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Home My WebLink About06/17/2019 Economic Development Committee Meeting June 17, 2019 Town Hall Annex Board Room In Attendance: Jennifer Del Vaglio, Denis Noncarrow, Donielle Cardinale, Bill Ruland, Leslie Merinoff, Absent: Rona Smith, Sara Garretson, and Brent Robertson Discussed Empire State Development Forum  The programs seem to be more geared toward big business  The driver for grants seems to be employment  SBA is where smaller businesses might find more support  How can the EDC help small business  Is there a way to stream line processes for business Business Seminars  Brainstorm for next three sessions – tax preparedness? How to hire the right people?  November, December, January Fire Side Chat  Concept – People sharing their stories of successes, failures, best practices and more when owning a business  The idea is to promote networking, mentoring and inspiration for local business  Dates – September, October, November  Possible people to speak – Greenport Brewery and Hellenic  Connect with SCORE – hospitality and service industry Up Coming Meeting Dates for Economic Development Committee th  July 15 th  August 19 th  September 16  October 21st ACTION ITEMS:  Jennifer and Leslie to brainstorm for Fireside Chat  Jennifer to reach out to Ree at SBA to start planning for next round of seminars Meeting adjourned at 5:15pm