February 2011
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NYC Next Idea 2010-2011: Trends
By Steven Strauss, Ann Li, Tedde Tsang Center for Economic Transformation
Last week, we announced our six finalist teams for this year’s NYC Next Idea competition. We crunched some numbers and found some interesting trends that emerged in this year’s application process.
Most popular sectors: Media & Technology and Clean Tech & Energy accounted for over half of this year’s submissions.
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One Step Closer to NYC's Next Idea: The Finalists
Congratulations to the six finalist teams of NYC Next Idea, our second annual competition for international students to pitch their ideas for starting a business in New York City! This year, over 150 teams entered from 30 different countries. Last December, we announced the 20 semifinalists. The semifinalists had one month to complete their full business plans, and we selected the final six...
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Would You Like To Access $2.5 Billion/Year In...
By Lenzie Harcum, Kristy Sundjaja, and Steven Strauss Center for Economic Transformation
On March 17, 2011, NYCEDC will be hosting a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) workshop. Learn more and register for the workshop.
What is SBIR? Eleven federal agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD) and NIH, are obligated to contribute 2.5 percent of their annual R&D budget to fund...
NYC Start Ups are Meeting in Austin: Inaugural NYC... →
nycstartupmeetup:
Who: New York City area based start ups and anyone who would like to meet them and learn about the NYC start up scene.
Contact us if you are a NYC start up and would like to participate.
What: A SxSW meet up of NYC start ups. Part networking, part recruiting, and (we think) a whole lot of…
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Careers at NYCEDC
Looking for employment? Check us out. We’re hiring for more than 30 positions at the moment. Learn more about the benefits of working at NYCEDC, search our jobs, and apply through our online system. Here’s a sampling of the openings we are accepting applications for:
Web Designer/Developer, Marketing We’re seeking a web designer to work full-time to provide web design and usability...
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City of Science
Alexandria Center for Life Science - New York City
The NYC Bioscience 2010 Year In Review is now available for download. New York City had some major milestones this year, including:
Issuing an RFEI for an Applied Sciences Campus
Opening the Alexandria Center for Life Science
Awarding $1.5 million of the BioAccelerate Prize to 6 NYC-based researchers
New York City’s bioscience industry...
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Social Media Week: Open Government and the...
Last Friday, NYCEDC President Seth Pinsky (watch remarks on YouTube) spoke on the “Open Government and the Transformation of New York City’s Digital Environment” panel at Social Media Week. Carole Post (watch remarks on YouTube), Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, and Rachel Sterne (watch remarks on YouTube), new Chief Digital Officer of...
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Rise of "BRIC" Countries: What Does It Mean for...
Fashion.NYC.2020 Session Summary by Meghana Gandhi, Eric Johnson, Kristy Sundjaja, and Steven Strauss Center for Economic Transformation
Deputy Mayor Robert K. Steel and NYCEDC President Seth Pinsky recently hosted a meeting of some 50 fashion industry thought leaders, including Rick Darling (CEO of LF USA), Terry Lundgren (Chairman, President, and CEO of Macy’s, Inc.), Andrew Rosen (CEO of...
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Digital City: Gearing Up →
Rachel Sterne, the City’s new Chief Digital Officer, wants your input on how to use technology to improve City services.
rachelsterne:
On January 24, 2011, the City of New York announced the role of Chief Digital Officer.
I’ve spent my first weeks getting to know the people who keep New York City running. From 311 to the Office of Emergency Management; from the Department of...
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NYC BigApps Popular Vote Opens Today!
Submissions are in and the polls are now open for NYC BigApps 2.0! Popular voting for this second annual competition starts today. These apps need your votes—first and second place Popular Choice winners get $2,500 and $1,500 in cash, respectively. Voting closes a month from now on Wednesday, March 9th at 5:00 pm, so be sure to register and vote today!
Visit the Application Gallery and...
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Talking About Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged...
We’ve been discussing the newly opened La Marqueta in Harlem and the Hot Bread Kitchen Incubator inside. HBK Incubator offers affordable commercial kitchen space and training for food entrepreneurs, with a special emphasis on helping immigrant women start their own financially sustainable culinary businesses. But this isn’t the only program we have that supports the work efforts of minorities and...
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Social Media Week: February 7 - 11
We’re always excited when Social Media Week rolls around in New York City, and this year, it’s expanded to more cities around the globe, including San Francisco, Rome, Paris, Toronto, Sao Paulo, London, Hong Kong, and Istanbul. The conference was established to recognize and celebrate developments in collaborative and mobile media, and the innovators behind them. Yesterday, Social Media Week...
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A Word from Seth: The Year Ahead
By Seth Pinsky, President of NYCEDC
The New Year presents us with the opportunity to reflect on the past and look forward towards the future. Looking back, it is safe to say that though we are not yet where we want to be on the economic front, and though 2010 remained challenging for many people in our City, we are nonetheless pleased that our economic performance outpaced that of the country as...
Open House at La Marqueta
Update: The event is on regardless of weather!
Visit La Marqueta during the Open House for free samples, cooking demos, seminar on making “Plants in Suspension”, tours of Hot Bread Kitchen, and a chance to win raffle prizes including books, CDs, T-shirts, or a free portrait by local artist Manny Vega.
Complimentary tote bags filled with goodies will be available to the first 100...
