- Get the meeting: Identify who wants what you have: sector/stage/geography/you. Never go in cold. Get introductions from law firms, accounting firms – build and use your network.
- Get the story out of your mouth: Articulate and package the business model. Provide use cases. Use the “eyebrow” test – try to raise the eyebrows, get them intrigued.
- Tell me about the business of the business: Include the go to market plan, how you will build the business. Lay out the functional skills you will need to hire – as soon as you get funded. Stress your unique advantages.
- Know your Financials (cold): Gross margin, capital needs of the business, estimated valuation, be a careful curator of other people’s money. Get the smartest outsourced financial person possible to show you the way, bring them to the meeting.
- Follow up – and negotiate – appropriately: Business wins, key hires, fund raising, if they hear some other investors are coming in they will follow.
Welcome to the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (MCC) is a vibrant business membership organization comprised of a cross section of 10,000 business members and subscribers ranging from sole proprietors to large corporations and multi-national firms. Connect with entrepreneurs, leaders and executives by becoming an MCC member today and help your business grow. Our mission is to advocate for, connect and educate the business community in Manhattan.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Words of Wisdom for Startup Funding
Monday, July 27, 2015
MCC Testimonial from Eric Hrubant, President of CIRE Travel, A Division of Tzell
Eric Hrubant and CIRE Travel are featured in the VISA® Small Business Spotlight campaign. Visit the CIRE Travel blog to view the commercial!
MCC often helps its members by alerting them of press opportunities. When MCC sent out a press opportunity in April, it led to a member being featured in a national campaign! Eric writes about his experience below.
Hi Laura,
Working with the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce has helped me land this great opportunity to be featured in this VISA Small Business campaign. The email that was sent out, led to me working with the a booking agency for an audition and subsequent invitation to shoot the commercial
While my team and I prefer working behind the scenes to make travel far easier for our clients, Visa provided us an excellent opportunity to briefly encapsulate my story and discuss how I make it even easier for my team to deliver for our clients. I’m particularly pleased that Visa chose to showcase the vibrancy of travel agencies, which are not just thriving, but booming.
The power of networking is extremely important as evidenced by my experience with the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce – you just never know where an opportunity to build your business can come from. It’s fundamentally important to spend and invest in your business as I continually do. The dividends it pays are worth every penny.
Thank you again!
Best,
Eric
Eric Hrubant, President
CIRE Travel, A Division of Tzell
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MCC’s Press Opportunity Sent to Members on April 14, 2015:
Dear MCC Members:
A Casting Director from Vitamin Enriched, Maryann Driscoll, is looking for business owners in the NY Tri-State area for a Visa ad campaign and would like to reach the MCC members.
Vitamin Enriched is casting for Small Business Owners in the New York Tri-State area who will share their stories of how their businesses came to be. It's a paid project and would offer some great exposure for the businesses that are booked.
More details about the project can be found here!
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Auditions via Skype April 20 & 21, 2015
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Callback - in-person in NYC on April 27th, 2015
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Shoot day: May 01, 2015
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Payment: This is a union (SAG) commercial. The shoot day pays over $600, plus additional compensation.
If you or one of your clients would be interested in applying, please contact Maryann directly.
Maryann Driscoll
Vitamin Enriched
347-454-9597
casting@vitaminenrichedfilms.com
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Panel Discusses Higher Standards
The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce last week hosted a panel discussion on higher education standards, the value of assessments and business engagement in education at the Microsoft Technology Center in New York City. The event—sponsored by the Public Policy Institute of New York State (PPI) and the Committee for Economic Development—featured a panel of local stakeholders: Cass Conrad, executive director of School Support and Development at CUNY; Tenicka Boyd, director of organizing at StudentsFirstNY; Neal Gorka a teacher at Democracy Prep Charter Middle School; and Robert Patterson, business development manager at Progressive Computing Inc.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
The State of Development in Manhattan, East Side Rezoning
Garodnick’s remarks were followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Ken Biberaj, Chairman of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
The panelist featured experts in development, real estate, infrastructure and brokerage, including:
- Chris Sameth, Head of Acquisitions, Kuafu Properties
- Dirk Hrobsky, Executive Vice President, DTZ United States
- Jeffrey Holmes, Director, Woods Bagot
To view the video, please click here: http://nyls.mediasite.com/…/929f4fadeaaf42d4814b23cd510b792…
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Nominations Are Now Open For The 2016 NYC Venture Fellows
"We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the class of 2016! The NYC Venture Fellows is a world class year long fellowship program, designed to help potential entrepreneurs scale their ventures in New York City through mentorship, CEO Conversations, executive training seminars, and peer engagement.
As member of the NYC business community, you can play a pivotal role in helping us to identify founders of NYC startups that should be considered for our next cohort. If you know someone who should be considered as a Fellow, or if you yourself are a founder of a NYC startup, visit our website and learn how to submit a nominations today!
Have questions about the program? Please keep reading to get caught up on what the Fellows are up to and to see who's in our network of Mentors & Advisors.
Thank you for your support the City and the 92nd Street Y. Please contact us at NYCVentureFellows@92Y.org with questions."
Team NYCVF
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
MCC Thanks June's Renewing Members
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Company Name
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Website
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Caroline van Scheltinga | Blocadi Capital LLC | |
AUGUSTINE JOHN | JOHN, JACOB & VAYALUMKAL, LLP | www.cpasquare.com |
Joanna Anastasiadis | Marathon Energy Corporation | www.mecny.com |
Kishan Alexander | A.Logan Insurance Brokerage | |
Melanie Gass | CenterPoint Solution, LLC | www.CenterPointSolution.com |
Torkan Maham | Torkan USA Inc. | www.torkanusa.com |
John Craven | John F Craven CPA LLC | www.MediaCPAs.com |
Kamu Kilinc | SKALA International Holding Inc. | www.skalaholding.com |
R. Ashton Wall | Colloquium Depot, LTD. | www.colloquiumdepot.org |
Lewis Gross | Holistic-Dentists.com | www.holistic-dentists.com |
Alexa Adams | Ohne Titel | www.ohnetitel.com |
Jeff Gorman | SunEdison | |
Warren Davis | Warren Davis - Human Resources Consulting | |
Chris Jones | Promethean IT | www.prometheanit.com |
Anthony Carro | Point Vantage Employee Benefits | www.ptvantage.com |
MCC Welcomes our New Members from June 2015
Contact Name | Company Name | Website |
Matthew Roth | Matthew Aron Roth Photography | www.matthewaronroth.com |
Trung Truong | Borough Construction LLC | www.boroughconstruction.com |
Jessica Robinson | PurePoint International | www.the-purepoint.com |
Steven Buchwald | Buchwald & Associates | www.buchwaldlaw.com |
Shoko Sekiguchi | Ampleen LLC | www.ampleen.com |
Rise Hourani | HVAC Mechanical Supplies & Solutions | www.hvacmss.com |
Brittany Grando | Grando Energy | www.grandoenergy.com |
Janet Falk | Falk Communications and Research | www.janetlfalk.com |
Patricia Warmack | PitaP's Productions, Inc. | www.pitaps.com |
Michael Cano | Gateway VIP Services | www.gatewaymeetandgreet.com |
Renee Leibler | NotifyNeighbor | www.notifyneighbor.com |
Michael Heiligenstein | Fit Small Business | www.fitsmallbusiness.com |
Irina Gubenko | Fragrant Wellness | www.fragrantwellness.com |
JoAnna Riggins | JB Riggins Consulting, Inc. | www.jbriggins.com |
Kishan Alexander | A.Logan Insurance | |
Iren Gurarye | ArtsInteractive | |
Liyah Eliyahu | New York Life | |
Stephanie Rios | Pop Squid Mkg | www.popsquidmkg.com |
Anthony Constantinople | Constantinople and Vallone Consulting | |
Angelique Kirton | The Concept NYC | www.theconceptnyc.com |
Michael Grove | Nimzo Capital | www.nimzocapital.com |
Abraham Wilner | Abesmailorder.com | |
Alison Josephs | Josephs Design, Inc. | |
Nora Campbell | Execu|Search | |
Josh Fox | Bottom Line Concepts | www.bottomlinesavings.com |
GREAT Tech Awards 2015
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