Brooklyn Business Expo Coming to SJC

March 11, 2012

BROOKLYN, N.Y. March 12, 2012 St. Josephs College Community Advisory Council is pleased to announce that it will host the third annual Brooklyn (Kings County) Hispanic Chamber of Commerce "Brooklyn Business Expo on Thursday, March 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Josephs College, Tuohy Hall Auditorium, 245 Clinton Avenue. This event, entitled "Celebrating Small Businesses and the Jobs They Create, will feature interactive workshops and is free and open to the public. Businesses and individuals are asked to register for the Expo at www.sjcbusinessexpo.com.

This Expo will offer participating businesses and entrepreneurs the opportunity to meet up and discuss their products and services. In addition, the Chamber has secured several leading figures in the Brooklyn business community to conduct four interactive workshops, discussing the latest best practices for businesses, energy efficiency and access to capital. For additional information regarding this event, call 718.940.5857 or 718.714.7146 or visit the events website at www.sjcbusinessexpo.com.

Created by the Business Department of St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn Campus, the Community Advisory Council plays a pivotal role in fostering a collaborative and congenial business environment in its home borough of Brooklyn. Through its partnerships with the SBDC of Brooklyn, Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Partnership, the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, and Fort Greene SNAP, the Community Advisory Council seeks to strengthen existing alliances in the community, monitor local economic trends, and explore the latest and best practices in the workplace and share this information amongst its members.

The mission of the Brooklyn Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is to foster trade, commerce, prosperity and community among business owners in Brooklyn. Through the reform of abuses involving business, professional or financial interest and by securing and lobbying for freedom from unjust or unlawful exactions, the Chamber seeks to not only advance the civic and commercial interests of Hispanic business owners in the borough but also for the Brooklyn business community as a whole.