Brooklyn Small Business Information and Education Day
At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus November 2, Free

Brooklyn, N.Y. – On Friday, November 2, Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus is hosting Brooklyn Small Business Information and Education Day. The daylong information fair, with representatives from public, private and nonprofit sectors, is co-sponsored by the office of the Internal Revenue Service Stakeholder Liaison and the School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences. Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez will be the keynote speaker.

Brooklyn Small Business Information and Education Daywill be held in the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Gymnasium on the Brooklyn Campus, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, November 2. The event is free and open to the public.

More than 50 exhibitors from civic associations, government agencies, financial institutions and community-based organizations will provide information, including Business Solutions Center of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Office, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration, and Women’s Venture Fund, Inc. The day will include free seminars and workshops on business planning and franchising, tax compliance, retirement planning for business owners and related issues.

“We anticipate this extensive support network will prove to be invaluable to the Brooklyn small business community.Professional resources and small focused break-out sessions will provide solutions and assistance to your business challenges and opportunities,” says School of Business Dean Mohammed Ghriga.

            The School of Business at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including the master of business administration and the master of public administration.

Pre-registration is encouraged. For more information or to pre-register, call La’Shaina Dickerson at Long Island University’s School of Business, (718) 488-1132.

Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus is located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn and is accessible by major bus and subway routes and the Long Island Rail Road. For directions see www.brooklyn.liu.edu/location/directions.html