Meet SIBC member Mike Theodorakis known across Staten Island as the “King of Car Leasing” and the man running the day to day operations at Vestis Auto. With over 20 years of experience servicing the tri-state area Vestis Auto prides ourselves in having the lowest prices on any make and model. They offer a wide array of services […]
10 Reasons Staten Island Businesses Fail
By [SILIVE] About 50% of businesses fail during year No.1 According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), about 50 percent of businesses fail during the first year of operation. “Some people go into business on a wing and a prayer. They don’t really realize they need to have a main financial reserve for certain things,” said Dean Balsamini […]
New Startup Program Helping Female Entrepreneurs Succeed
Victoria Nieto has been working in optometry since she was 15. Fast forward to the present, she’s two years into running her own shop, facing many of the same struggles other entrepreneurs typically face when starting their own business. “It was tough in the beginning, that first year was really rough, I started from scratch,” […]