Contributors Westchester
Mac Wilcox: What small-business owners often don’t know about SBA loans
In 2017, more than 68,000 SBA-approved loans provided some $30 billion of working capital, asset financing, export support and loan refinancing.
Andi Gray: Empowering employees to make decisions
Owners should encourage people to make mistakes and learn. Agree on the goal so you're both focused on the same endpoint.
Op Ed: New York must put the brakes on prevailing wage legislation
If passed, this legislation, that is strongly backed by the construction labor unions, would require that any development project receiving state...
Andi Gray: Don’t hesitate when dealing with thieves
Often employee theft is committed by first-timers, often due to personal financial stress, justifying the theft by thinking they’re due more...
Michael Guberti: Four ways to reach more potential customers with Facebook
Facebook has over 2 billion monthly active users and 1 billion daily active users. Their family of apps includes Facebook, Instagram,...
Andi Gray: Getting products to the right customers
Marketing is the most important function in any company and often one of the most overlooked. Turn it into your secret...
Michael Guberti: Four ways to get more leads with Google Ads
In part, businesses use Google Ads because they can reach potential customers actively searching for a product or service.
Andi Gray: How to instill time management in your employees
Hold a weekly meeting to review the overall flow of work. Keep a calendar with notations for big projects that might...
What you need to know about financial planning for college education
There are many ways to save for college education. It’s the how and where that is the hard part.ÂÂ
After Amazon decision, economic developers need to explain performance-based incentives
Amazon’s decision to cancel its HQ2 project in New York, after gauging the local political and community reaction, is a very...
Andi Gray: Diagnosing and correcting a sales downturn
Push hard on the sales and marketing accelerator and turn things around as quickly as possible.
Andi Gray: How to get your cash flow in order
Plan for extra invoicing in order to build up cash on hand and avoid getting caught short.
Michael Guberti: Three ways to grow your business with virtual and augmented reality
According to Statista, there are 171 million virtual reality users worldwide. Multiple businesses have begun using these digital realities to engage...
Don Zinn: The ‘old-time’ job market is dead
If you, like me, are a baby boomer, there must be days when you look around the room and start to...
Letters to the editor: Cuomo administration’s energy blockade
This burden for New York families has been created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who continues to block job-creating natural gas pipeline...
