Community Support and Economic Development Programs are geared toward small businesses and individual proprietors.

Center for Entrepreneurship Development: Provides assistance for starting, maintaining and expanding a business. Workshops provide "nuts and bolts" skills required to operate and grow a successful business. Training and counseling enable participants to complete a business plan. A Certificate in Entrepreneurship may be earned by completing the following three components: (1) Workshops - Setting Goals, Self Discovery, Managing Personnel and Operations, Advertising/Presentations, Insurance/Legal, Sales/Networking, Internet/Electronic Services, Record Keeping, Taxes, Developing a Marketing Plan, and Financial Management/Excel; (2) Mentoring (business participation), one-to-one counseling with business owners sharing their expertise and experiences as entrepreneurs; (3) Submission of a business plan. Sessions are held for 10 weeks on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. Since the program started in 1991, we have successfully trained over 900 entrepreneurs.

	Center for Entrepreneurship Development Receives Award for Outstanding Program Performance
Charles A. Gargano, chairman and chief executive officer of Empire State Development Corporation, awarded the BDC's Center for Entrepreneurship Development special recognition at its annual meeting in Utica, New York. The BDC was singled out for its outstanding program performance, achievement and dedication to entrepreneurs. The BDC has a 14-year history of providing excellent training to entrepreneurs in their efforts to start, grow and expand their businesses. A plaque was presented to Judith Tyne, assistant dean and program coordinator.

 

Operation Downtown: The first in a series of three free seminars was held on October 27, 2004, at Hofstra University. Guest speaker and author Stuart R. Levine presented a very informative and interesting program titled "The Fundamentals of Success." Business owners from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties came in record numbers to hear the presentation. Funded by a grant of New York State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, the seminar was heralded as a tremendous success by all who attended. Details concerning the next seminar, scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 2005, from 8 to 10 a.m., and featuring Keith Mason (Vice President of TEM Associates Inc.) are available here. Please feel free to call (516) 463-6333 with any questions or e-mail Theresa.M.Haller@hofstra.edu.

Corporate and Executive Programs are geared towards large companies, as well as prestigious business and government leaders.

Market Research & Polling Center: Offers custom market research and public opinion polling geared to meet the specific needs of the client. Providing expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods, the Center offers public opinion polling, brand awareness and customer satisfaction research, community development, programmatic assessments and business-to-business research. Skilled staff will assist any organization in answering its research questions with actionable results.

 

The Merrill Lynch Center for International Financial Services and Markets: Promotes and facilitates faculty and student study in the field of international financial services, and communicates knowledge to the academic and business communities via conferences and seminars on topics of global interest.

 

Distinguished Lecture Series: Moderated by Dr. Irwin Kellner. Six lectures per year are designed to bring together the elite of Long Island's business community and offer them the opportunity to interact with some of the country's most powerful and influential thinkers in fields ranging from science to politics to investments. Chase, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., and the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency are the sponsors. Attendance is by invitation only.

 

Business/Corporate Training Customized programs developed and delivered on-site or at the BDC. Topics include Web Site Development, Leadership, Resolving Conflicts, Management Training and more.

 

Business Seminars Presentation of the complete event – topic, speaker, facility, mailing, database, catering, administrative support, moderator, and analysis of evaluations. Rental of large/small conference rooms accommodating 10 to 150 people.

Business Seminars

 

 

	MacArthur Airport Study and Dedication Ceremony
Richard V. Guardino, Jr., spoke at the dedication ceremony for the Peter J. McGowan Concourse at Long Island MacArthur Airport on November 22, 2004. The Scott Skodnek Business Development Center at Hofstra University completed a study of the economic impact of the airport on the region's economy during 2003 and concluded that the airport contributed $202.3 million to the Long Island economy in 2003.

 

Conference Center Services: Hofstra University's Scott Skodnek Business Development Center, centrally located on a beautiful 240-acre campus, offers large and small conference facilities, accommodating groups of up to 140 persons.  State-of-the-art business technology labs, including videoconferencing and large group display systems, are also available.  All rooms have Internet access, conference phones, and catering services.

The Economic Report: Written by Irwin L. Kellner, Ph.D., Augustus B. Weller Chair in Economics. Dr. Kellner is one of the nation's leading economists and is the chief economist for North Fork Bank and CBS's "MarketWatch." Dr. Kellner appears regularly on television and is a frequent speaker for business groups and government leaders. The Economic Report is published bimonthly by the BDC.

Videoconferencing State-of-the-art business technology labs, including videoconferencing and large group display systems, are available. Participate at meetings, seminars, or market your services and products to another location. Rooms have Internet access, conference phones, and catering services.