coverandyir2012body_final_cover 5/10/2013 11:06 AM Page 3 Manhattan Chamber of Commerce 2012YEAR IN REVIEW coverandyir2012body_final_cover 5/10/2013 11:06 AM Page 2 +(-2 4+(3-203 4+(3-203)GOLD PARTNERS ) 034+(3-203)SILVER PARTNERS 32 04+(3-203)BRONZE PARTNERS 302) &%+*')#"(+ +!+'*(++* )&&+ +$)+()'*&+$* )&+!+ )')+%&)+$%#%'* $+!+*($*##*(+"("#%'*) +!+%*+) "*(+ '"&&+!+$)*#)'*("*%+ ( 1%#1&&1%4#1$!/4.4.$$!/ !4' "*4/.1,14-# /4../4' 2!,4./424""4' "****4' ,,,$1%#1&&1% ./ coverandyir2012body_final_Year in review 2008 Draft2 5/10/2013 11:01 AM Page 1 Introduction n e are pleased to present our 2012 Year End Review, which highlights our ini- tiatives and accomplishments over the past year. With the continued Ronald I. Paltrowitz, Law Offices of Ronald Wrecession, Sandy effects and the challenging economic climate, MCC again I. Paltrowitz, Interim Chairman & focused on our core mission, which is to Advocate for, Connect and Educate the General Counsel Manhattan business community. Through our “A.C.E.” initiatives, we continued to Nancy Ploeger, MCC, President advocate for pro-business legislation, offer educational programming through our Sunita Bajaj, Met Life, Vice- MCC Foundation on a number of issues pertinent to running small and mid-sized President/Treasurer businesses and host general networking events and others in specific industries. We Terrence Martell, Weissman Center for are very proud of our new website, which was launched in November. Not only is it Intl. Bus/Baruch, Vice more user friendly, the back end provides data which we can use in analyzing our President/Secretary membership and addressing their needs. MCC’s further use of social media to David Bomke, NY Energy Consumer’s strengthen our brand and connect our members was reinforced with our MCC blog, Council, Inc., Vice President Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook accounts. In 2012 we launched our own radio show, Diversity Officer “The Voice of Manhattan Business” and updates were made to our MCC TV site as Louise Shohet, BSC Travel, Vice President well. Our Young Professionals’, Women’s, Green/Sustainability, LGBT, Education and Peter Meloro, Con Edison, Vice President Training, and IT/Innovation Committees continue to grow through quarterly meet- Britt Wenzel, Time Warner Cable ings, events and shared knowledge. Vice President Our advocacy on behalf of our members ranged from continued opposition to the Don Winter, Encompass Media Group, City Council’s onerous paid sick leave bill proposal to supporting the tech industry to Vice President fighting for funding for educational institutions and working on regulatory reform Joe Kirk, Wells Fargo, Vice President specifically for the restaurant industry. MCC continued our engagement and leader- ship role with the 5 Boro Chamber Alliance in working together to strengthen the voice of New York City businesses. In addition, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, our 5 Boro Lark Marie Anton, Loews Hotels Chambers worked even more closely and will continue working together, on behalf of Beth Bronfman, The View Agency the business community as a whole. The MCC intends to keep our coalition strong. Lani Doktori, Color Fast Printing Our city, state and federal government relationships have helped us garner sup- Wendi Caplan-Carroll, Constant Contact port for Manhattan businesses and to encourage business growth and job creation. Maralyn Dolan, Integrated Printing & With funding from City Council Members Jessica Lappin and Dan Garodnick, we con- Graphics Inc. tinued our partnership with the MTA to help businesses along Second Avenue that Gil Effron, Strategies For Growth have been severely impacted by construction of the new Second Avenue subway. We Dean Gamanos, Retele Co. held numerous events which helped to increase visibility for these businesses and Melanie Gass, Centerpoint Solutions more importantly, help them gain new customers. And with funding from Jill Kaplan, Crain’s NY Business Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, we completed our program working with small Ann Kayman, New York Grant Co. business on export assistance. Philip Kent Kiracofe, Horizen Partners MCC’s Annual Fall Business Awards Breakfast was postponed until early 2013 due Deborah Koenigsberger, Hearts of Gold Inc to Hurricane Sandy and the work of our Platinum Partner, Con Edison, who was host- Brad Korn, Continuum Health Partners ing the event. In spite of the delay, the event was a huge success. The MCC Community Benefit Fund contributed over $190,000 in grants and raffle Nina Liebman, The Corcoran Group income for 51 nonprofit organizations in the Community Board 8 footprint and Lisa Linden, LAK Public Relations, Inc. helped them attract more donors and volunteers. And we continued our initiatives Betty McCain, Citibank in the veterans community connecting them to workforce development agencies Colleen Molter, QED National and educating them on starting a business. Nancy Moon, Moon PR We are very proud of being recognized by the Business Council of NY State as The Dennis Paget, Language American Style Chamber of the Year. MCC’s president travelled to the Council’s annual conference to Joseph Perello, Catch-NYC accept the award and was lauded by companies and chambers from all over the state. David Reid, Asia Society MCC plans to build upon the achievements realized this past year. Lois Robinson, B&B Coverage We thank all of our supporters and members for contributing to our 2012 successes Charles Ryan, HSBC Bank and look forward to another active and effective year ahead. Robert Schwartz, Eneslow Shoes Darren Sussman, TheaterMania Ronald Paltrowitz Nancy Ploeger Interim Chairman President coverandyir2012body_final_Year in review 2008 Draft2 5/10/2013 11:01 AM Page 2 I can keep track of my inventory. It’s managing my cash fl ow I need help with. Talk to Wells Fargo about managing your business fi nances Owning a small business is a big opportunity for you, your employees and your community. We know a lot is riding on your success. That’s why our Wells Fargo bankers are here to help. We can give you the fi nancial guidance you may need to keep your business on track. 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(763782_07169) 2 • Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Year in Review 2012 coverandyir2012body_final_Year in review 2008 Draft2 5/10/2013 11:01 AM Page 3 We Advocate, Connect & Educate…We Mean Business! n The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (MCC) is a 501c6 membership organization “MCC is a great organization with two non-profit 501c3 arms: The MCC with a great history and great Community Benefit Fund and MCC Foundation. leadership. It is an example of MCC is supported by its partners, corporate a public/private initiative that members and general membership. MCC repre- encourages private businesses sents a cross section of the business to grow. We are very pleased community ranging from sole proprietors to to have MCC working for the large corporations and conglomerates. With business community in our 10,000 members and subscribers, we represent city.” the voice of over 100,000 companies in – Mayor Michael Bloomberg Manhattan and partner with over 300 diverse business organizations in the city. Our mem- bers are part of one of the largest constituencies in the country representing approximately 1.6 million US employees and approximately 4.5 million employees globally. Locally, our member companies have over 165,000 employees. And, collectively, our member companies account for over $630 billion dollars in annually revenues. Our goal is to create a positive business environment to foster job development and promote growth. 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