COMMUNITY
BUS I NES S
EDUCATION
NEW PALTZ
REGIONAL
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
TOURISM
REGIONAL
REPORT
SPRING 2012
A QUARTERLY BUSINESS NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NEW PALTZ REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
INNOVATION VS. TRADITION
IN THIS ISSUE
10
More Than Just Hindsight
20
The Bottom Line
24
Member Profiles
OLD MEETS NEW IN A CHANGING MARKET By Gregory Schoenfeld
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t’s an old saw of business practice that you must consistently adapt in order to stay current—and remain successful. Advancements in an almost unlimited range of technology are available, but increasing your technological arsenal is one part of the evolution of a business. While consumers are more tech-savvy than ever, able to access information anywhere, at any time, depending too heavily on the mechanization that technology can provide leaves consumers yearning for that oneto-one, “old-fashioned” kind of attention. Creating an effective blend of old and new requires a thoughtful inventiveness, and many Mid-Hudson Valley businesses are prospering by meeting that challenge.
Business owners tell us the advice they wish they had received when they were starting out and what they wish they knew then that they know now.
New York’s aging infrastructure; Belleayre Mountain Ski Center management shuffle; economic recovery may be losing steam.
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