STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The Staten Island Business Outreach Center will recognize five local entrepreneurs for their community impact at its annual Empowerment Breakfast.<\/p>\n
The event, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 12, at LiGreci\u2019s Staaten, will honor business leaders whose leadership, volunteerism and integrity have made lasting contributions to Staten Island.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor more than four decades, SIBOC has worked to strengthen Staten Island\u2019s small business community,\u201d said Nina Flores, executive director of SIBOC. \u201cThese honorees truly reflect our mission of service, growth and leadership. Each one has shown how business success and community commitment go hand in hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s honorees include:<\/p>\n
Robert J. Fitzsimmons Jr., president of Gateway Arms Realty, who has secured building purchases for numerous local nonprofits, including Seamen\u2019s Society, St. George Theatre and Project Hospitality. As senior property manager, Fitzsimmons leads the agency\u2019s commercial, co-op, condo and HOA divisions.Laura Volsario, vice president and director of operations at Gateway Arms Realty, will also be recognized. Volsario manages the company\u2019s sales division and serves on multiple boards including the Forest Avenue Business Improvement District, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and SIBOC itself.Shawn Stradford, president and CEO of Stradford Funeral Home and Cremations Inc., brings over two decades of compassionate service to West Brighton. Beyond his funeral service background, Stradford leads charitable initiatives including clothing drives, school supply donations and holiday giveaways.Hala Maroc, founder of Build a Dream Incubator, operates the Island\u2019s only co-working space dedicated to creatives and entrepreneurs. Her multimedia background includes producing and hosting programs for iHeartMedia, SiriusXM and FoxSoul.Stephen Molloy, who founded Molloy Electric Inc. in 2011. His MWBE-certified electrical contracting company serves both residential and commercial clients across Staten Island.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1980, SIBOC operates as a 501c3 nonprofit providing technical assistance, business development programs and commercial corridor improvements for Staten Island\u2019s North Shore. The organization aims to empower entrepreneurs, create growth opportunities and foster economic vitality.<\/p>\n
The breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 12 at LiGreci\u2019s Staaten, 697 Forest Ave., West Brighton. Tickets cost $65. For tickets, sponsorship opportunities or more information, contact SIBOC at 718-816-4775 or visit its website<\/a>. <\/p>\n This community news was shared by the organization featured. AI was used in an initial story draft and been review by Advance\/SILive.com staff.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The Staten Island Business Outreach Center will recognize five local entrepreneurs for their community…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-32210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}