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A Step Back In Time Might Fix Our Health Care / Insurance Mess

Let me start by saying right up front – for the last 20+ years I have earned a good portion of my income guiding health insurance selections made by sole proprietors and businesses. I also live on Long Island with my wife and kids ages 18 and 17. Each of us has had ample reason to use our health insurance coverage so I have a strong interest on a personal and professional level. I also find it pretty bizarre that the people making the most noise about the cost of health insurance are the politi… Continue

Added by Jerry Cohen on October 18, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Im looking for attorneys that want to add Mortgage Modifications to their practice

Many Law firms are jumping in to the loss mitigation arena. Our system works perfect to handle front office needs in respects to client intake/screening and back office software support for processing and negotiating loss mitigation cases. Our system will streamline the workflow and create efficient case management I will discuss the opportunity with anyone who is interested. Continue

Added by Ray Pearson on October 14, 2009 at 5:34pm — No Comments

Overpromising? “Limited” Liability and Small Business

If you are just starting a small business or have a sole proprietorship, you have probably thought about and received advice about either incorporating or forming a limited liability company (LLC). What protections do these business entities actually offer to the small business owner? The Promise You have probably heard that by incorporating or forming an LLC, you, as the owner, will be protected from personal liability, whether through contract (from creditors) or tort (from intentional or ne… Continue

Added by Ellen Victor on October 11, 2009 at 6:48pm — No Comments

Long Island Small Business Law Blog

I blog about items of interest to small business owners at http://longislandbusinesslawyer.com/. Feel free to visit and leave comments. If there is anything else you would like me to post about, please let me know. I'm always looking for suggestions. Continue

Added by Ellen Victor on October 1, 2009 at 2:26pm — 1 Comment

LI Breakfast Club

Is anyone familiar with the Long Island Breakfast Club? If so, has networking with this club been beneficial? Thanks! Continue

Added by Maria Themistocleous-Frey on September 24, 2009 at 6:53pm — No Comments

Executive Consultants of New York

Executive Consultants of New York recently completed a presentation for the Town of Brookhaven, PWG - "The Competitive Edge" - and has been invited back to do a presentation on "Networking - The Art of Building Strategic Alliances". Continue

Added by Maria Themistocleous-Frey on September 17, 2009 at 6:46pm — 1 Comment

Why It Pays To Subscribe To Cablevision

One year after the collapse of Wall Street signaled the start of the Great Recession, another struggling industry is moving fast to change. And by change I mean charge. There’s been a seismic shift in online journalism, from a philosophy of free content to one where everything may soon disappear behind pay walls. Say goodbye to the era of the Free Internet. The New York Times recently wrote how Steven Brill and Journalism Online.com, once the lone venture seeking to build a paid online model fo… Continue

Added by Jason Molinet on September 17, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

September LI Pulse: Stony Brook Football

Very diverse issue of LI Pulse magazine. The September issue is out and features Long Island's best attorneys, fall fashion and a talk with new Stony Brook University president Samuel Stanley. I contributed a story featuring Stony Brook football's two 1,000-yard running backs, homegrow… Continue

Added by Jason Molinet on September 9, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Custom & Personalized Rhymes For All Occasions!

Check out my blog & my website @ www.WittyWordsbyLAB.blogspot.com OR www.wittywordsbylab.com Continue

Added by Witty Words by LAB on September 8, 2009 at 11:44am — No Comments

Half Price Medical/Dental Plans For One Year - Limited Time

Hello Fellow Entrepreneurs, As many of you know I am involved in a couple of businesses. One of those businesses is offering Discount Medical & Dental Plans through Ameriplan. I also offer free insurance quotes for all types of coverage through www.INeedHealthCareBenefits.com. Today I’d like to see if I can help you or someone you know by offering this incredible promotion from Ameriplan. They are cutting their prices in half for their enti… Continue

Added by Mario Puglia on August 15, 2009 at 10:27am — No Comments

What I do.

Please go to this link to view what I do. Living Balance Sheet Continue

Added by Richard Bernich on August 15, 2009 at 6:58am — No Comments

August LI Pulse: Fishing Montauk

The latest LI Pulse magazine is out. And I contributed a piece on fishing Montauk. I personally love everything about Montauk in August. It's a laid back beach town. My wife and I have spent many a weekend there. And having gone out on a Viking party boat for ni… Continue

Added by Jason Molinet on August 3, 2009 at 11:45am — No Comments

SBA Business Lending Opportunity

Hello Everyone, My company specializes in Small Business Deposit/Lending services all throughout Long Island. With our current economic situation, many companies are looking for lending. Community National Bank (www.cnbny.com) is the fastest growing Bank in Long Island. In addition, we are a preferred SBA lender. Currently under the stimulus plan, Small Business Owners are able to take advantage of an SBA loan WITHOUT paying the SBA fee. This benefit lasts as long as the stimulus money is avail… Continue

Added by William E Cherry on July 13, 2009 at 7:44am — No Comments

CPR/AED First Aid Training

If anyone is looking for training in CPR/AED and or First Aid let me know. My wife and I teach this for a living. Continue

Added by Tim Harten on June 22, 2009 at 8:03am — No Comments

Happy Anniversary LI Entrepreneurs.com

LI Entrepreneurs.com launched one year ago today. The site had no ambition other than to provide a virtual hub to network and exchange ideas. We’re now 100 members and growing. It’s been a year of tremendous economic challenges across the globe and here on Long Island, perhaps the… Continue

Added by Jason Molinet on June 19, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

3 Key Challenges for B2B Sellers – and what to do about each

Imagine this: You run a business that has been doing fine. Suddenly your customers start delaying purchases and budgets are slashed. Leads begin drying up. Cash flow slows while the bills keep coming in. Reluctantly and painfully, you begin cutting staff in order to cut expenses. Unfortunately, this imagined scenario is all too real today. One need only watch the news or check the Wall St. Journal to find slumping sales and layoffs at companies like Oracle, SAP, EMC, Adobe and Microsoft. What’… Continue

Added by Jeff Ogden on June 10, 2009 at 10:28pm — 2 Comments

June LI Pulse: Minor League Ball And Cover Party

Don't know if you've had a chance to pick up a copy lately, but LI Pulse magazine has done a nice job of redesign in 2009. In fact, LI Pulse just relaunched this week a vastly improved web site as well. I'm a regular contrib… Continue

Added by Jason Molinet on June 5, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Community Shred Day

I might throw a ticker tape parade for whoever came up with the following novel idea. A Huntington business is offering to shred any of your documents for free next Saturday. I'll be there with a few boxes. Check out the press release: Raymond James Financial Services and Shred-it will be hosting a community "Shred Day" on Saturday, June 6, 2009, from 11 am - 3 pm (rain date: Sunday, June 7). Local residents and business owners are invited to get their home or business paperwork organized and h… Continue

Added by Jason Molinet on May 29, 2009 at 5:05pm — 1 Comment

LI Works Gets Saved

Looks like LI Works Coalition has been spared. Fellow LI Entrepreneurs member Lisa Strahs-Lorenc just gave me the good news. Here is the press release: The Long Island Works Coalition has entered into an agreement in principle with Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc., which will allow Long Island Works to continue to operate while a long-term relationship between the two organizations is negotiated. The relationship grew out of the complimentary strengths of… Continue

Added by Jason Molinet on May 28, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Bad Timing For Local Business

So you think you had bad timing. Here is an example of a high-profile local business that's been struck down by the Great Recession. The good news is the New York Dragons pro football team, and Arena Football in general, look to move forward in 2010. Check out the story from Dave Caldwell in The New York Times: "EYLAN HARDING, the coach of the New York Dragons football team, has a windowless office so deep inside Nassau Coliseum that visitors might need a global positioning system to find it.… Continue

Added by Jason Molinet on May 27, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments