Imagine transforming a family basement into a flourishing beauty spa. For Kayla Aguilera, this imaginative vision became a reality in Rockland County. With unwavering faith and determination, Aguilera’s journey from a teenage makeup enthusiast to the owner of Kaida Skin and Beauty in Stony Point exemplifies her commitment and entrepreneurial spirit. Kayla’s passion for makeup […]
By Kathy Kahn Just as locked-out employees continue to jam phone lines and overload the NYS Unemployment website trying to file a claim, small business owners are also feeling the pain of trying to get loan applications through to the SBA and U.S. Treasury to get funding to open their doors once the “all clear” […]
New City, NY, – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Director of Economic Development & Tourism Jeremy Schulman announce an informational session on SBA Disaster Loan Assistance for Rockland Small Businesses that will be livestreamed for viewing on Friday, March 20, 2020, at 1 PM at the following links: Rockland County YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC48YNprrojq7LolZWwETR4w/featured Rockland County […]
New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day and Director of Purchasing Paul Brennan announced that the County’s Procurement Center for Excellence and Purchasing Division will host a MWBE, DBE, SDVOB and Small Business Forum on Thursday, November 8 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., at the Rockland County Procurement Center for Excellence in Pomona, […]
BY PHIL GOLDSTEIN Managing Partner Goldstein & Lieberman There are many highly palatable advantages to the 2018 Tax Bill but businesses may find one provision difficult to swallow: the IRS is no longer serving up a 50 percent deduction for “directly related and associated entertainment”. That means there will be no more write offs if […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The bi-partisan state Senate Majority Coalition, seeking to identify and eliminate the most costly government regulations that inhibit business and job growth and drive up local taxes, hosted one of 10 public forums on regulatory reform at the Nanuet Public Library last Monday. The panel consisted of David Carlucci (D, Rockland/Westchester), Kathleen […]