THE GOSHEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
May 2015
NEWSLETTER Bringing business and community interests together
3 Great Business Resources The Chamber Offers Peer Advisory Group Employee Support Program Services
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The Goshen Chamber of Commerce Peer Advisory Group (PAG) helps members focus on solutions to the challenges of running a business. It is designed for small businesses that do not have their own Board of Directors. It is a business “think tank”.
Each peer group is made up of people who act as a personal advisory board for one another. Peer groups provide you with a trusted group of colleagues that you can turn to for advice, resources, connections and support. Ideally, peer groups offer an open and safe environment to test business ideas, discuss challenges and opportunities, and to gain honest feedback. Once per month, PAG members meet for 2 hours to present challenges and opportunities for peer advice and feedback. The program allows owners, principals or partners to share from their own experience and help their peers while getting guidance and insight in return.
Benefits include:
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Get help each month with the decisions necessary to achieve your goals and objectives.
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Fellow Board Members will open your eyes to alternatives and opportunities that you may not have known exist. You will find out what you don’t know you don’t know.
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Avoid mistakes by learning how your peers faced and solved similar challenges.
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View things from a broader perspective as you lean about the challenges your peers are currently facing.
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Think more creatively about solutions to your business problems.
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Get the help you need to redefine your role in your company and develop your vision.
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Benefit from a network or resources from your board.
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Learn new techniques and skills for problem solving by being a part of a business “think tank”.
W e ’ r e h e r e t o h e l p yo u
The Goshen Chamber of Commerce and it’s professional staff have developed programs that may be helpful to you as you seek to grow your business in Orange County. So, if you have a specific question or need, we really want to encourage you to contact us right away. Contact the Goshen Chamber of Commerce office at (845)294-7741 for more information or email us at info@goshnnychamber.com.
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We all depend on our employees (including the employee we see in the mirror each morning) to represent us well to the general public and the importance of that relationship with our customers is always one of the highest priorities in our business. However, when an employee in one of our local businesses is experiencing a serious personal problem, it has the potential to impact on that employee’s job performance and could possible affect the smooth operations, and ultimately the success of the business itself. We know from experience that problems can be resolved and that most people are resourceful, but it’s very helpful to some employees if they can get a little one-on-one help occasionally to further identify the problem, explore the problem in more detail, and receive some guided assistance getting help. The Goshen Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with a qualified volunteer from our own community, provides, at no cost, a service to local businesses which we hope will help meet unresolved needs of employees and business owners. Appointments for the Employee Support Program Services can be made simply by calling the Goshen Chamber at (845)294-7741. You don’t need to be a member of the Chamber to access this service.
Professional Small Business Counseling
The Goshen Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with SCORE, provides free one-on-one technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners. This assistance includes help with securing financing for your start up or existing business, developing a new marketing plan, working through a challenge that threatens your future success, and much more.
Appointments with a SCORE professional advisor can be made simply by calling the Goshen Chamber at (845)294-7741. SCORE appointments are scheduled on Tuesdays and are held at 25 Main Street, Goshen. You don’t need to be a member of the Chamber to access these services.
NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS Gr amm Photogr aphy 845-926-1952 Grammphotography.4ormat.com
Nami-Amico 845-294-2749 Dhanu72@hotmail.com
Goshen Fire District 845-294-6010 Jroberts@goshennyfd.org
ITC 845-561-4440 dsmith@itc-communications.com
Aspi Rub E n t e r p r i s e s LLC 845-733-8151 ana@aspirub.com
As we enter Spring of the year, one of the busiest seasons in our area, the Goshen Chamber of Commerce wants to tell you, the local community, how much we appreciate your support. Time and again, we hear from those of you who are aware of our efforts to make this a better place to live, work and play. Thank you for taking the time to communicate that as well as your support and patronage of local businesses. Membership in the Chamber provides unparalleled opportunities to connect with peers and current and prospective clients. To me, the Chamber stands out as our premier business-enabling and advocacy organization. Regular meetings, events and other programs provide extraordinary opportunities to grow our networks and gain new insights for addressing the common challenges facing all of us in business today. By working together as Chamber members, we have a much stronger voice.
By TERRY SMALLIN Executive Director Goshen Chamber of Commerce
Although it may sound cliché, there really is strength in numbers. I think that’s especially true with the Chamber. This Chamber and your business community need you! Renew, join anew, and reach out and encourage the companies you do business with regularly to join as well. The Chamber offers you a seat at Goshen’s most important business table – whether your business is small or something a bit bigger. I look forward to visiting with you at the next networking breakfast, or other Chamber event. Terry Smallin, Executive Director
B ac k T o T h e Essentials 845-534-7196 yourwealthishealth@outlook.com
B o dy I n d u l g e n c e 845-294-1357 Margaret.giglio@frontier.com
Child Care Council o f OC 845-294-4012 resources@childcarecounciloc.org
Dav i d L e r n e r A s s o c i at e s 914-539-2052 georgecutrone@gmail.com
D o l s o n Av e n u e Medical 845-344-1114 events@painreliefteam.com
Dr. Dom 914-443-8298 Drdom22@gmail.com
ENT S p e c i a lt y C o r e 845-294-0661 msmith@wrshealth.com
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A Message From The Executive Director
Past Goshen Superintendent of Schools, James Langlois, Named New York State School Superintendent of the Year Congratulations to District Superintendent, Dr. James Langlois of the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES who has been named the 2015 New York State School Superintendent of the Year. The award was presented at the 2015 Winter Institute and Lobby Day. As District Superintendent of Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, Dr. Langlois leads a responsive, innovative and collaborative agency that serves some of the highest rated and most respected school districts in the nation. Council Executive Director, Dr. Robert Reidy said, “Jim Langlois is admired by his colleagues in this state and beyond. They have called on him to serve in many leadership roles. He is also a respected independent voice and effective local leader among the superintendents and school boards of the Lower Hudson Valley.”
JAMES LANGLOIS
Dr. Langlois has been District Superintendent of Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES for the past 10 years, and served the previous eight years as superintendent in Goshen, N.Y. Before that, he was an Assistant Superintendent on Long Island and worked in a number of leadership positions in the public schools of Manhattan and the Bronx. He began his career in public education 50 years ago as a high school English teacher in Connecticut. As the New York State Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Langlois was eligible as the New York’s candidate for national superintendent of the year, which was awarded at AASA’s National Conference on Education in San Diego, Ca., in February 2015. The Superintendent of the Year Award was established in 1988 b the American Association of School Administrators and is co-sponsored by the ARAMARK Education and the ING Foundation.
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NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS CONTINUED First Light Home Care 845-765-3990 charvey@firstlighthomecare.com
H u d s o n Va l l e y N e u r o f e e d b ac k 845-344-0444 drpeter@hvneurofeedback.com
I n n at e C h i r o p r ac t i c
Fl at Iron F in a nci a l Gro u p Ribbon Cut ting A Ribbon Cutting for Flat Iron Financial Group was done on Thursday, January 29th.
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S i m p ly M a f i G 845-361-2407 Simplymadig.@aol.com
Think V 914-466-6781 ithinkaboutenergy@gmail.com
Town of Goshen D e m o c r at i c Commit tee 347-729-9997 mickeymorgano@gmail.com
Verizon Wirele ss 845-615-1300 wirelessicon@frontiernet.net
Wellne ss Home Care 845-294-8364 fschafer@wellnesshomecare.com
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O r a n g e C o u n t y B ag e l 845-294-2007 Brentkunis7@gmail.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS JUNE
M AY F r i daY, M ay 1st
Goshen Electronic R e cyc l i n g Day
(Business & Residential)- 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Village of Goshen DPW lot.
F r i day, M ay 1st G o s h e n A r t Wa l k
From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Walk around the Historic Village of Goshen supporting the Arts Community and Local Businesses FREE to the PUBLIC.
T h u r sday, M ay 7 t h P e e r A dv i s o ry G r o u p
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. meeting at 25 Main Street Goshen, NY.
F r i day, M ay 15 t h R i bb o n C u t t i n g
Bricks4Kids Noon at Church Park- Main Street and South Church Street, Goshen NY.
W ednesday, M ay 2 0 t h N e t w o r k i n g B r e a k fa s t
T h u r sday, J u ne 4 t h P e e r A dv i s o ry G r o u p
7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.- Glen Arden 214 Harriman Drive, Goshen NY.
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. meeting at 25 Main Street Goshen NY.
T h u r sday, M ay 2 1st
F r i day, J u ne 5 t h
Women In Busine ss meeting
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 223 Main Street, Goshen NY.
F r i day, M ay 2 9 t h Fa r m e r s M a r k e t O p e n s
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.- at Church ParkMain Street and South Church Street, Goshen NY.
F r i day, M ay 2 9 t h R i bb o n C u t t i n g
Farmers Market Noon at Church Park, Goshen NY.
G o s h e n A r t Wa l k
From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Walk around Historic Village of Goshen supporting the Arts Community and Local Businesses FREE to the PUBLIC.
W ednesday, J u ne 17 t h N e t w o r k i n g B r e a k fa s t
7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.- Glen Arden 214 Harriman Drive, Goshen NY.
W ednesday, J u ne 2 4 t h G r e at A m e r i c a n W e e k e n d MI X ER
6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.- Harness Racing Museum & Hall 0f Fame 240 Main Street, Goshen NY.