EWVIDCO Member News
February 15, 2008

UPCOMING EWVIDCO EVENTS

February 20, 2008 7:00 pm
GreenHouse Effect Open House
Greenbelt, 361 Manhattan Ave.

March 26, 2008, 6:00 pm
Networking and Procurement Mixer
Brooklyn Brewery, 79 N. 11th Street

April 16, 2008 8:00 am
Incentives Breakfast
Jennings Hall, 260 Powers Street

June 4, 2008
Annual Luncheon and Tradeshow
Stage 6 at Steiner Studios
Brooklyn Navy Yard

September 23, 2008
Financing Breakfast
Jennings Hall, 260 Powers Street

All events are free, except for the Annual Luncheon. Visit www.ewvidco.com for Luncheon pricing. For more info, or to RSVP for all events, please contact Leah Archibald at 718-388-7287 x168 or larchibald@ewvidco.com.

 

EWVIDCO Hires New Business Services Manager

EWVIDCO welcomes Michael Wilhite, our new Business Services Manager for North Brooklyn IBZ! Michael will be working with North Brooklyn’s industrial businesses to assist them in their day-to-day business needs. Additionally, he will be working to connect more local firms to financing. Michael can be reached at 718-388-7287 x164 or HYPERLINK "mailto:mwilhite@ewvidco.com" mwilhite@ewvidco.com.




Selling Your Building?

EWVIDCO May Want to Purchase It!

EWVIDCO has $1.5 million in NYC Capital Funding to develop a manufacturing building in North Brooklyn. We’ve been looking hard, but have not yet found the perfect building. Could yours be the one? Call Leah Archibald at 718-388-7287 x168 if you are interested in selling your building, or if you know of anything for sale.

 

Workforce Services Coming Soon

EWVIDCO is launching a new service to meet the workforce needs of industrial North Brooklyn’s businesses. Look for more information in the coming months as we ramp up our new workforce division which will offer free employment placement, assistance with accessing training grants and other assistance designed to help your firm optimize your human resources. Contact Leah Archibald at 718-388-7287 x168 or HYPERLINK "mailto:larchibald@ewvidco.com" larchibald@ewvidco.com for more information.


Save The Date!
June 4, 2008
2008 EWVIDCO Annual Luncheon

Stage 6 at Steiner Studios
in the historic
Brooklyn Navy Yard

Call Leah Archibald at 718-388-7287 x 168 for sponsorship, ticket, tradeshow table and ad journal info.


WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW PUBLIC PROGRAMS CAN HELP YOU SAVE MONEY? CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.EWVIDCO.COM.


Low-Cost Health Insurance for Brooklyn Businesses

Everyone knows the rising cost of healthcare can make it difficult to offer employee benefits. What you may not know is that low-cost health insurance programs are available to Brooklyn Businesses. Two programs, Brooklyn HealthWorks and Health Pass offer several options that offer a wide range of coverage and let you determine the level of coverage you offer and how much you are able to contribute.

Brooklyn HealthWorks, run by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, provides subsidized insurance in partnership with GHI, a leading insurance provider in New York. Through HealthWorks, employees can select from two separate levels of coverage starting at $221/month for a single employee and $651/month for a family.

HealthPass offers over 30 different plans from 5 leading carriers: GHI, Health Net, HIP, Horizon Healthcare, and Perfect Health. The unique structure of HealthPass allows employees to select the level of coverage they need, with Health Savings Plans starting at $152/month with a high deductible and more comprehensive coverage plans starting at $265/month for a single employee.

Both programs do not require an employer contribution, and can be combined with an IRS program that allows employees to pay for coverage pre-tax. Both HealthPass and Brooklyn HealthWorks can be offered to full time and part time employees working over 20hrs/week. Additionally, freelance workers can also be covered under both programs.

For further information, please contact Caitlin Dourmashkin at (718) 388-7287 x116 or cdourmashkin@ewvidco.com