IBANYS would like to welcome our newest staff member, Steve Rice. Steve has enjoyed a lengthy career in banking trade association management, with a focus in the fields of  government relations, communications, public affairs, corporate governance, and member/constituent services.  He most recently spent six years as Vice President of Public & Member Relations with the New York Bankers Association following its 2006 merger with the former Community Bankers of New York State (CBANYS). Among his responsibilities at NYBA were legislative and congressional outreach and grassroots efforts. Prior to the merger, Steve served eighteen years with CBANYS and its predecessor, the Savings Banks Association of New York State, culminating as Vice President of Member Services & Communications. At IBANYS, he will take on the role of Director of Government Relations, Policy & Services Development. 

Earlier in his professional career, he worked at The Business Council of New York State and for New York Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson. Steve and his wife Nancy are the parents of four grown children and grandparents of four growing grandchildren. He may be reached by e-mail at stever@ibanys.net.

Join us for our
CFO/Sr. Management Conference

 

 Register now for our annual CFO/Senior Management Conference, May 17-18 at the Otesaga Resort in beautiful Cooperstown, NY! The two-day event kicks off with optional golf on Thursday morning. After lunch, the joint and concurrent sessions begin, until a welcome reception and special dinner to end the day. Friday starts off the right way (with breakfast!) then joint and concurrent sessions until afternoon dismissal.

 

 To see the schedule and register for the CFO/Sr. Management Conference,  click here.    

 

This conference is a must for CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Risk Managers, and more. Costs include all materials, speakers, sessions, breaks, and meals. You will find more information in the attached brochure. Do not miss this opportunity to see world-class speakers and get the latest educational tools for your business. We cannot wait to see you there!

 

NOTE: The Otesaga Hotel and neighboring Cooper Inn are SOLD OUT. If you need alternate lodging, click here to find appropriate hotels.  

 

Thanks to our CFO sponsors: Atlantic Central Bankers Bank, Bankers' Bank Northeast, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, PNC Bank, M&T Bank, Roosevelt & Cross  

 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced new resources to support small businesses across the nation.  FDIC Director for Depositor and Consumer Protection Mark Pearce and SBA's Deputy Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development Michael Chodos released Money Smart for Small Business, a training curriculum for new and aspiring business owners.  Developed in partnership between both agencies, this curriculum is the latest offering in the FDIC's 10 year old award-winning Money Smart program.

 

Money Smart for Small Business provides an introduction to day-to-day business organization and planning and is written for entrepreneurs with limited or no prior formal business training.  It offers practical information that can be applied immediately, while also preparing participants for more advanced training. The curriculum is designed to be delivered to new and aspiring business owners by financial institutions, small business development centers (SBDCs), among others.

 

Director Pearce and SBA Associate Administrator Chodos were joined by Training Alliance partners at the launch of Money Smart for Small Business, hosted by the District of Columbia's Affinity Lab, a small business incubator.

 

"We are proud to launch Money Smart for Small Business,"said Acting Chairman Gruenberg.  "Since 2001, Money Smart has helped individuals build a secure financial future for themselves. I am very pleased that small businesses, which play a vital role in supporting our national economy, will now have access to this resource. The FDIC looks forward to working with the SBA and the Money Smart Alliance, to promote financial literacy among small business owners."

 

"We are excited to join the FDIC in its expansion of the Money Smart curriculum for small business," said SBA Administrator Karen Mills.  "The FDIC is a vital ally in our efforts to help small business owners start, grow and create jobs.  Money Smart for Small Business will help to put more information on the business basics of financial management at entrepreneurs' fingertips and make it easier for them to build their knowledge and skill set."

 

Each of the ten instructor-led modules in Money Smart for Small Business provides financial and business management for business owners and includes a scripted instructor guide, participant guide and overhead slides.  Organizations that use the curriculum to support small businesses through training, technical assistance or mentoring are invited to join the FDIC and SBA's Training Alliance. The FDIC will host an online "town hall" for potential Training Alliance partners in the months ahead.

 

More than ten years after the original release of the award-winning Money Smart adult curriculum, Money Smart for Small Business builds on the proven results in financial management for those who complete the curriculum.

 

The curriculum is free of charge and available by visiting http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html