NY Entrepreneurs Business Network (NYEBN)

NYEBN Empire Hotel Rooftop Business Networking Reception 2010

Feb 22 Mon 6:00 PM

Location: This location is shown only to members

Estimated attendance: 551 people attended.
4.5044 (44 ratings)
Who organized?
Andrew Ran Wong, Gabrielle Sarmiento, Ramon Larry Francisco, and Susan Risdal
Price: $1.00 for your name tag holder
refund policy

RSVPs WILL BE CLOSED AT 1:00 PM, TODAY!

Announcing our 2nd networking reception at the Empire Hotel Rooftop. This time, our rooftop partner is very accommodating and allowing us to have the entire rooftop exclusively for this event taking place between 6:00 - 10:00 PM. Given the capacity of the rooftop, you will probably see some of the biggest networking crowds ever in NYC. Please carefully read the following before you RSVP for the event.

1. Theme

Business oriented. Formal business attire required. RSVP is a must to make it a free event. For people not on the RSVP list, a charge of $10 will apply at the door. As an NYEBN member, you can bring up to 3 guests for free. If two of your guests sign up as NYEBN members at the event, your first drink is on me that night. We will have a laptop ready at the rooftop for sign-up purposes. Feel free to tweet this event or share it on Facebook. We do appreciate it.

2. Name Tags

The old rule still holds. We will continue to mandate high quality name tags at our networking events. If you don't already have a plastic name tag holder, you will need to purchase one when you check in for $1 each. As you can see from the 230 Fifth pictures, the plastic name tags do look better on everybody.

3. Drink Specials

Beer and wine will be in the $5-7 range. Well drinks between $7-8.

4. Others

You must be 21 or older to attend this event. Make sure you bring your ID with you. If you do not want to wait in the line, print out the reminder email (with YES rsvp) or your own RSVP page (a sample) so you can get in immediately. We don't want to see long lines waiting as well.

5. Vendors

No vendor spots are left. Please contact Sue Risdal at Susan at WebStudio13 dot com to request a table at future events.

AXA Advisors

Contact:
Lucette Calas
Financial Advisor
P: (212) 408-9042
M: (718) 288-6749
[masked]

Pure Romance by Amy

Contact:
Amy Rosenfeld
Senior Director
P: (347) 964-5649
www.prbyamy.comwww.prbyamy.com
[masked]

lostfoundreturned, inc

Contact:
Jesse Sabo
P: (917) 475-2635
M: (646) 468-8513
http://lostfoundretur...
[masked]

Ambit Energy

Contact
Leon George
Energy Consultant
(646) 808-6422
http://ILOVEAMBIT.com...
http://iloveambit.WHY...
[masked]

Wisdom House New York, Inc.

Contact
Jean Chuang Menges
(212) 327-0898
[masked]
http://wisdomhouseny....

6. Venue

The rooftop is fully heated. The place is spacious and all brightened up, perfect for our event purpose. Here are a few pics. For more info, go to the Empire Hotel Rooftop website

Andrew Ran Wong

CEO @WebStudio13

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Posted Feb 26, 2010 8:05 AM

Marguerite

Another terrific event and venue! Met and spoke with fascinating entrepreneurs about our businesses and how I may be able to help small business owners, sole proprietors and individuals with affordable health insurance. I'm available to met and consult with you so please send me an email. Thank you Andrew!
Posted Feb 25, 2010 2:21 PM

Melanie Ehrlich

This was my first meetup and I had a great time! If I didn't get to meet you on Monday, I do professional voiceovers for commercials, presentations, animation, iPhone apps and more, so if you need to make anything your business has to say sound great, feel free to contact me!!
Posted Feb 25, 2010 1:00 PM

lamont adair

This event was amazing for me, I met valuable contacts and look forward to expanding my resources to create partnerships and raise capital for my company. LA INTERACTIVE *game creation is a science of creativity and vision*
Posted Feb 25, 2010 1:00 PM

Bill Mc Carthy

Another great meeting. The roof top offers an excellent backdrop and the crowd was enthusiastic, cordial and mixed well. A large cross section of NYC businesses. Andrew does it again Bill
Posted Feb 25, 2010 12:50 PM

Ramon Larry Francisco

Chief Photography Officer

The value of tagging your photo... " You can find thousands of strangers on NYC streets and find thousands of names in the phone directory. Tagging your photo links the two together thus creating name and photo recognition. If you are in business and want to be known, tagging is a powerful tool to get you from a stranger to becoming a household name." -Ramon Francisco
Posted Feb 25, 2010 10:40 AM

Patrick Questembert

Looks like everyone is posting a message so I don't want to be left out :-) ... I am the guy taking photos of business cards then returning the card (instead of just keeping it like a normal person) & emailing you my own / connecting on LinkedIn while we are still chatting ... if you have an iPhone and want to also pull this party trick, check www.scanbizcards.com or just email me!
Posted Feb 25, 2010 2:58 AM

Ramon Larry Francisco

Chief Photography Officer

The photos I took start photo # 16 Empire Hotel to photo #266. At least 250 photos that made the final cut after the image enhancements. We must only upload clear photos as there is a very high standard of photo excellence. The other photos #1 to #15 were uploaded by Jose Hernandez.
Posted Feb 25, 2010 2:44 AM

Andrew Ran Wong

Organizer

Thank Ramon (http://www.linkedin.com/in/...) for taking 289 pictures at the Empire Hotel Meetup event. I hope you have seen the hard work we put in to grow this community. But you guys gotta stop tagging people at 2 am in the morning LOL.. What a group!
Posted Feb 24, 2010 4:29 AM

Elizabeth Perea

This was my first NYEBN event and I thought it was excellent, wonderful venue, great mix of people, and high energy. I'm looking forward to meeting more of you at the next in March. To your continued success! Thanks Andrew, great job!
Posted Feb 23, 2010 11:49 PM

Norman Rosner

If you like Rutgers University visit my new web site www.rnasty.com
Posted Feb 23, 2010 9:55 PM

Jose Hernandez

Wonderful event! Had a great time meeting some terrific people and making new contacts. I'm looking forward to the next event at Slate, so I'll have the opportunity to meet you if I missed you at our last event.
Posted Feb 23, 2010 5:49 PM

richard zayas

Sorry I missed this meeting. i was looking forward to meeting new folks, making new friends and helping facilitate our mutual business. I am a business lawyer and business development consultant and look forward to being of service. Please visit www.richardrzayas.info Richard
Posted Feb 23, 2010 4:50 PM

Leigh

I look forward to interfacing with everyone in the future. I administer, Bandywagon, a bartering network for businesses, entrepreneurs, startups....If you have a product/service that you would like to list in our catalog or to acquire via bartering...email me at [masked]
Posted Feb 23, 2010 4:16 PM

Brian R. McLane

Had a great time. Great venue. Want to meet more of you in the Media Business. I've got a great studio in Midtown so if you're with an Advertising Agency or Media Relations firm, please reach out to me. Thanks,
Posted Feb 23, 2010 4:12 PM

Nicole Wallace

Sorry i was unable to attend this event. I know that it was a success. I just thought i would send out my website to the group www.nyc-exec.com For those who missed last night but wanted to network to grow their business. Why not hire someone to Network for you? We can help. Contact us today.
Posted Feb 23, 2010 3:02 PM

Gabrielle Sarmiento

Assistant Organizer

Hello fellow entrepreneurs, so sorry I missed last night?s event. The flu bug got me! I?ll see you all in March.. ;o)
Posted Feb 23, 2010 2:51 PM

Snehal

Hey Everyone - was unable to meet ul....but if any of you guys need any help with web designing, startup consulting or online marketing then would be glad to help. http://www.dspotinc.com..Se... ul @ Slate. Cheers
Posted Feb 23, 2010 2:45 PM

Michael Haltman

Sorry that we didn't get a chance to meet last night, but hopefully at the next event. I am the managing partner of Hallmark Abstract, and would love to talk to see if there are ways that we can help each others businesses. Mike Michael Haltman, Partner Hallmark Abstract Service LLC 131 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 205 Jericho, New York 11753 [masked] (P) [masked] (F) [masked] http://www.hallmarkabstract...
Posted Feb 23, 2010 2:40 PM

Tala Dowlatshahi

Hi Everyone--sorry to have missed! Terrible flu! :( Please check us out at http://www.reportersuncenso... and look forward to seeing you at the Slate reception in March! Tala
Posted Feb 23, 2010 2:35 PM

Darren Hughes

Really great event. Met so many interesting people. Looking forward to the next one. I'm sorry If I did not get the chance to speak to everyone. If you need help with your Search Engine Marketing campaigns or strategy, please let me know. http://www.digital-clarity.... http://www.twitter.com/Digi...

Who attended?

551 attendees
- Loriann Dunwell (+1 guest)
  
  “ Last night, I had an awesome time! The crowd was filled with business professionals from various fields and locations. ”
- Maurice Ross (+1 guest)
  
  “ This was one of the best networking event meetings in a very long time. I met a fascinating mix of intelligent, creative, well-meaning people covering a broad range of industries. ”
- Miriam Kapla
  
  “ Great energy and great people which I did not get the chance to meet you all. If I didn’t get the chance to speak with you about Merchant services and/or Title Insurance, please don’t hesitate to contact me for information. ”
- Deborah Widger
  
  “ love the venue! ”
- Melanie Ehrlich
  
  “ I had SUCH a great time, SO many interesting people! Thank you for organizing this, Andrew! ”
- Raj Kashyap (+1 guest)
  
  “ Too bad I had to leave early but looked like a great event. I always meet interesting and great ideas. ”
- Constance Drew (+2 guests)
  
  “ Good venue with a variety of business professionals. ”
- Franklin Ozekhome
  
  “ Tonight was magnificent. It was a gathering of great minds - business owners, working professionals and young talent looking to become future entrepreneurs - all networking and sharing ideas in a beautiful environment. Solid contacts were made during the event, and numerous business ideas shared for follow-up. Bravo NYEBN! ”
- jennifer e. frank
  
  “ It was my first one and it was great. It was so loud though, hard to talk and hear with all that noise. Met great people! ”
- tracey (+1 guest)
  
  “ The room was filled with friendly people and I am so happy that I went. Thanks for organizing this Andrew! ”
- Joe Adams
  
  “ Great networking, great venue ”
- Fabio
  
  “ Hi Guys . Here is My toughts about this network. The network was very good a lot of people and everybody was very helpfull . I will come back again many times more . Thank you ”
- Susan Risdal
  
  “ I love the Empire Hotel! The venue is extremely aesthetic, the staff gracious and accommodating. The only problem we had was that there was only one bar, but lots of thirsty people. They did provide waitresses though. ”
- lamont adair (+1 guest)
  
  “ vERY INFORMAL AND EXCELLENT SOURCE TO MEET CONTACTS ”
- Norman Rosner
  
  “ less noisy than usual but still too hard to hear properly ”
- Cary Z.
  
  “ As usual Andrew had another good event. ”
- Randy Hill
  
  “ Another great time. The venue was great. Spacious, though the water was overpriced....$6 for a bottle. Anyway, it was worth it to meet so many cool people and hear what they did and exchange ideas. I came away with some good information that might help others out and I hope I gave out good information that could save some of my fellow networkers and their friends some money. ”
- Kathy Moran
  
  “ Connecting with plenty of business minded people. ”
- Ray Petrino
  
  “ This was my first NYEBN event and I look forward to similar events in the future. I met some interesting people and enjoyed the conversations. A job well done. ”
- Michael Aglialoro
  
  “ fabulous environment conducive to a relaxed, comfortable and inviting networking venue. Varied and diverse group of individuals that was simply a fabulous experience to meet and support potential new business opportunities and present your own expertise. ”
- Alex
  
  “ I continue to meet new and interesting people! Great place! Thanks Andrew! ”
- Jose Hernandez (+2 guests)
  
  “ I had a great time meeting new contacts. ”
- Eldonie Mason, Esq.
  
  “ Events are getting better & better! Keep up the great work Andrew! ”
- Christine
  
  “ My first one. Thought it went well and the venue was great! ”
- Lynne Tracey
  
  “ A beautiful venue, enough room to move around, good mix and mingle opp ”
- Ryan Pogy (+1 guest)
  
  “ Very good mix of a variety of experienced entrepreneurs. ”
- Steven E. Greene
  
  “ An amiable, smart, business like group at a beautiful and dramatic location. Thanks! ”
- Bruce Hurwitz
  
  “ Well organized, good lighting, low volume music - just what we have come to expect from Andrew. he knows how to organize a networking event. ”
- Ramon Larry Francisco
  
  Chief Photography Officer
  
  “ I took over 250 photo shots last night and need to go through each photo to do some image enhancements. Hopefully in the next day or two, the photos will be up. Please tag your photos so people can put a name by a face and you will become familiar to the 3,750 plus members. Notice we are growing 300-500 members per month? The benefit of tagging is that you will become well known at NYEBN business functions. Let's connect on LinkedIn http://www.linked... ”
- Khursh Birdie
  
  “ Interesting attendees, great venue. ”
- Lisa V (+2 guests)
  
  “ Great atmosphere and great variety of business professionals. ”
- Eugene
  
  “ It was greatly organized meetup at the great venue. There were a lot of interesting, sharp professionals at the event. Definitely a MUST attend!!! ”
- tim leary
  
  “ Excellent venue, good group. I am happy to see several repeat attendees. Trust takes time to earn. ”
- Marc Lewis (+1 guest)
  
  “ Had a great time, and met some good contacts. ”
- Dvorah Stoll
  
  “ Great space!! Too many announcements..too loud. Not even a pretzel! Would rather pay then to have nothing to munch on ”
- Michael DeJohn
- Mike Podhorzer
- Zach Rose
- michell smith
- Jaime (+1 guest)
- Robert Fuest (+1 guest)
- Melissa Pharr (+2 guests)
- Patricia Sachs (+1 guest)
- Brian R. McLane (+1 guest)
- Laurie Jakobsen
- Gabrielle Sarmiento
- Illiana Portique
- ANTOINETTE M.
- Robert Russo
- John