Empowering Change: The Vital Role of Grants in Non-Profit Organizations

Empowering Change: The Vital Role of Grants in Non-Profit Organizations

By the Chamber Coalition Attend our five-week Grant Writing Certification Boot Camp. Register at grantcertification.eventbrite.com. In a world where compassion and altruism are powerful agents of change, non-profit organizations stand as beacons of hope, striving to address societal issues, uplift communities, and champion causes that might go unnoticed. However, behind the scenes of their impactful […]

Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Saying “Yes” to New Zoning, New Businesses, and New Opportunities

Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Saying “Yes” to New Zoning, New Businesses, and New Opportunities

Last month, New York City hit an economic milestone, with more total jobs than ever before in our city’s history. Our administration is proud of the work we have done to ensure our economy has made a full recovery — and we are determined to keep working to create jobs and opportunity for all New […]

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

Editorial credit: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com By FTC | September 26, 2023 Amazon’s ongoing pattern of illegal conduct blocks competition, allowing it to wield monopoly power to inflate prices, degrade quality, and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses. The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online […]

During New York Fashion Week, Governor Hochul Announces Consortium of Universities, Businesses, and Industry Leaders to Manage New York’s Fashion Innovation Center | Governor Kathy Hochul

During New York Fashion Week, Governor Hochul Announces Consortium of Universities, Businesses, and Industry Leaders to Manage New York’s Fashion Innovation Center | Governor Kathy Hochul

Editorial credit: FashionStock.com / Shutterstock.com Leading Experts and Institutions Will Oversee Statewide Effort to Create Smarter, Greener Fashion Industry $9 Million State Investment Will Promote the Development of Sustainable, New York-Made Textiles Using Locally-Sourced Materials Complements Governor’s Agenda to Boost Innovation Across Industry Sectors and Support Green, 21st Century Jobs Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that […]

Fortune 500 Companies with Immigrant Roots Generated More Money Than the GDP of Most Western Nations

By Steven Hubbard | Aug 29, 2023 Editorial credit: Primakov / Shutterstock.com When Fortune released this year’s Fortune 500 list—the magazine’s iconic ranking of the year’s top-grossing American companies—one fact remained unchanged from previous years: the profound role that immigrants and their children have played in establishing many of this country’s most successful and influential companies. Research by the […]

New York City’s Restaurant Industry Continues to Struggle in the Post-Pandemic Era

New York City’s Restaurant Industry Continues to Struggle in the Post-Pandemic Era

By Pearl Phillip “Grim” is how one restaurant owner describes New York’s restaurant industry today.  The Covid-19 pandemic may be officially over.  But restaurants continue to feel the impact.  The restaurant industry is integral to New York City’s social and economic DNA. From intimate, family-owned restaurants and food carts to four-star world-famous establishments, New York […]

How to Do Business with the Federal Government

How to Do Business with the Federal Government

The federal government spends billions each year on almost every product and service under the sun. But don’t think this is solely with corporations. The federal government does its best to work with a variety of diverse business types. Meaning that no matter how big or small an enterprise is there’s a good chance the government […]

Doing Business with New York State

Doing Business with New York State

The Empire State isn’t just a goldmine for potential businesses to set up shop. New York spends billions of dollars each year on a myriad of goods and services, from paper clips to construction work, to help our state run like a fine-tuned machine. During the last fiscal year alone the State Comptroller, Thomas P. […]

Business The New York City Way

Business The New York City Way

New York may be a city of 8 million stories, but at its core is a story of universal success. Because here in the city that never sleeps the hustle never stops.    It’s easy enough to see for yourself: if you can catch a New Yorker at the right moment there’ll be that same […]

Out With Predatory Capitalism, in With a Life Economy

Out With Predatory Capitalism, in With a Life Economy

Protester holding a ‘Capitalism Thrives on Inequality’ sign at the Black Lives Matter Los Angeles protest again District Attorney Jackie Lacey. – Los Angeles, CA / USA – June 17, 2020 (Shutterstock) By John Perkins, Open Democracy The long march of hierarchical and colonial history has led us to this moment of awareness. We are […]