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2014
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Each year two streets in Armonk, NY are filled with people from all over the area. On Halloween the Streets of Glendale Avenue and Wampus Avenue in Armonk are decorated for Halloween. And not just any decorations. Each house seems like they are competing to be the best. The children trick or t...
10/31/2014
If you own any local small business in Westchester County NY you are successful because you know what local customers want and you are able to create real value. This value differentiates you from competition. Although the big box can offer smaller price they do not always deliver better valu...
10/29/2014
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Do you feel like you are a hamster on the running wheel? You just keep running and running and running, but you never seem to reach your destination? The pace of today's society can be overwhelming. We live in a world of instant communication. As one example, our clients expect instant answers f...
10/26/2014
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The center of Armonk on Main Street is bustling this morning. Every year on the Saturday before Halloween the local merchants let the students of Byram Hills Schools paint Halloween themes on the windows. There are also school booster programs along the sidewalk. Armonk is a great place to liv...
10/25/2014
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I am sitting in one of my many Starbucks offices and behind me I am seeing a lot of activity. I decided to go out and capture it on my iPad. The children were painting the windows here at the Starbucks in Chappaqua. Pictures from Grant Schneider, Performance Development Strategies, LLC Learn...
10/22/2014
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In the old time world of selling the letters ABC meant always be closing. However, today's customers are much more educated and, in an age where customers can do research on the Internet, always be closing can be seen as pushy and sleazy. According to Dan Pink, author of To Sell Is Human, sale...
10/20/2014
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Fall is a colorful time of the year in Armonk, NY. I love living in this bucolic community with beautiful surroundings but only a 40 minute train ride to Manhattan. I love having my office here and helping Westchester County Businesses. Wampus Pond Park is located on Route 128 just outside of...
10/15/2014
When people in the same business are working at cross purposes it is a disaster waiting to happen. Sometimes people know there is something wrong but they just are not sure about what it is. Here are some of the statements I hear from my Westchester County NY business owners. “I was on vacati...
10/12/2014
Hillary Sheppard is selling a spacous house in Mt. Vernon. This is a nice neighbor street. My wife grew up in this neighborhood. It is a great place to raise a family. Hillary has and her husband are contractors and have upgraded this home. HERE'S OUR ELEGANT WESTCHESTER FAMILY HOME FOR SALE -...
10/09/2014
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There are many a number of opportunities for Westchester residents to celebrate an annual event, that of Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is a event celebrated in Germany in the month of September but here in the US we celebrate in October. It is a giant beer festival of great beer and Gemütlichkeit. ...
10/09/2014
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