Now entering its second year, CTE Summer Scholars recruits students from a number
of New York City’s strongest career and technical education (CTE) programs in
• information technology, and
• advertising and media.
Participating students are rising seniors and juniors who have been selected
for the program through a rigorous application process.
Please click here for all the details.
The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (MCC) is a membership organization comprised of a cross section of member businesses ranging from sole proprietors to large corporations and conglomerates. With 10,000 members and subscribers, we represent the voice of over 100,000 companies in Manhattan.Our mission is to advocate for, connect and educate the business community in Manhattan. Please visit www.manhattancc.org to learn more.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Windows 8: Top 5 to Survive Day 1
This article was submitted by MCC Guest Blogger Melanie Gass of Centerpoint Solution. You can also see more info at Microsoft Princess.
Windows 8 has sold over 100 million licenses since its debut on October 26, 2012, but that doesn’t mean everyone who has it found their way on day one. For example, my 12-year old neighbor received a new Windows 8 laptop for his birthday. Two days later he knocked on my door and asked “Aunt Melanie, where’s the power button?”
Here’s my top 5 tips to survive day 1:
1. Desktop: There is a tile on the start screen called desktop. Find it and click it.
2. Locate a Program: The software you use is now called an app. When you need one, move your mouse to the bottom right corner while in the desktop, and choose search. Type in the name and open it.
3. Pin programs to desktop: When you find a program and want to access it instantly, pin it to your desktop. Right-click the open program along the bottom of the screen in the desktop and choose Pin this program to taskbar.
4. Charms are the new start button: The power, control panel and search options are all there. Move to the bottom right corner, and the charms appear!
5. Close a program: If you launch a program from the tiled start screen, the close button doesn’t exist. Move your mouse to the top of the screen, and a hand will appear. Left-click and hold, and drag to the bottom. It’s closed.
Windows 8 will include new ways of working. But if you can conquer your fear of change, it can make you more productive than you ever imagined overall!
Note: Swipe and finger pointing work on touch screens in lieu of mouse instructions above.
Windows 8 has sold over 100 million licenses since its debut on October 26, 2012, but that doesn’t mean everyone who has it found their way on day one. For example, my 12-year old neighbor received a new Windows 8 laptop for his birthday. Two days later he knocked on my door and asked “Aunt Melanie, where’s the power button?”
Here’s my top 5 tips to survive day 1:
1. Desktop: There is a tile on the start screen called desktop. Find it and click it.
2. Locate a Program: The software you use is now called an app. When you need one, move your mouse to the bottom right corner while in the desktop, and choose search. Type in the name and open it.
3. Pin programs to desktop: When you find a program and want to access it instantly, pin it to your desktop. Right-click the open program along the bottom of the screen in the desktop and choose Pin this program to taskbar.
4. Charms are the new start button: The power, control panel and search options are all there. Move to the bottom right corner, and the charms appear!
5. Close a program: If you launch a program from the tiled start screen, the close button doesn’t exist. Move your mouse to the top of the screen, and a hand will appear. Left-click and hold, and drag to the bottom. It’s closed.
Windows 8 will include new ways of working. But if you can conquer your fear of change, it can make you more productive than you ever imagined overall!
Note: Swipe and finger pointing work on touch screens in lieu of mouse instructions above.
Monday, May 13, 2013
MCC Thanks April Renewing Members!
| Company | Contact | Website |
| Beekman Estate | A Palmer | www.thebeekmanestate.com |
| Berkeley Place Housing Corp. | Norman Rosenfried | |
| BSC Travel, Inc. | Louise Shohet | www.bsctravelinc.com |
| Colorfast NY | Lani Doktori | www.colorfast.net |
| Constant Contact | Wendi Caplan-Carroll | www.constantcontact.com |
| Cynthia Marcia Stern | Cynthia Stern | |
| Eclectic/Encore Properties Inc. | Suri Bieler | www.eclecticprops.com |
| e-Commerce for Small Business | Paul Bifani | www.ecommercesmallbiz.com |
| Emerge212 | Keith Fearon | www.emerge212.com |
| Exit Realty Landmark | Duane Thomas | |
| Group Health Solutions Inc. | Rob Bujan | www.grouphealthsolutions.com |
| HFH Planning, Inc. | Henry Hanau | www.HFHPlanning.com |
| Howard Ash Inc | Howard Ash | |
| Loews Hotels | Lark-Marie Anton | www.loewshotels.com |
| Mad River Bar and Grille | Michael Mastellone | www.madrivergrille.com |
| Maison Classic LLP | Laurent Weil | |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center | Brad Beckstrom | www.mountsinai.org |
| New Frontiers in TBI, Inc. | Sean Lewis | www.nftbi.com |
| NEX Worldwide Express | Hakan Ozcilingir | www.shipnex.com |
| Partnership for New York City | Kathryn Wylde | www.pfnyc.org |
| Proviatek, Inc. | Amit Roy | www.proviatek.com |
| QED National | Colleen Molter | www.qednational.com |
| Sale & Pepe Caterers | Peter Semetis | www.salepepefinecatering.com |
| Seek New York LLC | Rebecca Frey | www.seeknewyorkllc.com |
| Sound on the Run | Claude Cascioli | www.procommsound.com |
| Stranded Designs | Emily Strand | www.strandeddesigns.com |
| The Marmara Manhattan | Nur Ercan | www.marmara-manhattan.com |
| The Parker Companies | Tom Walsh | www.parkerplants.com |
| The People's Improv Theater | Derek Mize | www.thepit-nyc.com |
| TLM Associates | Thomas McMahon | www.tlmnyc.com |
| Two Rivers Associates, LLC | Yasushi Sasaki | www.tworiversassociates.us |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Joseph Kirk | www.wellsfargo.com |
MCC Thanks March Renewing Members!
| Company | Contact | Website |
| 7-Eleven | Adrienne Ricci | www.franchise.7-eleven.com |
| Aaron F. Glover | Aaron Glover | www.va.gov |
| AMINYC | Peter Acken | www.aminyc.com |
| Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP | Kuldeepak Acharya | www.anchin.com |
| AXA Advisors - Paul Berkman | Paul Berkman | |
| Bennett Kirschner, Esq. | Bennett Kirschner | |
| Country Bank | Maribel Aviles | www.countrybankonline.com |
| Flushing Bank | Kelly Fenton | www.flushingbank.com |
| Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel | George Amato | www.frankecampbell.com |
| Freedom Management International | Abdoul Diallo | www.fmitrading.com |
| GustOrganics | Alberto Gonzalez | www.gustorganics.com |
| Hall Partnership Architects, LLP | Timothy Hall | www.hallarchitect.com |
| Hodgson Russ LLP | Cathy Fleming | www.hodgsonruss.com |
| Jets.com | Damian Klinger | www.cpjets.com |
| John C. Flanagan, M.D., F.A.C.S. | John Flanagan | |
| John Petschauer Inc. | Erwin Petschauer | www.jpins.com |
| McBurney YMCA | John Rappaport | www.ymcanyc.org/mcburney |
| Patricia Tidwell PhD | Patricia Tidwell | www.patriciatidwell.com |
| Pepper International | Carol Pepper | www.pepperinternational.com |
| Pines Harbor Realty | Kris Graboski | |
| Robert P. Russo, C.P.A. PC | Robert Russo | www.robertprussocpa.com |
| Savoy Bank | Magda Souffront | www.banksavoy.com |
| Sedesco, Inc. | Huseyin Unver | www.sedescoinc.com |
| Sterling National Bank | Barbara De Marco | |
| Strategies for Growth | Gil Effron | www.gileffron.com |
| TD Bank - Josephine Longo | Josephine Longo | www.tdbank.com |
| Technology & Marketing Ventures Inc | June Klein | www.the-5th-estate.com |
| The Corcoran Group | Nina Liebman | www.corcoran.com |
| The Taub Law Firm, P.C. | Matthew Taub | www.taublawfirm.com |
| United Credit Solutions Inc | Ingo Nowottny | www.ucsolutions.org |
| WithumSmith+Brown, PC | Ilona Lyubashevsky | www.withum.com |
| Worldview Entertainment Holdings Inc. | Christopher Woodrow | www.worldviewent.com |
MCC Thanks February Renewing Members!
| Adelphi University - Manhattan Center | James McGowan | www.adelphi.edu |
| Alicart Restaurant Group | Jeffrey Bank | www.alicart.com |
| Asphalt Green | Carol Tweedy | www.asphaltgreen.org |
| BIAN International LLC | Bill Ghitis | www.bianconsulting.com |
| CardWiX | Grace Sales | www.cardwix.com |
| Carlos M. Jusino-Berrios M.D. | Carlos Jusino-Berrios | |
| Christian Siriano Holdings LLC | Christian Siriano | www.christianvsiriano.com |
| ChronoNation | Eric Abraham | www.chrononation.com |
| Columbia Business School Alumni Club/NY c/o Clean Lists | Tamara Beck | www.cbsacny.org |
| Conrad Engineers | Ernest Conrad | |
| Consulair, Inc. | Ona Burns | |
| East Midtown Association | Rob Byrnes | www.eastmidtown.org |
| Evan Horowitz Advising | Evan Horowitz | www.ehadvising.com |
| Green Festivals | Suzanne Hageman | |
| GroundLink | Jaclyn Sklaver | |
| Intelligreen Partners, LLC | Valerie Corbett | www.intelligreenpartners.com |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) | Monia Boyder | www.jdrf.org |
| Li-Lac Chocolates | Anthony Cirone | www.li-lacchocolates.com |
| Metropolitan National Bank | Laura Capra | www.metropolitanbankny.com |
| Middle East Airlines | Adib Kassis | |
| Mildred Elley College | David Smith | www.mildred-elley.edu |
| Monarch Commodity Exports, Inc. | Edward Nissan | www.moncomex.com |
| National Corporate Theatre Fund | Bruce Whitacre | www.nctf.org |
| New York Grant Company | Ann Kayman | www.nygrants.com |
| North American Bancard | William Liberis | www.BillLiberis.com |
| Opening Ceremony | Chelsea Halbach | www.openingceremony.us |
| Paradigm Organizing | Elizabeth Kaplansky | www.ParadigmOrganizing.com |
| Presti & Naegele | Andrew Presti | www.pntax.com |
| Quality Optical | Harry Levi | www.92eye.com |
| Rennert International | Peggy Marion | www.rennert.com/translations |
| Robert Kern | Robert Kern | |
| Sherry Lane Entertainment | Sherry Lane | www.sherrylane.com |
| Statewide Fire Corp | Pamela Coppola | www.StatewideFireCorp.com |
| Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP | Ralph Siciliano | www.thsh.com |
| TargetCast tcm, Inc | Salvatore Chieffalo | www.targetcast.com |
| Time Equities, Inc. | Nadja Galloway | www.teiofficeleasing.com |
| Time Warner Cable Business Class | Britton Wenzel | www.timewarnercable.com |
| Torkan USA Inc. | Torkan Maham | www.torkanusa.com |
| United Capital Source | Jared Weitz | www.unitedcapitalsource.com |
| United Security Systems | Dana Goffer | www.weprotect.com |
| Ventura Insurance Brokerage | Christine Sadofsky | www.venturainsurance.com |
| Yorkville Newsstand | Bernard Uhlfelder |
MCC Thanks January Renewing Members!
| Company | Contact | Website |
| Altria Client Services, Inc | Molly Slingerland | www.altria.com |
| Arch Dental Associates | Pankaj Singh | www.archdental.com |
| Cititrek | Claudia Toback | www.cititrek.com |
| Con Edison - Peter Meloro | Peter Meloro | www.coned.com |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Gail Grimmett | www.Delta.com |
| EditorialCalender.Net | Phillip Perry | www.editorialcalendar.net |
| George Arzt Communications | Jane Crotty | www.arztcomm.com |
| God's Love We Deliver | David Ludwigson | www.glwd.org |
| Goodbye Clutter, Inc. | Nancy Heller | www.goodbyeclutter.com |
| Just Bulbs | David Brooks | |
| Lohmann Associates | Edward Lohmann | www.lohmannassociates.biz |
| New York Health and Wellness Fairs, Inc. | Barbara Carmichael | www.nyhealthandwellnessfairs.com |
| Taylor-Made Training | Steven Taylor | www.taylormadetraining.com |
| Thailand Board of Investment | Siriporn Nurugsa | www.boi.go.th |
| The Family Business Leader | Rick Raymond | www.thefamilybusinessleader.com |
| Top Hat Home Services | Gary Mindlin | www.tophathomeservices.com |
| Walmart | Philip Serghini | www.walmart.com |
Friday, May 10, 2013
MCC Green Business Committee: May Meetings and Events
Please register for the following events and opportunities:
May 17th: 9-10:30am: MCC Green Finance sub-committee Meeting. Meet with other sustainability and finance professionals to hear the latest NYC updates (free for MCC members, $20 for non-members)
May 20: 5:30-7:30PM: MCC Green Energy sub-committee meeting: Update on Renewable Legislation in Congress (free for MCC members, $20 for non-members)
May 29th, 8:30-10am MCC Quarterly Green Networking event Hear MCC members present about their businesses. Please register if you’d like to attend (free for MCC members, $15 for non-members).
MCC will host its annual Community Benefit Fund Festival on 3rd avenue, 66th-86th streets, on Saturday, June 1st, 12-5PM. We will have a green block to showcase green businesses, organic farming and green community organizations. If you’d like to participate please contact MCC at info@manhattancc.org for an application.
Announcement from the Green Hospitality Initiative
The Green Hospitality Initiative (“GHI”), a program funded by the EPA and sponsored by the New York State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, helps New York restaurants increase both their sustainability and profitability. Through free group and on-site trainings, the GHI assesses current operations and provides individualized reports, specifically for energy reduction, water conservation, and the transition from toxic to non-toxic cleaning chemicals. On Tuesday, June 4th, the GHI will be hosting a group training at the NYSRA offices (1001 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd floor) from 9am-11am, where they will introduce a new format. In addition to presenting on the program and describing it in more depth, they are looking for multiple companies with innovative “green” products and services for the hospitality industry to present to their clients. If you are interested in presenting or attending, or have any questions or concerns, please contact Casey Heil at cmh470@nyu.edu or 914.329.9840 or Alan Someck at asomeck@gmail.com or 516.448.1504.
May 17th: 9-10:30am: MCC Green Finance sub-committee Meeting. Meet with other sustainability and finance professionals to hear the latest NYC updates (free for MCC members, $20 for non-members)
May 20: 5:30-7:30PM: MCC Green Energy sub-committee meeting: Update on Renewable Legislation in Congress (free for MCC members, $20 for non-members)
May 29th, 8:30-10am MCC Quarterly Green Networking event Hear MCC members present about their businesses. Please register if you’d like to attend (free for MCC members, $15 for non-members).
MCC will host its annual Community Benefit Fund Festival on 3rd avenue, 66th-86th streets, on Saturday, June 1st, 12-5PM. We will have a green block to showcase green businesses, organic farming and green community organizations. If you’d like to participate please contact MCC at info@manhattancc.org for an application.
Announcement from the Green Hospitality Initiative
The Green Hospitality Initiative (“GHI”), a program funded by the EPA and sponsored by the New York State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, helps New York restaurants increase both their sustainability and profitability. Through free group and on-site trainings, the GHI assesses current operations and provides individualized reports, specifically for energy reduction, water conservation, and the transition from toxic to non-toxic cleaning chemicals. On Tuesday, June 4th, the GHI will be hosting a group training at the NYSRA offices (1001 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd floor) from 9am-11am, where they will introduce a new format. In addition to presenting on the program and describing it in more depth, they are looking for multiple companies with innovative “green” products and services for the hospitality industry to present to their clients. If you are interested in presenting or attending, or have any questions or concerns, please contact Casey Heil at cmh470@nyu.edu or 914.329.9840 or Alan Someck at asomeck@gmail.com or 516.448.1504.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)