Entrepreneur gives inspiring talk

Greater  Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce kicked off the New Year by inviting Frank De Raffele Jr. to speak to its members at the Fishkill Holiday Inn Wednesday morning, Jan. 6.  “Entrepreneurial Excellence” is the name of the game for De Raffele, who founded his first corporation while still in college. The founder and president of the Proactive Leadership Center and executive director of Hudson Valley BNI  gave tips on successful business networking and revealed how he keeps fresh ideas coming on his weekly Hudson Valley talk show. Among listeners who seek to make the best of the decade ahead:
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