Spotlight for April on Little Shop of Shamrocks

Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Tom

Check another Business Development Initiative off the list! One of those initiatives is a monthly spotlight of a Chamber Business member on Islip.TV. Well, we have our first spotlight currently running. Click on the link below to view a video featuring Linda Low and the Little Shop of Shamrocks. You could be our featured business in May! Just send an email to - info@islipchamberofcommerce.com explaining why you think you deserve the spotlight for May. You may include any special promotions you may be having, or maybe it's your store's anniversary, or maybe you've hit a sales milestone...maybe you just offer a unique product or service that you want to show off. We will select a winner from all the entries. Once made (at no cost to you!) the video will be active forever and accessible on Islip.TV. This is a montly promotion so if you don't win in May, you can re-submit for June. This amounts to free advertising that's even better than a television commercial because it can be viewed at any time by literally hundreds of thousands of potential customers...a benefit worth thousands of dollars, brought to you absolutely free of charge as just one of the benefits to Chamber members. So sit back and enjoy this short video and start planning for yours. Our very special thanks to Waldo Cabrera, owner of Islip.TV for his help with this. Should you have questions about advertising on Islip.TV (outside the bounds of this Chamber benefit), you can reach Waldo at wcabrera@islip.tv. Enjoy http://www.islip.tv/view_video.php?viewkey=24205e1b13f22d60357a

Tom Cilmi attends Alternative Energy Symposium

Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Tom

On Friday, April 18, Chamber President Tom Cilmi attended an Alternative Energy Symposium presented at Dowling College. The conference featured Congressman Steve Israel with distinguished guests from LIPA, Dowling College, the USGBC and New York State. Discussion focused on the need for the continual development and utilization of technologies and programs that promote the use of alternative energies, such as solar, wind, etc. Afterwards, President Cilmi had this to say. "It's great to see that we're engaging in this discussion. As Congressman Israel pointed out, our dependence on foreign oil supplies is absolutely a threat to our national defense. Not only that, but we must look for cleaner ways to drive our economy. So the discussion is a good first step, however, more attention needs to be paid to the greatest obstacle to investment in innovative new technologies and to entrepreneurship which is sorely needed in this realm...that is to say, the high tax rates and over-regulation of businesses here on Long Island. Congressman Israel suggested that a new national agency could address this problem. It is clear, however, that the answers do not lie within the walls of bureaucracy, but rather in the open waters of entrepreneurialism."

Islip Main Street Street Festival

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 by Tom

Thanks for all of the interest in the Islip Main Street Festival. This year's Festival will be held on Sunday, May 4. If you are a vendor who resides within the Hamlet of Islip (11751 zipcode) or you are a member of the Islip Chamber of Commerce, an application should be posted to this website shortly. If you are not a member of the Chamber and do not reside in the Hamlet of Islip, please go to www.clearviewfestival.com. Thank you.

April 8 Program Focusing on Identity Theft

Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 by Tom

IDentity Theft Awareness Presentation “People whose identities have been stolen can spend months or years - and thousand of dollars - cleaning up the mess the thieves have made of their good name and credit score” -Federal Trade Commission: When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name, September 2002 It’s no secret: Identity Theft is a major problem in America? Think you’re not at risk? Unfortunately you are. • Do you hand your credit card to servers at restaurants, hotels, gas stations? • Do you supply personal information over the internet, on loan applications, college forms? • Do you keep you Social Security number in your wallet or purse? • Do you leave mail at your home or business for the postal carrier to collect? • Do you shred unwanted mail with personal information? • Do other people ever run your credit report for credit cards, mortgages, loans? • Can you be sure data security is good at companies (doctors’ offices, schools, insurance companies, credit unions, credit card companies) that have your information? Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist Julius Nicoletti will be presenting the: 5 Areas of Identity Theft The Most Common Myths of Identity Theft Steps You Need to Take Immediately to Decrease Your Risk and Protect Yourself Federal Trade Commission Statistics Tuesday, April 8, 2008 7:00 PM Islip Middle School Library 211 Main Street Islip, NY 11751