Merchants and business development groups gathered at the elegant Beso Lounge on East 204th Street in Norwood last week to network and compare notes.
The event, organized by Mosholu Preservation Corporation (publisher of the Norwood News) and the East 204th Street/Bainbridge Avenue Merchants Association, with help from the Small Business Development Center at Lehman College, featured information about business loans, marketing, security and the potential for creating a Business Improvement District in the area. State Senator Gustavo Rivera attended as did 52nd Precinct Commander Joseph Dowling.
Foodtown and Sal’s Pizza provided refreshments for the event, which was sponsored by the city’s Department of Small Business Services, and Lucero Flower Shop provided floral arrangments . For more information on issues and programs affecting local small businesses, contact Michael Lambert, MPC deputy director at (718) 324-4946 or e-mail mlambert@mpcbronx.org.