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Table of Contents
Welcome New Member!
Renewed Members
Apply For YEA!
Business After Hours
Chamber Night At The SI Yankees
Anti-Litter Campaign
Member In The Spotlight
New World Cares Center Staff Member
Strategic Steps For Growth
BIKERS FOR BINI
Community Calendar

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WELCOME NEW MEMBER!

Christine Painting, Inc. 

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RENEWED MEMBERS 

Thank you for your continued  

support of the Chamber!    

 

Laura Farrell Tax Associates  

Meals on Wheels of Staten Island  

Merry Mutts Inc  

PENSRUS.com  

Richmond Aluminum Supply Co., Inc.

Staten Island Arts  

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Shakespearean Theatre Co. Inc.

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Now Accepting Applications For 
Young Entrepreneurs Academy Fall Semester!

Start As A Student, Leave As A CEO!
 
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Prime Networking in a Relaxing Atmosphere!


Wednesday, August 13, 2014
5:30-7:30pm
Richmond County Country Club
(135 Flagg Place) 

Sponsored By:

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 
7-10pm 
Richmond County Bank Ballpark 
(75 Richmond Terrace)
 
Picnic Deck Ticket . $35 -

90 minutes of unlimited, traditional BBQ style food; Staten Island Chamber of Commerce welcome message on high definition LED board located in center field; Free PlayBall game day program    
 

Click Here To Register
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Anti-Litter Campaign Launched On Staten Island

 
A new anti-litter campaign, sponsored by Borough President James Oddo and McDonald's and partnered by The Staten Island Chamber of Commerce; Staten Island Economic Development Corp.; West Brighton LDC; and New Dorp LDC, features Island faces telling residents to clean up after themselves.

If you are a business owner who would like an anti-litter poster, like the one above, call the Chamber! 
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The Chamber Congratulates Frank Wilkinson of Rab's Country Lanes!

 

Frank Wilkinson of Rab's Country Lanes has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA), a trade organization that enhances programs that stimulate the growth of bowling center business. Frank has been involved with the BPAA since the age of 17.

Frank currently serves on the following BPAA committees: Constitution & Bylaws, Marketing, Promotion Action, Youth, Young Guns, International Bowl Expo Host, and International Bowl Expo Visionary. Frank is the owner of Rab's Country Lanes and chairs the Youth Committee and the International Bowl Expo Visionary Committees. He also serves as a director on the board of the Staten Island United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and is a USBC representative.

Congratulations to Frank on this new leadership role!
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Welcome Jesse R. Zeigler To World Cares Center!

 
Jesse R. Zeigler is now the Communications and Culture Manager for the World Cares Center. He will join the WCC in its mission to train everyday individuals in the principles of emergency management and community response. Jesse will also encourage people to learn more about how to take proactive and effective action during crisis and disaster. He is a graduate of New York University and the State University of New York at Purchase.

Congratulations, Jesse, and best of luck in the months ahead!

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Strategic Steps For Growth
By NYC Small Business Services

Strategic Steps for Growth is an innovative management training program for established small businesses.  This nine-month, mini-MBA style course will help you identify growth opportunities by learning from an award-winning curriculum from Interise, peer mentoring, and using your own business as your case study throughout the program. Valued at more than $10,000, this program covers finance and marketing to strategic planning and contracting. Strategic Steps for Growth will be taught by a professor, who has industry, entrepreneurial, and academic experience, from NYU's Leonard Stern School of Business.

 

To apply for the M/WBE program - Click Here! 

To apply for the Media & Entertainment program - Click Here!

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BIKERS FOR BINI
Staten Island's 2014 Premier Motorcycle Ride, Classic Car Show, and Music Festival!

 
 Sunday, August 24th
Staten Island Mall (2655 Richmond Ave.)
Registration: 9am; Kickstands Up: 11am; General Admission: 11am

Featuring Tony Nominee and American Idol Finalist, Constantine Maroulis

JOIN BIKERS FOR BINI at binifund.org

For more information, please call 718-412-1851 or email [email protected]. 
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Community Events Calendar of

The Staten Island 
Chamber of Commerce
 
The FREE Way to Advertise Your Event(s)!
 
View and Post Anything and Everything Staten Island!

This Week's Community Events!
 
 
Click here to view all of Staten Island's upcoming community events, or here to submit an event to be included on our Staten Island Calendar. 

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