren
Success is something that all businesses wish to attain. Success isn’t meant to be had for free and it’s the price that makes it so special. Not all businesses are meant to become empires, otherwise every business who wanted it would have it. It’s exclusive to a small portion of businesses who are willing to do what no one […]
5 Questions to Answer Before Launching Your “I Have A Dream” Business
By: Deborah Shane
The ”I Have a Dream” speech was delivered by American activist Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, in which he called for an end to racism in the United States. It was delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a stunning sight.
Do you have a […]
To Close More Sales – Read Body Language
By: Greg Williams, The Master Negotiator & Body Language Expert
Have you ever considered looking at the closing process of a sale from body language viewpoint? Have you thought about enhancing the closing process by reading the body language of your prospects and/or clients?
Since the closing process of a sale is part of the ‘give and take’ that occurs in any negotiation, […]
Three Must-Know Tips to Giving the Perfect Sales Presentation
By: Marc Wayshak, Sales Strategist & Author
We’ve all heard the advice of old school sales trainers telling us that a great presentation is about sharing features and benefits, being enthusiastic, rehearsing like crazy, and finally, using your prepared close. There was a time when all of those ideas were great, but over the past eighty years prospects have become very […]
Business to Business “Matchmaking” a First for New York Business Expo and Conference
New York, NY – (October 7, 2013) – When the sun sets on this year’s New York Business Expo and Conference with its impressive line-up of keynotes, seminars, exhibitors’ booths and presentations, there’s more business opportunities and fun to be had at the NY City-wide Chamber of Commerce Matchup.
Taking place 4:30p.m. – 7:30p.m on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Jacob […]
The Sign Guy
About The Sign Guy
Our mission is to produce the highest quality signs at a discounted price, while giving the customer the extra attention they deserve. We strive to maintain a pleasant working environment for our employees, to promote and practice good business ethics and values, to give back to our community and finally to generate adequate income to our investors.
Website
http://www.signguyonline.com/
Event Management Announces the 2013 New York Business Expo & Conference
New York, NY – (September 4, 2013) – The Ninth Annual New York Business Expo & Conference (NYXPO) is again expected to draw more than 10,000 business owners and executives to a full day of exhibits, educational seminars and unlimited networking. The largest and most comprehensive business conference in the Northeast, NYXPO will take place from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. […]