At a recent BRN meeting, Robert Cohen, COO at Conference Associates, Inc., gave our group an in-depth look into the New York State Business Group (NYSBG), which help small business owners with a variety of affordable services to help them better manage their companies and grow on Long Island. Here’s an overview of Robert’s presentation:

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We got a great presentation this week from Jim Stumpf, president of Business Advisory Group, where he talked about how he helps his clients. Business Advisory Group is a multifaceted coaching firm created to assist individuals and businesses owners who are seeking to maximize today’s exciting world of entrepreneurship.

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At our July 18th BRN networking meeting, we had the privileged of having Danielle Paul, a freelance photographer at Electric Bricks, shoot headshots for many of the members. Danielle is a versatile professional photographer whose specialty is photographing food, but has a wide range of commercial photographic experience. In addition to shooting many of the images used on Electric Bricks’ client websites, her product photography has also appeared on The Burlington Coat Factory and JCPenny websites, among others.

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At each BRN networking meeting, members are encouraged to share information about themselves and their businesses. We all discuss the highlights of our companies and what our ideal referral would be. In addition to that, at each meeting, one member is asked to give a more in-depth presentation. This allows the other members to get a deeper understanding of their company and the strengths and talents of the individual so-as to better be able to send them referrals that fit their business model. At our June 20th meeting, Zachary Will of Paychex gave us a more comprehensive understanding of the role Paychex can play in helping small businesses manage their human resources and payroll challenges.

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