Business Accelerator welcome client to New Windsor incubator

Holding the ribbon, from left, OCBA enterprise development director Peter Gregory; Orange County Chamber of Commerce President John D”™Ambrosio; state Sen.William Larkin; 4e Productions CEO Will Rodman; Orange County Executive Edward Diana; 4e Productions director of education John O”™Neill; Orange County IDA Chairman Jim Petro; 4e Productions creative director Debbie Cinquemani; and Michael DiTullo, OCBA managing director. Photo Credit: Focus Media

Orange County”™s Business Accelerator welcomed another entrepreneurial business to its ranks on April 14.

Initially, 4e Productions joined the OCBA as an associate client, but the company has now taken up full-time residence at the New Windsor business incubator.

“The Accelerator has a proven track record with its Associate Client plan, which is evident here in 4e Productions”™ evolution into residency here,” said the OCBA”™s managing director Michael DiTullo. “The firm has made great strides since joining in mid-2010 as an associate client, and now they”™ve taken their business development efforts to the next level.”

4e Productions is a multimedia music and video production company that strives to “enlighten, empower and enrich everyone” ”“ hence the company name, 4e, which has doubled its workforce in previous months, operates several divisions, including “4e MUSIC”(ASCAP publisher of songs), “4e 4kids”  (children”™s programs) and “4e 4all” (niche programs/universal programs for all audiences).

“4e Productions is grateful to the accelerator for making us part of its family and providing a foundation to tap into the wonderful energy that resides in Orange County,” said Will Rodman, co-founder and CEO of 4e Productions. “OCBA has been a valuable resource and a conduit to other community organizations that have aligned with the values and mission of 4e.”

“Letters To Daddy: The Musical Key to Bully-Free” will debut in September at local elementary and middle schools for the 2011-2012 school year, the first in a series of empowering programs by 4e Productions. It aims to strengthen character and enhance skill-building when facing life”™s challenges, including bullying.

“4e is focused primarily on children because we believe they are our present,” said Rodman. “They are a gift, and they are now. It is through their development and guidance that we will see a lasting effect and a brighter future.”

“The accelerator has become a key contributor to Orange County”™s economic development team since opening in 2009,” said the County Executive Ed Diana. “4e Productions, is another company with a strong business model and great possibility for future expansion.”

The incubator web site is: ocaccelerator.com.