Does networking work??

True Facebook conversation

All three people involved are members of the Long Island Entrepreneurs Meetup

Eugenia Elaine Karahalias
Panera networking is always a great place to make (+) contacts.
Will I see U tonight @ Yvonne & Howard’s LI Entrepreneurs (Mediteranean Diner in Bellmore)?

Elizabeth Haglich
no, I won’t be able to make it….have fun and good luck. Tell Yvonne and Howard I said Hi! Oh, the girl who’s giving the presentation tonight, Danielle….you and Tami may want to hook up with her….I met her networking last summer, very nice person.

Eugenia Elaine Karahalias
I already know Danielle! We’re brainstorming!

Elizabeth Haglich
oh YAY…..very cool!

THE SPOILED UNDER-30 CROWD

If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious!!!!

I just got this from a friend in Sweden. And thinking about David Gussin’s remark about his daughter saying “Who is John Wayne” I thought you guys would like this.

Yvonne

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning…. Uphill… Barefoot… BOTH ways Yadda, yadda, yadda

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on my kids about how hard I had it and how easy they’ve got it!
But now that . . . I’m over the ripe old age of thirty, I can’t help but look around and notice the youth of today.

You’ve got it so easy!  I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia!   And I hate to say it, but you kids today, you don’t know how good you’ve got it!
I mean, when I was a kid we didn’t have the Internet.  If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalogue!!

There was no email!!  We had to actually write somebody a letter – with a pen!
Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox, and it would take like a week to get there!  Stamps were 10 cents!

Child Protective Services didn’t care if our parents beat us.  As a matter of fact, the parents of all my friends also had permission to kick our ass! Nowhere was safe!

There were no MP3′ s or Napsters!  If you wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the damn record store and shoplift it yourself!

Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio, and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up!  There were no CD players!  We had tape decks in our car.  We’d play our favorite tape and “eject” it when finished, and the tape would come undone..  Cause – that’s how we rolled, dig?

We didn’t have fancy crap like Call Waiting!  If you were on the phone and somebody else called, they got a busy signal, that’s it!

There weren’t any freakin’ cell phones either. If you left the house, you just didn’t make a damn call or receive one. You actually had to be out of touch with your “friends”. OH MY GOD !!!  Think of the horror..  And then there’s TEXTING .  yeah  , right.  You kids have no idea how annoying you are.

And we didn’t have fancy Caller ID either!  When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was!  It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, a collections agent, you just didn’t know!!!  You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!

We didn’t have any fancy Sony Playstation video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics!  We had the Atari 2600!  With games like ‘Space Invaders’ and ‘Asteroids’.  Your guy was a little square!  You actually had to use your imagination!!  And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen… Forever!  And you could never win.  The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died!  Just like LIFE!

You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on!  You were screwed when it came to channel surfing!  You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel!  NO REMOTES!!!
There was no Cartoon Network either!  You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning.  Do you hear what I’m saying?  We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little rat-bastards!

And we didn’t have microwaves.  If we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove! Imagine that!
That’s exactly what I’m talking about!  You kids today have got it too easy.  You’re spoiled.  You guys wouldn’t have lasted five minutes back in 1980 or before!

Regards,
The Over 30 Crowd

We’re growing again in 2010….

Online parenting magazine for Long Island families is currently searching to add 3 positions to our sales team. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious, hardworking and professional with good computer skills. Sales, marketing and/or PR background is helpful although not necessary. You must be able to work independently as you will work from your own home and set your own hours. You will be responsible for reaching out to local businesses, educating them about our online resource and closing the sale. These positions are high commissions and have the potential to grow to manage a sales team.

These positions are perfect for moms, dads and returnees. Please do not apply if you are looking to take on a 2nd job.

Please send your resume with a cover letter and your availability for an interview to info@liparentsource.com or fax to 516.908.4386.

Thanks,

Amy Platt
Founder, President
http://www.LIParentSource.com
The Ultimate Resource for Long Island Families!
T: 516.426.7983
F: 516.908.4386

7 Ways to Reuse a Banana Peel

In a TWEET from http://greenstreetli.com/ I found this funny tip

To be honest, the only things we’ve ever thought banana peels were good for were to fill the compost and to make people fall. Then we came across these genius ways to reuse the slippery guys…

1. Help Your Garden Grow: Bananas are naturally high in potassium and encourages plant growth. Use banana peel or puree entire banana and bury with soil.

2. Shoe Polish: Use the peel to make your kicks nice and shiny.

3. Stop the Itch: Rub the inside of a banana peel on a bug bite helps itch relief.

4. Pain Reliever: The oil in a banana peel will help relieve the pain from burns and scratches.

5. Wart Removal: Tape a piece of banana peel on a wart, continue until it’s gone.

6. Make Houseplants Gleam: Just like peels can shine shoes, they can also be used to make the leaves of plants shine.

7. Removing Splinters: Similar to wart removal, tape a piece of the peel over the splinter. The enzymes will help dislodge the splinter and heal the wound.

SOURCE: http://www.re-nest.com/

TOP CHEF Danny Gagnon for Valentines Event!!

February 13
Valentines Day Event
by New York Networking Events
7:30 PM -12:30 AM
Social Sports Kitchen, 1002 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale
opposite Hofstra University
Buffet prepared by TOP CHEF Danny Gagnon (7:30 – 8:30 PM)
1 1/2 hour OPEN BAR (7:30 – 9:00 PM)
FREE valet – cocktail attire
$20 ($15 in advance)
Mention Long Island Entrepreneurs Meetup
http://www.SocialSportsKitchen.com
RSVP/info Melissa Luckman mluckman24@gmail.com

Free listings to boost local business

I would like to offer a free premium listing to anyone willing to display a stack of business cards in your locale. Please visit our site at longisland-ny.biz and take a look around.

We are building a large Long Island directory with a very large job posting listing. Our website is focusing on business growth in this area by posting resources and businesses.

If you want to display our business cards, just send me a private message.

Lidia LoPinto
http://www.linkedin.com/

Opportunity to promote your business

I am the Solicitations Committee chair for the Fashion Show/Chinese Auction to be held on June 6th, 2010 at my daughter’s preschool.

The event is attended by well over 600 people. If you wish to donate something and gain an opportunity to promote your business, please let me know. I will need your info at the latest by March 3rd, 2010!!

All donations will be raffled off. Donations are made into “baskets.”
The event is private to the school and its family and friends.
It is not a public event. However, the turnout last year was over 600 people.

There is a master basket list which is sent around to the >200 parents to review in advance, and of course they are available during the auction as well.

There is also a program that is created, which DOES get read by all the attendees as they await to view the fashion show. For a business card size ad, the cost is $20.

Danielle Zanzarov
Life coach specializing in health and wellness at Health 4 Parents
http://www.health4parents.com
dz_35@hotmail.com

Long Island (networking) Events February 6 – 14, 2010

VENDORS – reserve your spot now!!
Sunday April 18th 2010
The 18th Holistic Health Fair
Huntington Hilton Hotel on Route 110 in Melville
10am to 4pm
We typically generate between 100-200 qualified people throughout the day. Advertising will be in Wisdom Magazine, Creations Magazine, Newsday and other calendars of events, mailings and emails. Radio stations are also informed as well as Channel 12.
The participation fee is still only $295 for the day. We close out the event at 30 vendors.  We also have speaking spots available throughout the day for an additional fee.
For more information or to reserve your spot call 631-385-7321

February 6
Long Island Breakfast Club
9:00 AM
Holiday Inn Carle Place
Everyone Pays at the door *$15.00 meeting fee covers food & speaker fees
The painful process of looking for work is eased by joining the Spirited Group of the Long Island Breakfast club. They Meet They Eat and They Seek!
PLEASE BRING A NON-PERISHABLE ITEM FOR ROCKCANROLL.ORG
SPEAKER: TBA
http://www.longislandbreakfastclub.com/

February 6
MindFULLness – INSIDE & OUT
2 hour workshop on Mindful Eating & Hypnosis for Weight Release
11 AM sharp (Please arrive 15 minutes earlier for registration)
Cost: $35.00
The Balance Health & Wellness Center, 672 Wellwood Ave. Suite 1 Lindenhurst
Tami Racaniello, CPT (Certified Personal Trainer), Certified Pilates and Yoga Instructor, Holistic Nutrition & Raw Food Chef
Eugenia E. Karahalias, LCSW-R, CASAC, CCH, Reiki Master, Magnified Healing Teacher & Practitioner
SPACE IS LIMITED RSVP 631-793-1945 or 516-456-4490
http://www.facebook.com

February 6
Manifest and Create UR Mate Workshop
1:00 – 3:30 PM
Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, Huntington Station
This workshop is a 2 ½ hour workshop that will empower you to create successful loving
relationships using CREATE UR MATE, the ultimate love list and relationship guide.
Cost: $50.00
Includes: All the necessary workshop materials, snack and drinks etc.
Please Register by calling Michelle at 631-239-6850
http://www.HeartlitesInc.com

February 6
Friends for Life Foundation Fundraiser
Delightful Dinners, 530 Larkfield Road, East Northport
Buy a minimum of 2 meals; one meal is donated to the Friends for Life Foundation, the other you take home to enjoy with your family
It’s easy to sign up!
Go to http://www.DelightfulDinnersLtd.com
The event will run from 11am – 5pm

February 7
Super Bowl Sunday
Pre-game Mingle and/or Speed Dating
4:00 PM
The Grill Room 160 Adams Avenue, Hauppauge
$30 includes prizes and give-a-ways, (Optional) Speed Dating, delicious hot food buffet
RSVP IN ADVANCE call GAIL- 631 592 9804
http://www.7-in-heaven.com

February 8
FREE Singles Mix and Mingle
Horace and Sylvia’s Deer Park Ave. Babylon Village
7:00 PM
1/2 price Drinks and Beer Specials all night
Optional reading by Louis an Intuitive Psychic consultant ($25)
RSVP is appreciated but not required
http://www.7-in-heaven.com

February 8
ThreeVillagePeople.com
Winter Networking
Three Village Inn, Stony Brook
6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
$15 for members, $20 for first time guests, $25 for non-members
Includes a buffet dinner
Guest speaker: Alan Scott Lutzer, Esq.
RSVP info@threevillagepeople.com

February 8
Change your Eating Habits and Make it a Way of Life
6PM
Atlantic Nature, 422 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway
FREE
Register: 516-568-7788
Guest speaker Eileen Lichtenstein will show us how EFT
Reduces Cravings & Manages Food/Weight Issues
Find out more:Emotional Freedom Techniques
http://www.balanceandpower.com/eft.php

February 9
Breakfast Networking
Panera Bread, 1025 West Montauk Highway, West Babylon
8AM
Breakfast cost $3 – $5

February 9
Hale Storm’s/ SOUTH SHORE NETWORKING MEETING
8AM
Imperial Diner, 63 West Merrick Road, Freeport
Hale Storm – FREEPORTsigns.com
$15 Fee for breakfast
ONE per industry group
RSVP a must – Sherri 516 623 5883

February 9
Long Island Entrepreneurs Meetup
6:30 – 9:00 PM
Mediterranean Diner, 195 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore
$5
Yvonne Bisk – LIEntrepreneurs@yahoo.com
http://www.meetup.com/longislandentrepreneurs/

February 9
Long Island Women in Power
South Shore Chapter Event
6:00 – 8:30 PM
Exit Realty, 1757 Merrick Avenue, 2nd floor, Merrick
$10 for members, $20m for non-members
Complimentary food and refreshments
Show your support to Our Heroes Night Out: bring gently worn clothing or new personal care items) Call Carol Klein for more info on this charity (516) 579-8524
Presenting Therese Green “Reverse aging at the source
Educational Topic “Reinventing yourself”
Advanced booking is recommended
http://www.LongIslandWomenInPower.com

February 9
The Art of Networking
6PM – 8:30PM
The topic is NETWORKING – how to do it, what works and what doesn’t.
Carlyle at the Palace, 1600 Round Swamp Road, Plainview
Price: Moxxie Network and Ms Moxxie Members: $35 / Non-Members: $45
Includes facilitated networking, program, food and wine.
http://www.moxxienetwork.com

February 10
LI Pulse Cover Party
5:30 – 8:30 PM
Free event
Long Island Marriott, Uniondale
http://www.LIPULSE.com

February 10
516ADS.com and 631ADS.com Networking Event
Madison Steak House, 670 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge
6:00 PM
FREE
Please bring PJ’s & MOVIES – DVD/VHS Tapes for LI Pajama Program
http://entrepreneur.meetup.com

February 10
The ‘Lunch Break’ Networking Group
12PM – 2:30PM
325 Ronkonkoma Avenue, Ronkonkoma
Helen Zagaro – StarPROMOZ.com and Steve Cochrane http://GreetingCards….
RSVP A MUST
FREE LUNCH
Helen Zagaro – 631-580-6036

February 11
Breakfast Networking
Panera Bread, 669 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park
8:00 AM
Breakfast cost $3 – $5

February 11
Adrian’s network
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: How to Increase Business with Public Speaking
AMST, 43 Park Avenue, Port Washington
Diane DiResta, an International speaker, coach, and author of Knockout Presentations  “Why speaking is the new competitive weapon especially for entrepreneurs“, “How to develop your message points“, “How to project confidence”
NOON
Please register HERE

February 11
Moms Who Kick
Raise funds for breast cancer research
FOUR Food Studio, 515 Broadhollow Road, Melville
Info: Coachgack@verizon.net – Sylvie Geackler, Moms Who Kick co-founder

January 14 (every Thursday)
Ask and It is Given
Do you want to start your New Year  on a different path?
Do you want to learn to manifest your dreams?
Explore the book “Ask and it is Given,” one of the most powerful books on manifesting your dreams that I’ve ever read. The message is true and the exercises work. Try it for yourself. It will change your life.
7PM
$5
Blue Firmament Holistic Center, 202 Merrick Road, Rockville Center
firmamentrvc@yahoo.com
http://www.bluefirmamentrvc.com

February 12
Comedy for a Reason
With special guest star Keith Anthony
Holiday Inn , 215 Sunnyside Blvd., Plainview
7:00 – 9:00 PM
To benefit the Long Island Way and Cleaning for a Reason
$40 day of the show / $30 before February 5
Teresa Ward, teresasfamilycl@aol.com www.teresasfamilycleaning.com
http://events.constantcontact.com/

February 13
Healing Meditation for Moms
Center for Self Growth, 28 Jones Street, Suite 104, Setauket
10:00 – 11:30 AM
bring yoga mat, pillow, journal & wear comfy clothes!
Fee $45
RSVP thecenterforselfgrowth@gmail.com

February 13
Pre V-Day Love Shack 70’s Dance Party
Singles, ages 40 & up
Classics, 381 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park
8:30 pm
$20 includes: 70’s and 80’s DJ Dance music, food buffet, raffle prizes
Gail: 631 592-9804 or sign up on the web site http://www.7-in-heaven.com

February 14
Find LOVE at the Book Store!
FREE Valentines Mingle for Singles
Village book Shoppe, 7 N. Village Avenue, Rockville Centre
All ages welcome
6pm-6:45pm Coffee/ Tea & Cake served, open mingle, introductions
6:45- 7:45pm Motivational Speaker& Book Author Jim Ryan
7:45pm-Raffle drawing
7:45-8:30pm – Mingle, Book shopping, with special 10% off discount.
http://www.7-in-heaven.com

Raw, pure, spine tingling INSPIRATION…

This video of actor Will Smith, is just raw, pure, spine tingling
INSPIRATION!  I hope it brings as much energy and entrepreneurial
passion to you, as it has to me!

http://bit.ly/WillSmithVideo

SOURCE: http://www.ToiletPaperEntrepreneur.com

Rebates for Green Appliances

Cash in on State Swap Program
2010-01-02

If you need a new kitchen appliance, hold that purchase off until next month if at all possible.  That’s when New York’s Great Appliance Swap-Out is poised to do for appliances what Cash for Clunkers did for autos.

The swap-out will take place during President’s Week, Feb. 12-21, when New York State residents can trade in their existing appliance clunkers for more efficient Energy Star and Consortium of Energy Efficiency models – and get a cash rebate.  That would come from the state’s $16.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding earmarked for rebates.

The program is good for the environment and consumers on tight budgets, says Frank Murray, president of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, which is administering the program.

SAVINGS: For purchasing an eligible refrigerator, $75; clothes washer, $75; freezer, $50.  But, if you also document that you’ve recycled your old unit, your rebate will rise to $105, $100, and $75 respectively.

BUNDLE: Go for a three-unit package of eligible refrigerator, washing machine and dishwasher, and you’ll get a $500 rebate, up to $555 with proof of recycling.
(Dishwashers don’t qualify if bought separately. )

CHECK ‘EM OUT: The deal is not retroactive if you make the purchase before Feb. 12.  The rebate money is also first-come, first-serve, so keep an eye on the countdown calculator that will be on NYApplianceSwapOut.com, where you can learn more program details.

DON’T ASSUME: Unlike Cash for Clunkers, consumers bear the responsibility for documenting and filing paperwork.  Consumers should check with the retailer about disposal or recycling of their old appliances.

By Patricia Kitchen, Newsday
http://greenstreetli.com/