WESTCHESTER BUSINESS CONNECTION NETWORKING EVENT

Time: January 12, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
Location: MO’S GRILL (Owned by Yankees Superstar Pitcher and
Street: 14 Memorial Hwy
City/Town: NEW ROCHELLE
Website or Map: http://www.wbconnection.com/
Event Type: networking, event
Organized By: WESTCHESTER BUSINESS CONNECTION

My how the year flew by! 2009 was a great year for the WBC and its participants. We held meetings (with fantastic turnouts!) throughout much of Westchester including Yonkers, Peekskill and Mt. Kisco. We brought the WBC to Rockland County as well as Manhattan! And we made sure to keep our communities in mind by holding a Toy Drive for the underprivileged children in our area. That toy drive was a GREAT success due to YOUR kindness and generosity – our business associates and our friends.

2010 will be another stellar year! We know in 2010 we can continue to help your businesses grow and flourish. One of the things that set us apart from the rest is your ability to connect with other business professionals, both in person and online. In addition to being a resource to the group; we are committed to connecting professionals, so if we see a good fit for you with another professional we will make the introduction! That is our goal for 2010 – to make many more introductions to help benefit those who participate in our group!

In 2010 MAKE THE CONNECTION!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to All!

Team WBC
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THE HOLIDAYS AND WHAT THEY MEAN TO ME!!!!!

Well Christmas is almost here and everyone is in a decent mood. As we get closer the moods and attitudes get better as people look forward to that time with friends and family.  I for one like this time of year because I love christmas music on the radio. I can never get enough of it for the 2 months they play it. 

This truly is my favorite time of the year and I just like everything about it. People try to put on the good face and some genrally mean to want to do good for others and wait to now while some are doing it so no one looks at them sideways. Then it is also a time for those who shine all year with giving to just round out the year of making someone elses life a little better than it has been.

I belong to BNI and the motto is “GIVER’S GAIN” well I truly believe it and this time of year just accentuates the whole idea. Then the New Year is around the corner and it is time to improve and move on with life.  we make our resolutions and we try to stick with them. I for one was able to that this year as far as business was concerned and it did not give me the payoff I was  trying to achieve but it did come pretty darn close.  So now I have had my sit down with myself again and thought about what I need to have happen in this new year.

I am going to fine tune my ideas and set them down in a letter to be opened again on 12/31/2010 to see how I do this time around. I will also go back to something I thouhgt did not work even though so many say to do it. And that is to put a list of what i want to achieve for the year but in 3 months intervals on paper and read it over every day for reinforcement. Maybe I will do even better we shall see.

WELL TO ALL WHO READ THIS I SAY TO YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MAY 2010 BRING YOU JOY,WEALTH HEALTH AND GOOD BUSINESS!!!!!!!!

Goldman Sachs Launches 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative

$500 million Commitment to New Program

Warren Buffett; the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City; Community College Associations; and Others Join to Support Small Business Job Creation

Goldman Sachs People to Volunteer Skills to Small Business Owners

November 17, 2009 – The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced the launch of 10,000 Small Businesses — a $500 million initiative that will unlock the growth and job-creation potential of 10,000 small businesses across the United States through greater access to business education, mentors and networks, and financial capital. It is based on the broadly held view of leading experts that a combination of education, capital and support services best addresses the barriers to growth for small businesses. Program highlights include:

• Business and Management Education: Small business owners will receive practical business education delivered through partnerships between local community colleges, universities and other institutions. 10,000 Small Businesses will contribute $200 million to these partners to provide scholarships predominantly to underserved small business owners and build educational capacity.

• Mentoring and Networking: Advice, technical assistance, and networking will be offered to participating small business owners through partnerships with national and local business organizations, as well as the people of Goldman Sachs.

• Access to Capital: Goldman Sachs will invest $300 million through a combination of lending and philanthropic support to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The investment will increase the amount of growth capital available to small businesses in underserved communities and expand the capacity of the CDFIs to deliver enhanced technical assistance to small businesses. 10,000 Small Businesses will provide technical assistance to graduates of the program to help them access other sources of capital.

• Advisory Council: 10,000 Small Businesses will be guided by an Advisory Council co-chaired by CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein, Warren Buffett, and Dr. Michael Porter of Harvard Business School. The Advisory Council will assist in the development, execution and evaluation of the program.

In addition to the co-chairs, founding Council members include:
• George Boggs, President and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges
• Dan Danner, President and CEO, National Federation of Independent Business
• Glenn Hubbard, Dean, Columbia Business School
• Robert Litan, Vice President for Research and Policy, Kauffman Foundation and Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution
• Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
• Javier Palomarez, President and CEO, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)
• Hilary Pennington, Director of Education, Postsecondary Success and Special Initiatives, Gates Foundation
• Thomas S. Robertson, Dean, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
• Leonard Schlesinger, President, Babson College
• Ellen Seidman, Vice President, National Policy and Partnership Development, ShoreBank Corp.
• David J. Skorton, President, Cornell University
• Margaret Spellings, Former Secretary of Education
• Thomas Tierney, Chairman and Co-Founder, The Bridgespan Group

“Small businesses play a vital role in creating jobs and growth in America’s economy,” said Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. “We are pleased to work with our partners in this initiative to support small business owners, particularly those in underserved communities.”

“Our recovery is dependent on hard working small business owners across America who will create the jobs that America needs,” said Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. “I’m proud to be a part of this innovative program which provides greater access to know-how and capital – two ingredients critical to success.”
 
“More than a decade of Inner City 100 winners demonstrate conclusively that growing urban businesses can generate jobs and revitalize disadvantaged communities,” said Dr. Michael Porter, Founder and CEO, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City; and Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School. “The 10,000 Small Businesses program will meet a vital need in disadvantaged communities, which is to provide the training, tools, and relationships to help local entrepreneurs and their businesses grow and create a self reinforcing cycle of economic opportunity.”

“The $300 million this program is investing in CDFIs will make a significant impact on CDFI financing for small businesses, particularly now,” said Mark Pinsky, President and CEO of the Opportunity Finance Network, the nation’s leading network of CDFIs. “This is the largest single-source pool of capital dedicated to CDFI small business financing.”

The first community college to participate will be LaGuardia Community College in Queens, New York, which houses a Small Business Development Center. Classes will begin in the spring of 2010. The first CDFI who will be receiving financing from Goldman Sachs will be Seedco Financial Services, Inc. based in New York City. Loans to underserved businesses in the New York area are expected to commence in early 2010.

10,000 Small Businesses, which has been in development for nearly a year, is a five-year program modeled on the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative, which creates partnerships between academic institutions and non-profit entities to provide a business and management education to women around the world. 10,000 Women is currently operating in 18 countries, where it is helping women entrepreneurs create jobs and growth in their communities.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.

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A VERY DEAR LADY TO ME

On Wednesday 11/4/2009 during that beautiful aftetrnoon a lady very dear to my heart past away. Her name was Beverly Thomas Tuitt She was a Harlem School of nursing Graduate. She was like an Aunt to me along with all the Nurses of that class with my Mother.   All the nurses of that class rasied me up from when I was 2 years old while my mom finished school.

When my mother past away a few years back I guess I adopted Bevie(as she was affectionately known) and she adopted me. We watched out for each health wise and just in general. When I needed a place for a while she gladly took me in and when I got sick she was by my side as  I for her when she was sick.
This last time I kind of feel like I let her down though.   She was in the Hospital and I was not there in time to say good bye or just hold her hand.  I did see her the sunday before and she looked great thought she was on the mend again.  She was tough you see she was a 32 year cancer survivor.  But the chemotherapy and radiation and operations all took there toll on her.   she just couldn’t win this fight sorry to say. But Sunday she was confident sitting up joking told me she had a few more years maybe. It was close I thought she was on the mend as well. Just did not work out that way.

She was however a great believer in business practices of supporting your friends and family in business. She was the rally person with emails and word of mouth you need car or truck call my nephew Courtney he will help you out. Or hey all my friend and nursing school buddy just wrote a book we need to buy it and support her first book let people see it so she can sell more.  Always the ra ra never give up.  She was great and she will be missed by me and her Family.  God bless you Beverly Thomas-Tuitt tell mom I say hey and I love you both.

Safety Tips for Night Driving – News – Automotive Fleet

WE ALL NEED A REMINDER OF HOW TO BE SAFE BEHIND THE WHEEL ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
Safety Tips for Night Driving – News – Automotive Fleet

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COURTNEY-COMMERCIAL/COURTNEY ALLEYNE

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I am told I should have done this in the beginning but this is a learning curve for me.  My name is Courtney Alleyne I am a commercial sales representative with one of the largest auto groups in the Tri-state area. I am happpy to say we are still here and in business. I cater to individuals and small to large businesses. I sell all types of vehicles from all the manufacturers out there except for a select few. 

I have been in the auto sales business for over 15 years with the last 7 in the commercial end of it.   I always get the question what exactly is commercial sales? Well it is the selling of vehicles especially trucks and vans to business for commercial use.   But it is also the sale of cars and suv’s and cuv’s to those same markets.  who is my customer base? well that is simple.  I look for all types of businesses that may need some form of transportation to move people,  goods and materials from one location to another.  I also deal with special applications for the handicapped business man or women who needs to be able to drive in order to work as well.  

I look for those who run fleets of 1 to infinity and need a real good upfront person to talk to for consistent pricing and knowledge of the vehicles and laws surrounding application of the vehicle. This is especially handy with those looking for multiple passenger vehicles for churches and daycare and after school centers.  I even show people vehicles they never even thought of that just might prove out better than the original vehicle they were looking for at either the same cheaper or some times higher price. But it is always the vehicle that in  the long run will help the company or persons bottom line which is profitability and or ease of doing business. I am especially useful with this approach to the new businesses and start-ups.

My claim to fame I guess is that I will come out to you and meet you in the office or field to discuss those needs. usually with a good look at what you do, I can show you if not a different vehicle then perhaps a better way to set it up to make you and your business more efficient. Communication and trust on both sides that all the information needed is accurate and up front will make the difference.

I am the representative from start to finish and during ownership. No worry that now you have to worry about how service is going to treat you. I am the person even after the sale that you deal with for any problems or concerns. You not only get my cell number as well as office but you have email and website access to me 24/7. 

COURTNEY-COMMERCIAL  is member in good standing with buisness network intnational, the new york truck club. I am found on merchant circle, linkedin, facebook, msn live, startup.biz.com,and Networks.org.  I have completed sales and continue to do business with such companies as PS marcato, Parkchester preservation, arch electric, Demand air Mechanical, Puerto Rican Family Services,  The Brooklyn hospital just to name a few.

my motto is I STRIVE TO SEE TO IT MY CUSTOMERS GET

 THE VEHICLE THAT IS RIGHT FOR THE BUDGET

AND THE JOB WITH THE RIGHT UPFIT TO HELP

GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY.

 

How would Henry Ford react to today’s automakers?

You’ve got to wonder what Henry Ford would think.

Two of Detroit’s three automakers are bankrupt. General Motors Corp. and the Chrysler Group LLC are operating largely on aid from the federal government, which now owns a big chunk of the latter and will soon own a controlling stake in the former. The president of the United States has even sacked GM’s CEO and forced the company to pick new board members.

“Most of this wouldn’t shock him because a lot of this happened during his lifetime,” Henry Ford’s great-grandson, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., told The Detroit News in a recent interview. “He failed a couple times. He saw a lot of car companies come and go. And he saw his own company go bankrupt and then go on to the verge of bankruptcy several times during his lifetime.”

Ford is alone among American automakers in not asking for a government bailout and has been gaining market share at the expense of its cross-town rivals. But it still lost more than $14.6 billion last year and is struggling to return to profitability amidst one of the worst market declines in history.

Henry Ford’s first foray into car manufacturing, the Detroit Automobile Co., went bankrupt two years after he launched it, having only made 20 vehicles.

But historian Douglas Brinkley, author of “Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress,” said the great inventor would have been dismayed at the lavish salaries of auto industry executives today.

“He never made any money until he was well into his 40s,” Brinkley said.”He was no jet-setter. He never invested in Wall Street. If he had failed, he and Clara could have lived contentedly in a small apartment.”

Brinkley said Henry Ford — the consummate self-made man — would have been disturbed by the big role the federal government now plays in the U.S. auto industry. But he would be far more interested in new technologies like battery-electric and ethanol powertrains that are emerging in the industry today.

Henry Ford initially wanted to produce an electric vehicle, but was convinced it would be too difficult by none other than Thomas Edison, his idol and the man who literally electrified America. Brinkley said Ford never stopped looking for alternatives to oil.

“He didn’t like the way the oil companies were developing into a major power bloc,” Brinkley said, adding that Henry Ford also found the noise created by the internal combustion engine offensive. “By the 1920s, he didn’t think gasoline was the answer.”

Henry Ford bought up Michigan’s breweries in a bid to create an ethanol alternative and never ceased to believe that electric motors would replace gas-powered ones in the future.

Bill Ford agreed that it is the new technologies — not the new business realities — that would really interest his great-grandfather.

“He’d be really energized by that and think, frankly, that it’s about time,” he said.

Brinkley believes that the question of how Henry Ford would respond to the challenges facing the industry he helped create is more than academic.

“There’s no better industrial figure to study now than Henry Ford. He made his company a model of efficiency. Henry Ford believed in running a lean business,” he said. “Henry Ford would not have been worrying about how to make it through this recession. He would have been finding a way to revolutionize the whole global auto industry.”

bhoffman@detnews.com (313) 222-2443

A NEW AUTHOR HAS EMERGED ON THE LITERARY SCREEN!!!

Now who could this be and what would a car salesman be knowing about authors?  Well I will tell you this particular one is my WIFE! her name is ATHENA DENT.  The name of the book is ‘silk’.  It is a book and story that should have a book written about it’s inception.  A piece that took her over 3 years to complete and complete she did. I give her lots of credit and Love for following her dream and sticking with it even when the cards and the system was against her.

But now it is done and it is published through www.authorhouse.com isbn: 978143892335

HERE IS A SHORT BURST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.

Like Georgia Peaches picked ripe off a tree, juicy, sweet and ready to be baked in a delicious peach cobbler.  Like good ole southern hospitality that stays in the air like a summer breeze. Tucked away in Atlanta are five southern belles, who are living their lives as they knw it. Each in their own special way.  Joy,Sylvia, Crystal, Genny and Margaret are more than just ’sisters’, they have a spiritual bond…..like family.  They represent different generations, but their ages do not seperate the one thing they have in common…….being a woman.

available now through the following

www.authorhouse.com, www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.borders.com isbn 978143892335

pick up a copy tell me what you think. Maybe i can get yours signed if you like.

NETWORKING AROUND NEW YORK CITY AREA!

There are many places to go and network during the day in the evening and online.   I like everyone else do a combination of both if I want to make a dent in my empty pockets. But it takes time to build and you have to be in it to get anywhere. but I think the key item to it all is you heave to be willing to help others along the way. You have to network with the idea that you are their not for yourself alone but to help all those others there as well to succeed.

I personally use this format through Word press and Merchant cirle and linkedin and startup.biz and networks.org . All with the intention to help me build a decent referral business online. And through word of mouth as well but in the same time I use BNI to do just that as well and the Westcheter business connection events and the Networks. org events to get face time along with the Different Chanmber of commerce events that I can get into like the big yankee Stadium business Expo.  No matter what you do they are a neccessity you have to put a face and a handshake when you can with the website or what ever means used to create the initial conversation and or meeting online.

I personally recommend and I am sure most of you are already using them so connect with me (courtney commercial ) if you wish and see things grow even faster for you and the clients of ypour innercircle.  I like Merchant circle, Linked in, facebook, the networks.org, BNI(business network international) and Westchester Business Connection. They all lead to the type of people you want to do business with.

TRANSIT CONNECT

Today I saw what could be the deciding factor for Ford and turning a profit. Granted this is not a vehicle produced in the US but it is what small business around the USA have been looking for. It is the replacement in my opinion to one of GM’s best mini vans ever.
If you are a car or truck person you know that to be the Chevy astro van and the gmc safari. this little van has the room in the right places for almost any type of operation.
it is 4 cylinder and still very powerful with a load on.
If you get the chance check it out as soon as they start arriving in the dealers with in the next month.

Especially with all that is happening with GM and Chrysler.
I do not know if any has thought much about this. But I hoppe we all understand how dire the situation will get if GM and Chrysler dissappear? It could wipe out Ford or send them reeling from recovery into a prolonged restructure on top of the restructure. Why you ask well think about it the suppliers around the workd that will be affected are some of the same used by ford as well. they go under the ones that are left will raise pricies and those who were already looking for a premium dollar for the parts will want even more and no credit will be extended and the gov’t will loose even more from the gnp because on of the nations oldest yet again alrgest contributor to the gnp will go out of business or be severly hurt. and the auto industry in america will be owned and controlled by the foriegn carmakers who need less people in their plants. Which means less people employed looking for work in other fields. because so many will be available when the big three go out.
The quality is their folks come take a look the job and fmaily you save may just be your own. So many businesses are connected to the american auto industry it is not funny and lets not forget those in the uaw that will have no where to go. the domino theory on steroids unless we do something now.