New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce to Hold 2nd Annual Business Showcase

(New Paltz, NY) Thursday, April 17 from 1:00-6:00 pm, the New Paltz Regional 
Chamber of Commerce presents their 2nd Annual Business Showcase at Novella’s, New Paltz. The expo will celebrate the Hudson Valley’s diverse businesses providing professionals with new networking opportunities. The Showcase will foster community pride while giving participants a fun, high profile way to converse with both current and potential customers. 

Over 50 local businesses and community organizations will be represented in the exhibitors’ hall 
and six presenters will be featured on topics ranging from digital marketing basics to how to 
create financial projections for your business. The Showcase includes free business workshops from 1:00-6:00 pm open to the public. Topics range from digital marketing basics to how to 
create financial projections for your business. The Showcase, including the workshops and an after-hours networking mixer from 6:00-8:00 pm, is free to the public. 

Join the conversation on Twitter #newpaltzchamber and @newpaltzchamber. 

The 2nd Annual Business Showcase is proudly sponsored by: 

• The Nevele Resort, Casino & Spa 
• Wallkill Valley Federal Savings & Loan 

Contact the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce for details about the 2nd Annual Business Showcase visit www.newpaltzchamber.org or e-mail info@newpaltzchamber.org. 

About the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce 
The New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce, with nearly 600 members, is an active and 
trusted voice in the regional business and residential community, advancing the business, 
industrial, agricultural and civic interests of the Mid-Hudson Valley Region. Programs and 
services of the Chamber are made possible, in part, by the support of its Corporate Partners for 
2014: Health Quest (Principal Partner), COBESO, Inc. (Leading Partner); Central Hudson Gas 
& Electric Corp. and Ulster Savings (Associate Partners); HealthAlliance of the Hudson 
Valley, Empire State Bank, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, The Law Offices of James 
Yastion, PLLC, Luminary Publishing, and Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni and Weddell 
LLP, CPAs (Supporting Partners). 

Members and visitors are welcome at the Chamber's Visitor Center, located at 257 Main Street in 
New Paltz. For more information about Chamber programs and Visitor’s Center hours of 
operation, visit www.newpaltzchamber.org or call the Chamber at (845) 255-0243. 

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