Yonkers Downtown BID to Present Third Annual Sunrise Seminar Series

March 22, 2011 - PRLog -- The Yonkers Downtown Waterfront Business Improvement District—in collaboration with the Yonkers Riverfront Library— will launch its third annual FREE Sunrise Seminars Series to provide helpful information and tips on topics of interest to the business community. This year’s sessions will focus on recycling, business insurance, customer relations and technology management. The one-hour seminars—which are open to the public—will be held at 8 AM in the Atrium at the Yonkers Riverfront Library at One Larkin Plaza Center.

The series schedule is:

•Recycling: A Greener & Cleaner Downtown
Wednesday, March 30. Panelists: Marianne Petronella, Director of
Resource Management for Westchester County’s Department of  
Environmental Facilities; Michael Ruggiero, Manager of Environmental
Services, Yonkers Department of Public Works; Eva Finkelstein, owner/founder of Green Design Expo, LLC, a retail supplier of eco-friendly building and lifestyle products.

•BizInsurance: Protecting Your Livelihood
Wednesday,  April 6
Panelists: Paul Ranieri, D.C. Ranieri Insurance Agency, Yonkers;
Michael R. Vanderwerker, President, Morris H. Bannister & Son Inc.,
Peekskill; other panelist to be announced

•CRM: Attracting and Retaining Your Customers
Wednesday, April 20
Peter Kelly, Owner of Xaviars Restaurant Group; Filipe Silva, Manager,
Key Bank, Yonkers; Maria Rivera, District Sales manager, Avon Products Inc., Yonkers

•Technology Management for Small Business
Wednesday, April 27
Panelists to be announced

Steve Sansone, Executive Director of the Yonkers Downtown BID, said: “These free seminars featuring top speakers have proven to be very popular with merchants and small business owners looking for guidance on a variety of topics impacting their businesses. The audience will have an opportunity to participate with the panelists in a Q&A at the end of each seminar.”
 
Light refreshments will be served. To RSVP and/or for more information: 914.969.6660 or email info@yonkersdowntown.com  

The Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront Business Improvement District was created to promote and implement the economic revitalization of the District and the City of Yonkers. The BID is also designed to maintain the downtown streets, contribute to public safety, landscape the district, market special events and create promotional opportunities to highlight the area. Additionally, the BID will preserve and encourage the cultural, historic, tourist and civic interest of the District and the City of Yonkers.  For more information, visit www.yonkersdowntown.com.