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  • SIEDC is Proud to Present a Free Seminar: New York Get Your Business Online with Google, happening October 16th at the Hilton!

    Google invites you to get your business online! Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island October 16, 2012 8:30AM - 3:30PM Take your business from offline ...
  • 21 Scams That Could Cost You Big Money

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Victory State Bank continuously seeks to educate consumers and business people about scams. Fraudsters never cease to attempt swindling unsuspecting people in new ways. And nowadays, such thieves reach out to potential victims thro...
  • Best Way to Introduce Yourself

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – On Staten Island, person-to-person networking is a common part of doing businesses. Representatives of enterprises, including Victory State Bank, cross paths in business settings, as well as social environments. What is the base wa...
  • Knowing When It’s Time To ‘Fire’ A Client

    Staten Island, N.Y. – Victory State banks serves a wide variety of customers, some of whom are business consultants. Such businesses rely on open lines of communications between themselves and clients. Sometimes, however, relationship may not go as plan...
  • 5 Money-Making Reasons To Do Business On Staten Island

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Victory State Bank is encouraging local Staten Island enterprises to explore local business-to-business opportunities before seeking goods or services elsewhere. Manhattan has long been looked upon as the business center of New Yo...
  • Victory State Bank: How To Verify Employees’ Social Security Numbers

    STATEN ISLAND. N.Y. – As a service to our business community, Victory State Bank is suggesting that business operators be diligent in verifying employees’ Social Security numbers. There are two Internet verification options you can use to verify that...
  • Victory State Bank: How To Control Information About Your Online-Browsing Activities

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – When it comes to privacy, Victory State Bank is at the forefront of consumer protection. Naturally, computer privacy remains a high-priority issue. Have you ever wondered why some online ads you see are targeted to your tastes an...
  • The Forbes 400: The Richest People in America

    Forbes launched its definitive ranking of the nation’s superrich in 1982. Back then the price of admission into this most exclusive of clubs was a mere $75 million of net worth. Even after adjusting for inflation, this year’s entry fee ($1.1 billion) ...
  • Victory State Bank: Follow FBI’s Advice To Protect Your Computer

    STATEN ISLAND – These days everyone with a laptop is concerned about Cyber threats – or they should be. The same advice parents might deliver to young drivers on their first solo journey applies to everyone who wants to navigate safely online. A spec...
  • How to Identify Your Target Customers

    The clock is ticking on our 20-minute business model. Today's task: Describing potential customers for the new business - in five minutes or less. In a prior article we discussed a potential new Avondale venture around private equity (PE) inves...
  • The 20-Minute Business Model

     If you need to kick-start a business plan, the following article from Inc. could get you started: A key part of our business at Avondale is to pursue new ventures or adjacent businesses where we can leverage our strengths and experience to create v...
  • FTC: Enforcement of Fair Credit Reporting Act Remains a Priority

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The professionals at Victory State Bank cannot overemphasize the importance of credit scores and personal credit information to consumers and business owners. This week, the Federal Trade Commission told a House subcommittee that...
  • New York City OfferS Digital Solutions For Small Businesses

    Small businesses looking to grow and attract new customers through digital tools can get help from the City's NYC Business Solutions Centers through a new three-part curriculum designed by Google, Mashable, Tumblr and Weebly especially for New York City's...
  • Keeping An Economic Eye On The Presidential Election

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As community bankers, the professionals at Victory State Bank share in the economic concerns of business owners and consumers alike. With a presidential election on the horizon, many of us are pondering what affect the winner may ...
  • Victory State Bank Repeats Telephone-Fraud Warning From Federal Trade Commission

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Victory State Bank is urging consumers to be aware of a fraud warning from the Federal Trade Commission. “Hi, I’m calling from the Federal Trade Commission to tell you that you have won $250,000…” Someone who claims to wor...
  • Is Your Small Business in a Holding Pattern

    Is your small business investing in new equipment, expansion efforts or business development? If not, you’re not alone. Small businesses nationwide seem to be in a holding pattern when it comes to capital spending and investment, according to two recent...
  • 4 Essential Rules for Online Content

    If you don't give customers the content they want--the way they want it--you'll soon be out of customers. You want your customers to read your email, your tweets, your Facebook postings, and your blog. If they're already doing so, great: Congratulations....
  • Victory State Bank: Read This Blog Before Swiping Your Debit Card

    Staten Island, N.Y. – It is back-to-school time on Staten Island and across the nation. As parents head to retailers to purchase missing items on their school supply lists, some will be shopping with debit cards. Before you wipe your debit card, Victor...
  • 5 Tips for Transforming Your Hobby Into a Business From the 'Toy Hunter'

    "Do what you love and the money will follow." Entrepreneurs have heard this advice countless times through the years. What's wrong with it? Most people who try to turn their leisure pastimes into a business fail at it miserably. They end up with a bi...
  • The Small Business Guide to Protecting Against Corporate Account Takeover

    What is Corporate Account Takeover?Corporate account takeover is a type of fraud where thieves gain access to a business’ finances to make unauthorized transactions, including transferring funds from the company, creating and adding new fake employees t...