Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce
Business Referral Group # 4
Contacts & Information Sharing
Members' Note:
Each BRG#4 member has been selected based on their unique product and/or service offerings. The goal of BRG#4 is to promote and grow the business of non-competing individuals and their companies. Each member has been accepted into the group because they did not directly compete with existing members. In instances of overlaps, the individuals were asked to omit certain aspects of their business from the workings of this group. Therefore, as we share leads and info with each other, each member is asked to remember that we are part of BRG#4 to promote our specific products and services for which we were accepted. Please pursue leads and information shared here which directly relates to the products or services for which you were accepted into the group to offer, and avoid overlap with other members.
Alyssa Dion, Director of Sales
(518) 581-5769
Saratoga Gaming and Raceway will make your next event extraordinary. Conveniently located on beautifully manicured grounds in charming Saratoga Springs, NY we offer offer 1,700 video gaming machines, delicious buffets, banquet style dining with an amazing view, live harness racing and so much more. Your group will love the variety and you'll love the value! Get the event you didn't know to expect: easy, within your budget and unforgettable.
Featuring:
Fortunes Restaurant - 350-seat restaurant overlooking the racetrack and open any night during live harness racing (February - mid-December). Garden Buffet Restaurant - Las Vegas style buffet located in the heart of the action on the gaming floor (600 seats). Vapor - The areas hottest new nightclub is the perfect location for upscale and dazzling events, corporate product launches and entertaining clients. The Lodge - Old-Saratoga style charm surrounds you in our fine-dining restaurant (seats 80 or 125 for cocktail parties). Now open year round for special events. The Polo Fields - On our lovely grounds, space to put up the largest tent for your next outdoor event.
Primary Leads:
Corporate groups looking to host events in a new and special way such as...holiday parties, company picnics, trade shows, product launches, continuing education classes, outrageous presentations and client appreciation. We can host the BEST events with the BEST value. We also work with social groups, non-profits, governmental organizations and so much more. We can accommodate groups of 20 or groups of 1,200.
(518) 221-6138 cell
Leapfrog Marketing, marketing director,
providing full-service marketing to small-to-midsize businesses in the capital
region, including print marketing, website design, search engine marketing,
direct mail programs, and B2B networking.
Jazz & Jewels, owner, a recorded jazz vocalist with a 4-pc jazz/blues band
playing corporate parties, galas, weddings, holiday events, and more. Also a lia
sophia jewelry advisor and unit manager, booking home parties and sharing the
love of jewelry. Although I do wear lia sophia jewelry while singing jazz, I do
not sing jazz at my jewelry shows!
Dennis Keefrider, Pre-Paid Legal
(518) 723-6360
Provides Identity Theft education, and protection plans for individuals, businesses, and groups (as employee benefit). Credit monitoring, and Identity recovery and repair services.
Primary Leads:
Businesses, small and large; especially those handling personal information such as insurance, real estate, financial, and technology firms; New businesses.
Derek M.. Devenpeck, Account Executive
(518) 514-2944 Ext. 104
(518) 783-9556
Jeanne A. Benas is a cartoonist, illustrator, and caricature artist. Benas Art
Studio specializes in hand-drawn cartoons, caricatures and realistic
illustrations for books, magazines, posters, brochures, web sites and greeting
cards as well as for the advertising market. Caricatures and portraits from
photos, ranging from small black/white sketches to detailed full color paintings
are also in demand. The Studio won The Chamber’s Micro-Enterprise Award in '02.
In addition to her studio work, Ms. Benas has developed a unique style of
caricatures. Her 3-minute full color caricatures, called LIGHTNING LIKENESSES
can work as entertainment at black-tie fundraisers or backyard picnics. These
humorous and humane caricatures also serve as a unique souvenir for any event.
Primary Leads:
The best leads for my “Lightning
Lightness” Caricatures are anyone who wants to party! Clients might include
individuals or businesses that want to host special events such as holiday
parties or picnics, client appreciation events, do giveaways at trade shows,
conventions, and fundraisers, provide entertainment during a luncheon or dinner,
etc. The best leads for my Studio Art is any one or any business that
needs high quality individualized artwork. The cartoons and illustrations work
well with brochures, newsletters, websites, and other promotional pieces. And
the portraits and caricatures make excellent gifts or tributes to a spouse,
co-worker or boss, or even for a sign-in board at your next party or event.
Melody Burns, Idea Practitioner, LLC
(518) 527-5663
Provides public relations, marketing and organizational support to small and mid size businesses by using creative ideas. Helps businesses and organizations make the connections they need to increase their bottom line.
Primary Leads:
Businesses, small to mid size, new businesses who do not have lots of money but need to promote their business, also organizations who want to increase their membership, fund raising and/or board involvement.
Mike Shannon, Property, Casualty, and Business Insurance Broker
(518) 688-2223 Ext. 48
Frontera Insuring is the Property and
Casualty Insurance Division of NPA Financial Inc. of Clifton Park, New York. We
proudly serve all residents of the Capital Region. We offer a wide variety of
products to suit your lifestyle and to protect the things you value. We know
that in today's competitive world, our customers not only want to get the most
for their money, but they also want the assurance that their needs and
objectives are our primary concern.
As an Independent Insurance Agent we have access to a variety of carriers. This
provides the greatest variety in premium and coverage to fit our clients needs.
Our personal lines products include all property, vehicle, and dwelling policies
(including non-standard or "at-risk" policies). Our commercial lines products
include all General Liability, Business Property, Workers Compensation, and
contractors. We also include free property replacement estimation and vehicle
insurance inspection on site.
Primary Leads:
A good lead for me would be any new homeowner or business owner. Anyone who hasn't had their policy evaluated in the last 3 years or who don't any idea what their policy includes or covers. Past referrals have come from real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, financial advisors, business consultants, and payroll companies.
Mildred Corneau, Mentor Recruiter
(518) 372-4100 Ext. 224
Northeast is a non-profit agency that annually provides a full array of residential, special education, family foster care, children’s mental health, family preservation, and career development programs to 4,000 troubled children and families.
Primary Leads:
We are in need of positive adult role models who can be non-judgmental and would like to contribute to the well-being of our community.
(518) 869-6056
Northco Products Inc. specializes in wide
format digital printing. We print full size color graphics for a wide array of
applications: trade show panels, banners, backlit kiosk displays, courtroom
exhibits, visual presentations, renderings, sporting events signs, advertising
posters, maps, artistic images and much more! With twenty years of experience,
Northco can easily deliver high-impact, colorful photo quality reproductions
from various programs and applications. Once printed, customers have the option
of finishing their artwork with protective laminates and mounting them for
indoor or outdoor use.
Primary Leads:
A good lead is a company that attends various trade shows, promotes their
business with colorful signage or simply needs a source for large, poster-sized
professional prints!
Steve Williams, Consultant, Account Representative
(518) 542-8455 cell
Incorporated in 1976, Inner Space
Systems, Inc. is a records and space management company. We’ve helped our
clients save up to 50% of their floor space while assisting in making them
compliant with HIPPA, Sarbanes Oxley, and other regulations and standards. We
also assist in setting up “best practices” for records management by offering
not only equipment and supplies (Custom/Non-Custom Folders, Labels, Tracking
Software) from the leading manufacturers in the industry, but we also provide
in-house installation through factory certified technicians, and we service what
we sell.
Primary Leads:
Any business tight on file/storage space in any market. Any Police
Department, any Military Facility.
Timothy Gallagher, Account Executive
(518) 579-3020
Tailwind Associates is a full service consulting firm capable of providing enterprise level IT solutions as well as Engineering and Technical staffing services to our clients. Our services include contingent labor in the form of temporary or temporary-to-permanent, consultants on 1099's, permanent placement and managed project services. The breadth of IT services we can provide includes Architecture, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Application Development, Web Development and Security. We can provide all levels and disciplines of services from Project Management and Business Analysis through Product Development, Implementation, Support and Training. We maintain strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Microsoft, Oracle, Novell, and several IT Security vendors. On the Engineering and Technical side of the business we focus on providing staffing services across the full range of engineering disciplines, providing consulting, permanent placement and recruiting services.
Primary Leads:
On the IT side of the business any public or private sector entity can utilize our services. We typically find opportunities with entities that are implementing new or migrating to new technology, relocating, absorbing another firm, interested in greater internet exposure or migrating to web based applications or are seeking to make their systems more secure from intrusion. On the Engineering side of the business any firm that manufactures electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical products, conducts research and development, designs and or constructs commercial buildings, bridges, etc, or is involved in the provision of services to residential and commercial customers, can also utilize our services. In both cases we work with small to Fortune 5 companies and can easily serve customers anywhere in the US.
Tom
Carr
(518) 218-7100
Tully Rinckey PLLC is one of the fastest growing full-service law firms in the
Capital Region and is dedicated to providing quality legal representation and
customer service to individuals, families and businesses throughout New York’s
Capital and Hudson Valley Regions. The team of attorneys, paralegals, and
professionals helps clients in a wide range of practice areas. The firm
maintains a website, www.tullylegal.com with additional information about its
attorneys, achievements, and news stories involving the firm’s work. Each
attorney has his or her own dedicated practice area, which ensures that the
client gets the best service. My practice area includes all aspects of criminal
defense.
Tom Kitterman, Account Representative
(518) 479-7122
Capital Security is a company that specializes in customized physical security
solutions, with a special emphasis on IP-based technology. We provide Access
Control, Camera (CCTV) Systems, Intrusion Alarms and Fire Alarms. We are
particularly well suited to systems integration, and to multi-site
installations.
Primary Leads:
Our best business cases are companies who are either moving/expanding OR downsizing! Vertical markets of particular interest are Health Care (esp. elder care and assisted living) and Educational.