MCC President Ploeger with NY State Senator Hillary Clinton on visit to Washington DC
Empire State's Shirley Leung, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and MCC President Ploeger at MCC's event in NYC
MCC members "cruising" in NY Harbor onboard MCC's Annual Interntional Harbor Cruise
MCC's Community Benefit Street Fairs bring out over 2.0 million people annually and have raised over $2.0 to support quality of life programs in Manhattan.
MCC Organized a meeting with Bill Gates, Mircosoft, with over 300 small business owners
WB11 Mascot Dancing Twist with 2nd Ave. Fair Participants
Gothals Bridge Photographed During MCC Harbor Cruise
Photo © jeffrey holmes
Sponsor Radio Disney gets the crowd rockin'
Street Fair goers don Radio Disney t-shirts and rock on to the many musicial numbers provided on their stage during the fair. Photo © tom potter
Charlie Rose Awarded New Yorker of the Year at MCC Awards Breakfast
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Amy Harris, CitiBusiness Credit Card, presents MCC New Business Award to Darren Sussman, TheaterMania.com
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
NYC Commissioner Rob Walsh presents MCC Minority Business Success Award to Lowell Hawthorne, GoldenKrust Bakery & Grill at MCC Annual Awards Breakfast 2005
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
5 Boro Chamber Networking Event
The Spring 5 Boro Chamber Networking event was held at the Hall of Science in Queens in March. l-r Nick Lugo; The Bronx Chamber, MCC's Nancy Ploeger; Queens Boro President Helen Marshall; Linda Baran, Staten Island Chamber; Queens Chamber Raymond and William Egan and Kenneth Adams, Brooklyn Chamber. Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
David Remnick, New Yorker Magazine, accepts his MCC 2006 New Yorker of the Year Award at the Fall Awards Breakfast
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Rachel Allgood, Isocurve, accepts the 9/11 Small Business Survival Award flanked by MCC's VP Don Winter and NYC Councilspeaker Christine Quinn
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes, Jeffrey Holmes Photography
Stan Brooks "Covers It All" for 1010Wins and Is Honored with the 2006 MCC Media Award
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes, Jeffrey Holmes Photography
Alair Townsend & MJ Snyder, Crain's NY Business, Network with Nancy Moon, Moon & Company PR at the 2006 MCC Awards Breakfast
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes, Jeffrey Holmes Photography 2006
Mayor Michael Bloomberg Presents the 5 Boro Luncheon Keynote Address at the NY XPO for Business Nov. 2006
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Congressman Charles Rangel Addresses MCC Members at the Open Membership Meeting April 2007
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
MCC Meets With Senator Clinton During CANYS "NY in Washington Day"
l-r: Kenneth Adams, BCNYS; Shirley Leung, Intl. Business Consultant; Ronald I. Paltrowitz, Paltrowitz & Kaufmann, LLP; MCC's Ploeger; Senator Clinton; Ann Paltrowitz, UBS; Robert Reynolds, PrePaid Legal Services, MCC's Laura Bucko
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Chairwoman of the Small Business Committee, discusses issues with MCC's President Ploeger (also Chairwoman Chamber Alliance of NY State) and Kenneth Adams, President of Business Council of NY State
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
MCC's Vice Chair Ronald I. Paltrowitz, Paltrowitz and Kaufmann, LLP, addresses cutbacks in SBA funding with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney in Washington during MCC trip to visit legislators
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Marcos Rodriguez, Palladium Equity Partners, accepting 2007 MCC Minority Business Owner Award sponsored by McGuire Woods from NYC Councilspeaker Christine Quinn
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Tim Zagat Honors Sherry-Lehmann with the 2007 MCC Retailer of the Year Award sponsored by 1010 Wins. Accepting is Michael Yurch, President
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Tim Zagat, David Burke (Awarded 2007 MCC Restaurant of the Year Award sponsored by Verizon, Jim Lebenthal and MCC's President Ploeger at the 2007 MCC Annual Awards Breakfast
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Christoph Schmidinger, General Manager Four Seasons Hotel thanks MCC for the 2007 MCC Award for Foreign-Based Business sponsored by RSM McGladrey
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MCC's Vice Chair, Ron Paltrowitz talks with sponsor RSM McGladrey's Steve Cohen and Roy Hoffman at the 2007 MCC Annual Awards Breakfast
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Robert Selsem, the Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Boston Properties accepting for Mort Zuckerman. Boston Properties was awarded the 2007 MCC Large Business Award sponsored by AIG
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Philippe de Montebello Accepting 2007 MCC Cultural Achievement Award sponsored by Time Warner Cable
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Kirk Snyder addresses MCC LGBT-2-B Business Accelerator Program attendees
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
MCC LGBT-2-B Networking event at Joe Malone's in the Flatiron Building
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Novartis, a sponosor for the MCC LGBT-2-B Women's Leadership Event in the fall of 2007, discusses products with attendees
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
IWEC African Awardees
L-R: Presenting the awards were US Ambassador Ruth A. Davis and Claudia Anyaso from the US State Dept. Awardees are: Ibukun Awosika, MD/CEO, The Chair Centre Group, Lagos, Nigeria; Cheyyann Bodington (Anni), Managing Director, TESA Palisade Fencing and Security Systems (PTY) Ltd, South Africa;Winnie Gitau - Founder & President, Pure Health Products, Kenya Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
2008 IWEC New York City Awardees
Crain's Publisher Jill Kaplan (center) and NYC's Terry Jackson Managing Director from the Mayor's Division of International Busienss (far right) presented the awards to the following NYC awardees (l-r): Donna Childs, Donna Childs Capital; Sneh Mehtani, The Mehtani Group and Leni Schwendinger, Light Projects, Ltd Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
2008 IWEC Spanish Awardees
The presentation of the awards was made by Eric Weber, IESE (far left), Josef-Maria Cervera, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Juan Canals (2nd from right) and Xavier Carbonell, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. Awardees are: (l-r)Maria del Pino Velazquez, Unisono ; Nuria Basi, Basi S.A. and Nani Marquina, Nanimarquina Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn presents the 2008 MCC Breaking Barriers Award to Howard Buford, President of Prime Access
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Sanna Lindberg, H&M, poses with her 2008 MCC Global Business Award sponsored by Encompass Media in recognition of H&M’s growth and dedication to NYC and the US.
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Howard Buford, CEO Prime Access, accepts the 2008 MCC Breaking Barriers Award from NYC Council Speaker, Christine Quinn
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
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The 2008 Retailer of the Year Award sponsored by Commerce Bank was presented by Tim Zagat to Joe Gurrera, Citarella at the MCC Awards Breakfast in November
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
MCC's new Chairman of the Board, Jeffrey Bernstein, Strategic Brands, LLC, welcomes audience at the 2008 MCC Awards Breakfast November 2008
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
NYC Icon Tim Zagat presents the MCC 2008 Restaurant & Hospitality of the Year Award sponsored by Time Warner Cable Business Class to Henry Meer, City Hall Restaurant
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Crain's New York Business Publisher Jill Kaplan presents the MCC 2008 New Yorker of the Year Award sponsored by Microsoft to Pete Peterson, The Blackstone Group
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Theatre Impresario Gerald Schoenfeld, Shubert Theatre receives the MCC 2008 Cultural Achievement Award sponsored by Strategic Brands, LLC and presented by Jill Kaplan, Publisher Crain's New York Business
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Howard Levitt, Tourneau, accepts the MCC 2008 Mid-Sized Business of the Year Award sponsored by American Airlines from NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Stephen M. Ross, Related Companies, accepts the MCC 2008 Large Busienss of the Year Award from Senator Liz Krueger
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Paul Winston, Winston Tailors, accepts the MCC 2008 Small Business of the Year Award sponsored by Metro from NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon Addresses the MCC Global Country Profile Breakfast
Vice president Calderon presented the current economic status of the country of Colombia at the 3 West Club where MCC hosted the Country Profile Breakfast along with partners US Chamber of Commerce & ProExport Colombia and sponsors, American Express FX International Payments, BSC Travel and Juan Valdez Coffee. Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
Congressman Gregory Meeks Speaks at the MCC Global Country Profile Breakfast on Colombia
Congressman Meeks speaks out in favor of the passage of the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia, seated next to Colombia's Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon and Colombian Ambassador to the UN, Claudia Blum. The Global Country Profile Breakfast was held on February 23rd and was hosted by MCC, US Chamber of Commerce and ProExport Colombia and sponsored by American Express FX International Payments, BSC Travel and Juan Valdez Coffee. Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
MCC's Global Business Director Ally Gunduz poses with Sam Natapoff, ESDC and Terry Jackson, NYC Intl.Business at MCC's Global Country Profile Breakfast on Colombia
MCC's Ally Gunduz poses with panelists Sam Natapoff, Senior Advisor for Intl. Commerce and Development Empire State Development Corporation and Terry Jackson, Managing Director Intl. Business for Mayor's office at the February Global Country Profile Breakfast on Colombia hosted by MCC, US Chamber of Commerce and ProExport Colombia and sponsored by American Express FX International Payments, BSC Travel and Juan Valdez Coffee. Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
US Chamber of Commerce Traderoots Director, Leslie Schweitzer, Discusses the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia at the MCC Global Country Profile Breakfast
As the panel looks on (including Colombia's Vice President Francesco Santos Calderon-center), Leslie Schweitzer discusses the US Chamber's support for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia pending in Congress. The benefits of the agreement are favorable to US businesses. MCC is also a supporter of the FTA and hosted this breakfast to highlight the economic progress the country has made. Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
VIPs from the MCC Global Country Profile Breakfast on Colombia
MCC Co-hosted the Colombian Breakfast with the US Chamber of Commerce TradeRoots program & ProExport Colombia on February 23rd at 3 West Club. VIPs pose for a photo: l-r front row: MCC's Global Business Committee Co-Chair Nancy Johnson, Optimyze; MCC's Global Business Director Ally Gunduz; MCC's Co-Chair Global Business Committee and VP of MCC Executive Committee Louise Shohet, BSC Travel (also a sponsor of the event); US Congressman Gregory Meeks; Colombia's Vice President Francesco Santos Calderon; TradeRoots Director/US Chamber of Commerce, Leslie Schweitzer; Colombian Amabassador to the UN, Claudia Blum;l-r back row: MCC's Chairman, Jeffrey Bernstein, Strategic Brands, LLC; ESDC Sr. Advisor, Sam Natapoff; Mayor's Intl. Office Director, Terry Jackson; American Express FX International Payments Director, Bret Weinhouse (MCC Global sponsor); Trade Commissioner for Colombia & ProExport USA Director, Jaime Echavarria; Jamaica Business Resource Center Director, Tim Marshall and MCC's President Nancy Ploeger.
Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
IWEC Awardees and Associates from Manhattan, Barcelona, India, Africa and Central Asia Visit The Taj Mahal
At MCC's recommendation, Gracious Home was presented with The 2008 Small Business Community Excellence Award
Last Fall, Gracious Home owner Natan Wekselbaum was presented with the 2008 mall Business Community Excellence Award, having been recommended by MCC. He was recognized for the store's 45-year history of service to its customers and support for neighborhood causes. Pictured from left: Council Member Garodnick, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Natan Wekselbaum, Council Member David Yassky and Manhattan Chamber of Commerce president Nancy Ploeger. Photo © William Alatriste, New York City Council
Panelists and sponsors pose for a group photo at the March 2009 Economic Forecast Breakfast
The 2009 Economic Forecast Breakfast sponsored by Sovereign Bank and hosted by MCC was held in March with a strong panel discussing the economy and MCC member survey results. L-R: Sovereign's Josephine Savastano: Ronnie Lowenstein, Director NYC Independent Budget Office; MCC's Chairman Jeffrey Bernstein, Strategic Brands; Sovereign's Laura Capra; Jonathan Miller, Miller-Samuel Real Estate; Economist Maria Ramirez, MFR, Inc; Moderator, Greg David, Editorial Director Crain's NY Business and MCC's President Nancy Ploeger. Photo © Jeffrey Holmes
MCC's President Ploeger with Kristen Gillibrand and Paul Vitale, Westchester Business Council, in Washington for State Chambers' "NY in Washington Day" May 2009
Congresswoman Maloney Honored in Manhattan
On March 26th, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC's own Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney was honored at an event hosted by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer in recognition of the Congresswoman’s work to foster women’s rights in our city, state, and nation. Pictured here is the Congresswoman receiving the Proclamation from MBP Scott Stringer.
MCC's Chairman Jeffrey Bernstein (left) congratulates the organizers of the chamber's newest committee, Young Professionals at the kick off event held at the Pop Lounge
l-r Jeffrey Bernstein, Erica Bernstein, Ronen Kaminitz, Michael Bauer & Sam Levy. Over 150 young professionals attended and the committee will officially launch later this summer.
Exclusive Women's Networking Event for IWEC Awardees June 2009
2008 IWEC Awardee, Sneh Mehtani, Mehtani Group (restaurants and catering) and 2009 Awardee, Kalpana Patel, Unique Comp. Inc (IT sector) meet Crescentia Coutinho, from Baruch College Conference Center at the June IWEC networking event held at the exclusive 3 West Club
Maria Puig (r), IESE Business School and IWEC sponsor from the beginning, joins in the IWEC Networking event and talks with Maribel Egipiaco, SDA Global Logistics
IWEC Women's Networking Event Held at 3 West Club June 2009
Sunita Bajaj (l),Met Life and IWEC Co-Chair, strategizes with Lani Doktori (r), Accurate Printing and Chair MCC Women’s Business Committee, and architect, Karen Bausman, Karen Bausman & Associates.
Sohpie Egert wins the free Blackberry Pearl at the Young Professionals Kick off Event with Blackberry's Hillary & MCC's CEO Jeffrey Bernstein
Honored guests and speakers take time to pose from the MCC-Sri Lankan Global Opportunities event held in NYC
MCC/Sri Lankan Global Opportunities Event Held at the Harvard Club
Honored guests attend the SriLankan Global Opportunities session (l-r): Ms Terry Jackson, NYC Mayor's office of Protocol; Mr. Duminda Ariyasinghe / Executive Director (Investment Promotion) Board of Investment of Sri Lanka: His Excellency Jaliya Wickramasuriya, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States: His Excellency H. M. G. S. Palihakkara, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations; Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa M.P., Minister of Enterprise Development, Investment Promotion and Media; MCC's President Nancy Ploeger; Mr. Anil Jay Vitarana, President / US-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce and MCC's Global Business Director, Ally Gunduz.
US-Sri Lankan Chamber of Commerce Launched in NYC During the MCC/Sri Lankan Global Opportunities Event
Launched at the MCC/Sri Lankan Global Opportunities event in August, 2009, the US-Sri Lankan Chamber of Commerce was officially welcomed by MCC's President, Nancy Ploeger. Accepting the plaque is Mr. Anil Jay Vitarana (PhD), President, US-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce.
MCC Participates in the 5 Boro Business Coalition Press Conference Nov. 17th
On steps of City Hall, MCC joined business organizations and business owners opposing NYC Council's Paid Sick Days bill mandating 5 paid sick days for businesses under 10 employees and 9 paid sick days for businesses with over 11 employees. Photo © Yuk Lo
The O Group, 2009 MCC Small Business Awardee
Orit poses with presenters Senator Liz Krueger and Award Sponsor, Roy Hoffman, Partner International Client Services for JH Cohn Photo © Anna Morris
Restaurant Daniel, 2009 MCC Restaurant of the Year Awardee
Daniel Boulud poses with presenter Tim Zagat and Award Sponsor, Gail Grimmett, Sr VP from Delta Air Lines Photo © Anna Morris
Eneslow Shoes, 2009 MCC Retailer of the Year Awardee
Robert Schwartz poses with award presenter Rebecca Craft, Con Edison and Award Sponsor, Larry Schwartz, CEO, Aetrex Worldwide Photo © Anna Morris
Kang & Lee, 2009 MCC Mid-Size Business of the Year Awardee
Saul Gitlin accepting from presenter NY State Senator Liz Krueger and Award Sponsor, Joe Kirk,Wachovia’s Regional President for the NY/CT area Photo © Anna Morris
CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, 2009 MCC New Yorker of the Year Awardee
Chancellor Goldstein accepting the award from Awards Sponsors, James Whaley, President, The Siemens Foundation and Larry Zicklin, former Chairman, Baruch College Fund Photo © Anna Morris
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, 2009 MCC Large Business of the Year Awardee
John Seifert, Chairman Ogilvy North America accepting the award from presenter Jill Kaplan, Publisher, Crain’s New York Business and Award Sponsor, Tom Bono, Senior Strategic Solutions Manager, Fed Ex Photo © Anna Morris
El Museo del Barrio, 2009 MCC Cultural Achievement Awardee
Accepting on behalf of Julian Zugazagoitia,Tony Bechara, poses with award presenter, Jill Kaplan, Publisher, Crain’s New York Business and Award Sponsor, Howard Szarfarc, CEO,Time Warner Cable Photo © Anna Morris
Peninsula Hotels, 2009 MCC Global Business of the Year Awardee
Robert Rechtermann, General Manager Peninsula NY Hotel accepts award from presenter Tim Zagat and Award Sponsor, Brett Weinhouse, Managing Director International Business, American Express FX International Photo © Anna Morris
Green Apple Cleaners, 2009 MCC Green Business of the Year Awardee
David Kistner, Founder & President, accepts the award from presenter Rebecca Craft, Con Edison and Award Sponsor, Ron Bergamini, CEO Action Carting Environmental Services Photo © Anna Morris
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