Representatives from several BIDS from Westchester communities will participate in this important workshop. Discussions will focus on how Business Improvement Districts provide services and otherwise support their local businesses.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
| Breakfast: Awards Presentation | Small businesses provide a major boost to the economic engine in Yonkers and throughout New York State. Enjoy breakfast as Small Business and New Business awards are presented. | Presented by: |  | | | Time: | 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM | | Location: | Regency Extended Care (65 Ashburton Avenue) | | Introduction: | William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Welcome: | Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Moderator: | Honorable Angelo Martinelli, President, Yonkers Chamber of Commerce | | Cost: | $20.00 |
| Yonkers Business & Career Expo: A Tri-State Showcase | As one of the tri-state’s largest business-to-business expo events, our business and career expo presents a unique opportunity for business owners and manager. Products will be showcased and human resources professionals will be on hand to discuss job opportunities.
| Time: | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | | Location: | Royal Regency Hotel (165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY) | | Cost: | Free | |
Workshop: Women Achieving Success as Small Business Owners
This important morning workshop will feature successful women entrepreneurs who will discuss and share the secrets of their success. | Sponsored by: |  | | Hosted by: | | | | Time: | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | Location: | Royal Regency Hotel (165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY) | | Welcome: | Anne M. Janiak, Founder & Executive Director, Women's Enterprise Development Center Inc | | Moderator: | Fran Reinstein, Program Specialist, Women's Enterprise Development Center Inc | | Speakers: | Hank Auffarth, Senior Vice President, Citibank
Tanya Scott, Graduate, Women's Enterprise Development Center Inc
Alice Benedetto, Graduate, Women's Enterprise Development Center Inc
Jennifer Spaziano, Manager Resource Development, ACCION | | Cost: | Free | |
| Luncheon: The State of Banking in our Current Economy | | Enjoy your lunch while learning about the banking industry and a variety of important banking issues facing the business community in today’s economy.
| Time: | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | | Location: | Royal Regency Hotel (165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY) | | Introduction: | Martin W. Ball, Branch Manager, Citibank, Yonkers | | Welcome: | Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Keynote Speaker: | John F. Stewart, Managing Director of National Distribution, Citibank | | Cost: | $20.00 |
| | Workshop: "The One Stop Solution for your Workforce Needs" | This important forum provides information on meeting workforce needs. Manage your workforce needs by learning how to navigate through the system, which includes local partners of a nationwide “One Stop Workforce Needs Solution System,” businesses and job seekers.
| Time: | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | | Location: | Royal Regency Hotel (165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY) | | Moderator: | Lucy Redzeposki, Vice President, NADAP, Inc. | | Speaker: | Ann Rubenzahl, Assistant Dean of Continuing Education, Westchester Community College | | Cost: | Free |
| | Awards Presentation: IDA Scholarships & NFTE Award Presentation | Presented by: |  | | | Join the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, along with Classic Residence by Hyatt and Parkledge Apartments, as they present $125,000 in scholarships to 30 college-bound Yonkers Public School seniors. The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) will award two Yonkers students named 2008 Global Young Entrepreneurs of the Year.
| Time: | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | | Location: | Royal Regency Hotel (165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY) | | Introduction: | William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Welcome: | Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Speakers: | Ellen Lynch, President, CEO, Yonkers Industrial Development Agency
Bernard Pierorazio, Superintendent, Yonkers Public Schools
Joel Warren, Director, NFTE-Fairchester | | Cost: | Free |
| It's Time to Network: | An opportunity for business owners and managers to meet, greet and network.
| | Time: | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | | Location: | Rancho Grande (1789 Central Park Avenue) | | Cost: | $20.00 | |
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
| Breakfast: Saving Energy is ‘Smart Money’ for Everyone | With rising energy costs, saving energy is no longer a business option --- it’s a business must. Enjoy breakfast with representatives from the New York Power Authority and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Learn about energy-smart ideas and energy loan programs.
| Time: | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | | Location: | Ristorante Spiritoso (811 McLean Avenue, Yonkers, NY) | | Introduction: | Chuck Lesnick, City Council President, City of Yonkers | | Speakers: | Angelo S. Esposito, Senior Vice President Energy Services & Technology, New York Power Authority
Richard Rathvon, Vice President, Reliant Energy | | Panelists: | Patrice Courtney Strong, Coordinator, Mid-Hudson Energy $mart/NYSERDA
David D. Meade, Business Economic Development Project Manager, Anchin Block & Anchin’s Business Economic Development Services Group
Stanley S. Fishbein, President, CapQuest Group, LLC | | Cost: | $20.00 | |
| Forum: “The Health Care Rip-off: What Every Business Person Needs to Know” | | A panel discussion with business leaders and health care providers to discuss the true definition of rising health care costs and why they outpace the rest of the economy. The difference between the cost of health care, to business and consumers, and the amount that is actually spent on health care will also be explored.
| Time: | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | | Location: | Yonkers Riverfront Library, Atrium (One Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY) | | Moderator: | Stanley Freimuth, Immediate Past Chair, The Westchester County Association | | Panelists: | James Foy, President & CEO, The Riverside Health Care System
Robert Glazer, CEO, ENT & Allergy Associates
Susanne Madden, President & CEO, The Verden Group
Michael J. Spicer, President & CEO, Saint Joseph’s Medical Center
Nancy Woodruff Ment, President & CEO, Andrus Children’s Center | | Cost: | Free | |
| Luncheon: “Health Care Premiums Keep Rising, Reimbursements are Declining - Where’s the Money Going?” | | The discussion will focus on the imbalance in the healthcare system - with the hospitals, physicians, patients and employers on the one side and the health insurance companies on the other. Learn which way the scales are tipped and why.
| Time: | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | | Location: | Yonkers Riverfront Library, Community Room (One Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY) | | Introduction: | William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Welcome: | Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Keynote Speaker: | William M. Mooney, Jr., President, The Westchester County Association | | Cost: | $20.00 | |
| Awards Dinner (Pre-registration required) | | Time: | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (Cocktails), 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Dinner) | | Location: | Hudson River Museum (511 Warburton Avenue) | | Introduction: | William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Welcome: | Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Awards Presenter: | Dee DelBello, Publisher, Westchester County Business Journal | | Cost: | $1,250.00 (Table of 10), $150.00 (Ticket) |
Award Categories:
Yonkers Business of the Year
X2O Xaviars on the Hudson Yonkers Corporate Citizen
Parkledge Apartments Yonkers Employer of the Year
Westchester ARC Yonkers Family Business
Zuppa Restaurant & Lounge Yonkers Rising Star
Metro Partners, LLC Yonkers Legend
American Sugar Refining, Inc. - Domino Sugar |
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
Golf Outing: Apple Tree Golf Outing (4-man scramble/shot-gun start)
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED | | Time: | 7:00 AM (Continental Breakfast)
8:00 AM (Shot-gun start)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Awards/Lunch Reception) | | Location: | Dunwoodie Golf Course (1 Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers, NY) | | Introduction: | William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Awards Presenter: | Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers | | Cost: | $500.00 (Team of 4), $125.00 (Player) | |
| Hop On A Free NY Water Taxi Ride: Sponsored by Yonkers Business Week, Mayor Amicone | | Started just a year ago, the NY Water Taxi allows local residents to combine commuting to Lower Manhattan with the calming effects of a boat ride. See first-hand what our local commuters are raving about by hopping on a FREE NY Water Taxi Ride.
Service will run every ½ hour.
| Time: | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM | | Location: | Yonkers Pier (99 Main Street, Yonkers, NY) | | Cost: | Free | |
| Thank You Reception for Speakers & Sponsors | | Time: | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | | Location: | Zuppa’s Restaurant & Lounge (59-61 Main Street, Yonkers, NY) | | Cost: | Free | |
| Yonkers Business Week 2008 Grand Gala Afloat | An evening of enjoyable music and networking. Sailing along the Hudson River aboard the Atlantis will bring Yonkers Business Week 2008 to a close.
| Time: | 6:00 PM (Board), 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Sail) | | Location: | Yonkers Pier (99 Main Street, Yonkers, NY) | | Cost: | $100.00/ticket (Pre-registration required) |
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| Time: | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | | Location: | The Pier View Restaurant, Bar & Lounge (One Van Der Donck Street, Yonkers, NY) | | Moderator: | Steve Sansone, Executive Director, Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront Business Improvement District | | Speaker: | Jose Velez, Executive Director, Yonkers South Broadway Business Improvement District | | Cost: | Free | |
66 Main on the Yonkers Waterfront is having a Taste and Tour on May 20th from 6 to 8 pm
