The first ever Small Business Expo debuted Thursday May 10th at the Saratoga Springs City Center. Organized by the Small Business Strategic Alliance, an association of local professionals, business persons and entrepreneurs; this Expo targeted small and mid-sized area businesses. The purpose of the Expo was to provide local businesses with vital information on State and Federal incentives and regulatory guidelines. The Expo assisted business professionals navigate the murky bureaucracy of public and private Economic Development programs. The Internal Revenue Service Small Business/ Self Employed Division partnered with the Small Business Strategic Alliance in this event. Admission was free.

In support of Saratoga County business; Saratoga County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Phil Barrett, City of Saratoga Springs Supervisor, Joanne Yepsen, and Jon Scarchilli, President and CEO of Pioneer Savings Bank, the Expo’s leading sponsor, opened the Expo at the “official” Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Noon.  Also on hand for the ribbon cutting were Susan Marks , Stakeholder Liaison, IRS, SBSA Advisory Board Member Ray Patterson,, President of Capital Consulting Group LLC, SBSA Co-Founder Rosanne Greenwood, President of RJG Consulting LLC, SBSA Co-Founder James Pfeiffer, President of Pfeiffer & Associates, LLC TimePlus Payroll, and SBSA Co-Founder Karen LaVine, Co-Owner of ICOM Tech Services.

Ninety, (90) plus booths were available to assist business owners, managers and operators facilitate contacts and relationships with State, Federal, and recognized business leaders, to share tools that impact, influence or support a company’s successful operation. The Expo provided an opportunity for face to face conversation with experienced resources able to provide answers and solutions to your every day business challenges.

Informational Seminars were offered throughout the day on such relevant topics as: Health Insurance Options and Planning, Business Compliance, Financing, Taxation, Business Insurance and Doing Business with the State/Federal Government. To wrap up the event and bring multiple resources together at one place and time, there was a round table discussion by top agency officials.

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