Eighteen Capital Region entrepreneurs have successfully completed the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Entrepreneur Boot Camp, formerly the Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP), specially designed for start-ups and growing businesses.

The entrepreneurs graduated from the Chamber’s fall Entrepreneur Boot Camp training course during a ceremony on November 16 at the Chamber’s office.

During the event, First Niagara Bank and the Chamber presented a $1,000 cash grant and a complimentary Chamber membership for one year to Bob Fleming of Fleming Physical Therapy Consultant, for winning the program’s business plan competition.

Christine Carcuro of Jay C’s Snack Shack won the second prize of a $500 cash grant and 10 hours of consulting time from New Directions Consulting, based in Vermont. Michael Ragaini of Ragaini Construction/MPM Properties received the third prize of a color printer, copy and fax machine from Repeat Business Systems and [...]

The Dartmouth College English Department recently honored Lily Ringler with the Erskine Caldwell Prize for her outstanding written work in the short story. Ringler, a 2007 graduate of Shenendehowa High School, is a senior at Dartmouth College majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. Her writing has been published in The Schenectady Daily Gazette, Multicultural Review, The Dartmouth Newspaper and she has had essays featured on Northeast Public Radio’s The Round Table and the nationally syndicated Martha Stewart Living Radio channel. Ringler is writing a novel as a part of her culminating experience at Dartmouth. She has been teaching creative writing classes since she was 16 and will be teaching at East Line Books in Clifton Park in December. For more information, call 371-4151 or go to www.eastlinebooks.vpweb.com.

Blu Stone Bistro, a local Albany restaurant located at the corner of Albany Shaker and Wolf Road, has retained Millennium Business Communications to produce and launch a branding and multi-media marketing campaign.

Positioned as Albany’s cool alternative to the usual, Blu Stone Bistro features comfortable and casual dining in an electric atmosphere, daily happy hour and drink specials, as well as live music every Friday night. Blu Stone’s culinary team has also recently debuted a new fall menu featuring an eclectic mix of Mediterranean and comfort food, as well as a nightly prix fixe menu and an exclusive chef tasting menu every Saturday. Banquet facilities are also available to accommodate meetings, events and conferences. The campaign entitled “Comfortable. Casual. Cool” illustrates and captures the essence of the Blu Stone Bistro experience, and has recently [...]

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Nancy Rice
Director of Communications and Development
518-272-6012, Ext. 274

An estimated 20 new jobs will be created; local subcontractors and businesses will also benefit
TROY, NY – NOVEMBER 4, 2010 – The Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) announced today that they will be joined by many state and local officials to break ground on their newest Family Resource Center to be built in the southern portion of Rensselaer County and will be located at 12 New Road in the Town of Schodack. The Family Resource Center will house the CEO’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs and will give the residents in the southern portion of the County the same access to CEO’s services as all other County residents. Funding for this project has been obtained through Department of Health and Human Services and NYS Office of Community Renewal as [...]

NUNSENSE
Presented by SLOC Musical Theater
December 3-5 and 9-12
(8:00 12/3-4, 9-11 and 2:00 12/5 & 12)
www.sloctheater.org or 1-877-350-7378

On Friday, December 3, Nunsense returns to SLOC Musical Theater with an invocation of laughter! Mark your calendars now, and reserve tickets soon for this wonderful, hilarious show!

Get in early, while good tickets can still be reserved! Don’t get into a “habit” of waiting ’til the last minute to purchase your tickets!!

Originally written by Dan Goggin in 1982, Nunsense has been a worldwide hit, with thousands of productions and several sequels. The musical always leaves its audiences laughing [...]

SCHENECTADY, NY- The Tech Valley Chapter of the Social Media Club (SMCTV) is
hosting their inaugural event at Union College, presenting world renowned Public
Relations and Social Media Guru Peter Shankman. Shankman, who founded Help a
Reporter Out (HARO) and The Geek Factory Inc., will touch on all facets of social media,
marketing, and “non-traditional ways of thinking”, focusing on social networking, viral
marketing, and all the fun ways to use them-or not to use them. An entrepreneur, author,
speaker, and worldwide connector, Shankman is recognized worldwide for radical new
ways of thinking about Social Media, PR, marketing, advertising, creativity, and
customer service.

The event will take place at Union College Park Hall, 250 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY 12308 on Tuesday, November 9th at 5:30pm. The event is [...]

WHEN: Thursday, November 4, 2010: 5:30 p.m. networking; 6:30 p.m., dinner and program

WHERE: Glen Sanders Mansion, One Glen Avenue, Scotia

Leading political pollster and author John Zogby will deliver the keynote address at the Excellence in International Trade Awards (“Globies”).

On the heels of the November elections that will shape a new direction for Congress and New York state, Zogby will analyze Election Day results, the Tea Party’s influence, anti-incumbency impact and how the issues of the day — from health care to the economy — swayed voters as they headed to the polls.

Zogby, chairman of the board and chief insights officer of Zogby International, is a respected political/social researcher who regularly appears on all three nightly network news programs, as well as “The Today Show” and “Good Morning America.” Among his [...]