Schedule of Membership Dues for the Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Please use this schedule to determine your Membership dues. Membership dues in the Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce may be tax deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense.

Your dues provides financial support for the LIC Chamber for its administrative operation and for use relating to the Mission Statement of the organization. Use of funds is subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The Chamber is not a charity. It serves as an advocate organization and forum for area businesses. Operating and other expenses may also be offset by fees and other sources.

Dues paid to the Chamber are not a charitable tax deduction for federal income tax purposes. The organization is incorporated as Not for Profit Company under Section 402 of The State of New York. It is pursuing recognition as 501(c)6 status with the US Internal Revenue Service.

Please make checks payable to Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and submit with your application.

For questions, comments, feedback, or to learn how to become a Member please use our Sign in Form or send an email about Long Island City Chamber of Commerce to Arthur@LICChamber.com

IMPORTANT Note: All applications for membership must be nominated by the Executive Committee and are subject to approval by the Board of Directors and may be made based on QUALITATIVE considerations. The Board reserves the right to reject any application for membership.

Dues Schedule Effective September 6, 2012.

Subject to change by Board of Directors.

Type of Member	Individual	Employees Less than 50	Employees 50+
Corporation		$250 / year	$400 / year
Non-Profit Organizations		$250 / year	$400 / year
Professionals (Attorneys, Accountants, Licensed Individuals w. Websites)	$200 / year
Retail and Restaurant		$150 / year	$300 / year
Individual (Voting)	$125 / year
Individual (Non-Voting) Primarily for people with no commercial interest, wanting to participate for community benefit.	$25 / year

NOTE: Corporation, Professional, Retail, and Restaurant Members will be included with a basic profile listing in their appropriate category as part of the DIRECTORY of Member Companies of the Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce, as well as its Keyword Search Engine to look up sources.

The DIRECTORY of Member Companies link shows examples.

LATEST NEWS FROM
Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce

NEW SEAL!

The Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce has announced a NEW seal.

In an abstract way, the image captures the many different parts of the community that the Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce unites. The lines come from many different points, and then together...and UNITES them to a single focal point.
The image has the look of a bird in flight, with a wide span. This suggests "PROGRESS AND GROWTH".
This seal captures the old and the new of Long Island City / Astoria. Its font is a contemporary version of an OLD font.The image itself, is a gentle high tech image representing Applied Sciences. Applied Sciences will be an important part of the future of the communities as the Cornell-Technion campus begins to influence western Queens. Our Chamber will help attract high tech businesses that we will want to have locate in our neighborhoods.
The 'forward slash' in the Chamber's corporate name is treated as part of the graphic itself, making it look very natural.
The wire look is, in an abstract way, capturing the bridge architecture that connects all the Greater Long Island City communities with each other and with Manhattan.
The image is very clean and modern looking - and it is a DYNAMIC and three dimensional image.
This seal is distinctive and memorable.
While all designs are art, this design is both ART as well as a reflection of ARTISTS in the sense that it is fluid and an image that represents DESIGN ITSELF. The artists are an important constituency in the LIC community.
When we think of a seal that a restaurant, a bank, a salon, food store, insurance company, or any other business will place on their front door, or on their website, we think that the design is important. This is a simple, clean design that I think people will use.
The seal uses a variation of the the colors of the State of New York

The design of the new seal was create by Marvin Berk, WestGroup Alma Bank sponsored a contest, offered to award a winning artist or designer in the Greater Long Island City area with $500 for creating a seal to be selected by the Board of Directors of the Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce from entries. A number of excellent seals were submitted.

Renos Kourtides, Chief Planning Officer for Alma Bank and Chairman of the Board of the Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce, said

Arthur Rosenfield, President of the Chamber, said that "This seal captures a spirit of that will make every member of the Chamber proud to be part of it. For decades, that spirit will fuel us all ~ and inspire us to grow and prosper together.

NYC Sets in Motion Five New Measures to Support Small Business

The measures announced October 2, 2012 include:

Identification of violations for which businesses should receive a warning or opportunity to cure the violation instead of an automatic penalty or fine
Elimination of obsolete violations;
Streamlining of regulatory processes; Simplification of the Place of Assembly permitting process;
Standardization of customer service training for all agency inspectors; and
Designation of agency liaisons to serve as points-of-contact with chambers of commerce and industry groups.

Continue to full article at OurLIC NEWS

MEETING

May 16th 11:00 AM: Assisting Government with Regulation Reform for Small Business.

Special Reception and Meeting ~ May 16, 2013 11:00 am at the Court Square Place Conference Center, 24-01 44th Road in Long Island City.

NY City Council Member Diana Reyna, Chair of Small Business Committee will meet with a Newly Formed Council of Chambers of Commerce in NYC

On Thursday May 16th, the Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce will host a meeting of executives from other Chambers of Commerce so that we can begin to pool our resources and strengthen our advocacy for small businesses.

Over-regulation and aggressive enforcement by Agencies of NYC Government has been endemic in NYC; and while Speaker Christine Quinn and the City Council and Administration have recently passed new bills to identify the regulation that could be eliminated, or fines changed to warnings, and to improve training of inspectors, the fact is that this is a complicated task. These agencies, the City Council, and the Administration need our help if we want to have them do the right thing. We have a responsibility to our members to help. We have a short window of opportunity.

The NY City Council voted on April 9, 2013 to take action on the Regulatory Review Panel recommendations originally presented in 2010. The small business community has been watching the legislation because one major element is the identification of regulations which can be eliminated by agencies, and also other regulations which can be administered with warnings and time to cure before violation turn to fines.

Mayor Bloomberg signed the bill into law April 23, 2013.

The following two interviews provide background for the May 16th Reception and Meeting.

Tokumbo Shobowale, NYC's Chief Business Operations Officer for the Bloomberg administration.

Diana Reyna, City Council Member and Chair of the Small Business Committee for the Council.

During these interviews, both of these people felt that it was a good idea to organize Chambers of Commerce into a Council in order to give the Administration, the City Council, and City Agencies input on the new regulation changes that the agencies are reviewing.

To Register or Sponsor, please use the Sign-in page. For Information please contact Arthur Rosenfield, 646-920-4652 or Arthur@LICChamber.com.

LIC Community GETS Chamber Made!

The Long Island City / Astoria Chamber of Commerce received Certification of Incorporation under Section 402 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York on September 5, 2012. ...Continued at OurLIC News

Daily News May 19, 2011
LIC Entrepreneur wants more commerce. Establishing a Long Island City Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Daily News.

Membership Application & Dues Schedule

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Dues Schedule

Meetings and RSVP

POSTPONED: Special Reception and Meeting: Diana Reyna, New York City Council Member and Chair of the Small Business Council has been POSTPONED due to City Council Requirements

To make reservations, suggestions, requests, or to become a Founding Partner or Sponsor, please use the Sign In / RSVP Form; or, contact Arthur Rosenfield, OurLIC, Arthur@LICChamber.com, 646-920-4652. Please do not call the restaurant for reservations.

Regular Monthly Meetings will be held on the THIRD THURSDAY of each month.

To make Reservations, suggestions, requests, or to become a Founding Partner or Sponsor, please use the Sign In / RSVP Form; or, contact Arthur Rosenfield, OurLIC, Arthur@LICChamber.com, 646-920-4652. Please do not call the restaurant for reservations.

Membership

Membership and volunteer opportunities are open to businesses, restaurants, retailers, professional firms, contractors, institutions, hotels, organizations, media, and others with an interest in Long Island City including Hunters Point, Dutch Kills, and Astoria.

To make suggestions, requests, to become a Founding Partner or Sponsor, please use the Sign In / RSVP Form; or, contact Arthur Rosenfield, OurLIC, Arthur@LICChamber.com, 646-920-4652.

Travel and Tourism Council for Long Island City

The Tourism Project initiated by OurLIC for Long Island City / Astoria / Sunnyside / Woodside will become part of the Long Island City Chamber of Commerce.