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Bennu
Bennu is a socially responsible product development and marketing company that completes the recycling loop. By developing quality brands using sustainable business practices, Bennu is greening the standard for a new lifestyle. Bennu also won the 1st Place - Social Track in 2008-2009 Baruch College Entrepreneurship Competition. |
Nuts+Nuts
Born and raised in Indonesia, Cyrilla Suwarsa and her sister run a gourmet cashew nut company, Nuts+Nuts (www.nutsplusnuts.com). With the assistance of an SBDC advisor, Cyrilla developed financial projections and marketing strategies and established industry contacts. "Inspired by both our desire to work directly with local Indonesian cashews farmers and our mother's age old recipes, we bring you homemade roasted cashews in a variety of delectable flavors. We present the perfect easy, on-the-go healthy snack that is delicious, nutritious, and fresh from the farm." |
Stiletto Spy School
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SuperMango Media
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Abode New York Tony Wong is the co-founder of Abode New York, a lifestyle boutique store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, known for showcasing contemporary home furnishing created by local New York designers. His education in architecture allows him to select and carry items at Abode that suit the needs of homeowners of ‘Urban’ New York. Abode has been featured in several local and international media as must visit place for home decor enthusiasts. Anticipating the growth in demand, Abode was seeking financial assistance to bolster its inventory and to better manage its operating expenses. The advisors at the Field Center counseled the clients in developing of a business plan and financial projections in order to better estimate the funding needs and identify potential lenders. |
Whole Body VoiceRuth Williams Hennessy, the founder of the Hennessy Whole Body Voice approach and the creator of the DVD Voice at the Center, has been helping actors, singers and public speakers find simple, organic ways to release their unique and authentic voices for over 30 years. Realizing that vocalists are the only performers required to both create and play their own instruments, Ruth devised simple, effective exercises to create a more responsive and resonant vocal instrument, which are available in workshop or DVD format. |
Breuckelen Distilling
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The Green Golly ProjectThe Green Golly Project is a classical music and story theatre series that inspires children to face challenges, develop discipline, practice tolerance, and express their emotions creatively. It includes live performances, CDs, books, and is currently raising capital for musical instruments, toys, games and an animated television series which is headed for both TV and the web. The Green Golly Project is expanding as a brand and developing both national and worldwide awareness. The center assisted principals Barbara Siesel and Keith Torgan in drafting a succession plan for the firm to help raise funding from financial institutions and private investors. |
Stiletto Spy School provides training sessions to increase self-confidence and self-esteem in workaday women, and to release their untapped potential. Women who participate in the courses will be able to channel their inner Bond girls — learning everything from hand-to-hand combat to seductive dancing, SWAT team-style firearm skills to keeping a poker face among high rollers at casinos.
Dan Allen is a comedic producer and founder of SuperMango Media, an interactive agency that specializes in helping funny people strategically brand themselves and connecting them to their audience through all digital mediums and live events.
Breuckelen Distilling is the first gin distillery to be located in Brooklyn since prohibition. The products from Breuckelen are all made from scratch, eschewing the traditional gin distillery practice of purchasing ready made alcohol. Instead Breuckelen works with a New York farmer to source grains which are fermented and then distilled in the space on 19th street. The distillery officially opened on August 1st, 2010.