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QUEENS WEEKLY, FEB. 3, 2019
‘Made in Flushing’ program supports entrepreneurs
Flushing Chamber of Commerce heads marketing effort to promote local businesses
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Flushing entrepreneurs
in need of marketing
assistance and
tools to promote their
businesses will receive
support from a new program
launched last week
by the Greater Flushing
Chamber of Commerce.
The Greater Flushing
Chamber of Commerce, in
partnership with New York
City Small Business Services
(SBS) and Sixty-First
Productions, introduced the
Made in Flushing program
Jan. 24, in which participating
businesses will receive
free consultation and
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Sixty-First Productions,
a local media company, is
helping to expand business
support services as part of
the Flushing Fantastic district
marketing campaign.
The company will create a
custom website, social media
channels, professional
photography or marketing
videos to promote and
grow businesses.
“The new Made in Flushing
program is a great opportunity
for small business
owners who don’t have the
resources for professional
marketing. We look forward
to working with the Flushing
business community,” said
Daniel Nalladurai, co-owner
of Sixty-First Productions.
Taehoon Kim, president
of the Greater Flushing
Chamber of Commerce,
said they’re “proud to bring
critical resources to the
business community.”
“Small business owners
face tremendous challenges
in today’s competitive environment
and the Chamber
is doing everything we can
to ensure those who have
invested their blood, sweat,
and tears into their Flushing
based business continue
to survive, prosper, and have
a stake in our community,”
said Kim.
The Made in Flushing
program is part of the
chamber’s three-year district
marketing campaign
called Flushing Fantastic,
which is funded by the NYC
Department of Small Business
Services’ (SBS) Neighborhood
360° grant program,
designed to launch
commercial revitalization
projects in partnership
with the chamber and other
local stakeholders.
“Strong neighborhoods
are the backbone of our city,
and the $1.55 million in investments
to Flushing is going
a long way towards revitalizing
key commercial
corridors,” said Gregg Bishop,
commissioner of the city
Department of Small Business
Services. “By working
with the Greater Flushing
Chamber of Commerce,
we are responding to local
needs to support small business
growth and build more
vibrant neighborhoods for
all New Yorkers.”
City Councilman Peter
Koo thanked the
organization for its commitment
to supporting the
local economy and uplifting
small businesses.
“In a hyper-competitive
market like Flushing,
an effective marketing
campaign can give your
business the extra boost
it needs to succeed. In a
sign of the times, these
free support services look
to shift even more of our
mom-and-pop shops online
so they can reach new customers,
grow their business,
and establish a more
permanent foothold in our
community,” said Koo.
The “Made in Flushing”
marketing program is free,
but priority will be given to
small business owners and
entrepreneurs based in the
Flushing area employing ten
or fewer workers.
Those interested in filling
out an application can
email info@flushingchamber.
nyc or call (646) 820-5163.
For more information, visit
www.flushingchamber.nyc.
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by e-mail at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com
or by phone at (718) 260–4526.
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