Queens Chamber Businesses of the Week
Dear Friends of the Queens Chamber of Commerce;
After working hard from the confines of our home offices and fielding so many calls from all over Queens, the Staff of the Queen Chamber decided to choose 5 businesses to feature each week who are all doing great things during this surreal time. If you know of a business going above and beyond that you want considered, kindly email us at info@queenschamber.org for consideration. Thanks!
BCNA – BCNA's mission is to create pathways to self-sufficiency for immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs in New York City by providing access to affordable credit, empowering with financial education, and offering training in best business practices and technology.
To better serve entrepreneurs during this difficult time, BCNA has launched a variety of services including new webinars, an emergency loan fund, and processing PPP loans.
For BCNA COVID19 resources check out https://nybcna.org/covid19help/
For more information about BCNA please go to https://nybcna.org/
Mojitos – Mojitos Restaurant & Bar in Jackson Heights is a Latin fusion restaurant offering the best flavors of different regions of the Latin culture. Seeing a need in their community, Mojitos recently created a campaign called "United for the Cause of Helping" and turned the restaurant into a weekly distribution center for groceries. The first week they distributed 82 bags on a first comes first serve basis and this past week they distributed almost 100.
To meet the high demand and the need of the predominantly Hispanic population they serve, they created a fundraising campaign. Check out the link here to donate.
The restaurant can also be reached at 917.586.6900
Manpower - Queens Chamber of Commerce member, Manpower, the national staffing and recruiting company, has offered valuable advice to employers regarding steps that can be taken to efficiently manage your workforce during this challenging time.
First, Manpower has provided a list of employer support services in the attached Workforce Continuity Memorandum to help companies manage various employee situations – from new hire selection procedures, orientation, absenteeism management, pre-screening labor pipelining, payroll services, and direct hire support.
Next, as part of Manpower’s ongoing COVID-19 Webinar series, members have direct access to a number of presentations designed to offer the most current thinking on how to navigate workforce management during this current period and beyond. The most recent webinar, ‘Crisis Compensation Strategies and Beyond’, can be found at https://web.manpowergroup.us/work-smart-during-covid-19
The link will also provide companies access to additional value-added content and timely subject matter advice.
For additional questions regarding Manpower staffing services and advice, please contact Keith Haynes at (646) 939-3402 or keith.haynes@manpower.com
Make Me Over Beauty Bar– Their storefront may be temporarily closed, but that hasn’t stopped the proprietors at Make Me Over Beauty Bar from being their best and most beautiful selves on Instagram. These savvy small business owners are doing at home make-up tutorials, sharing upbeat messages about how to get through social isolation and selling some of their custom goods online.
Learn more about Make Me Over Beauty Bar at https://www.facebook.com/makemeoverbeautybar/
Martha’s Bakery – The treats at Martha’s Bakery are meant to bring you back to a time when a bite of something sweet could make the world a little brighter.
They’re now bringing those treats to frontline workers across Queens, and have donated to hospitals in Flushing, Elmhurst and across the borough.
For more info on Martha’s Bakery, check out https://marthascountrybakery.com/