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Almanac
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Business New Haven
6/14/99
By: BNH
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Let's Get All the 'Greaters' Together in One Room and Let Them Duke It Out
Leadership Greater New Haven will graduate its 1999 class June 16 at Science Park. A program of the Greater New Haven Leadership Center supported by the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven and New Haven Savings Bank, Leadership Greater New Haven trains and provides support to individuals who seek to play leadership roles in their communities. The 1999 class comprises 23 individuals from the private and public sectors. Information about Leadership Greater New Haven is available by calling 203-782-4314.
Avoid Being Taken
for a Ride
“Telecommute Connecticut!,” a statewide program sponsored by the Department of Transportation, is providing free assistance to employers who seek to establish a telecommuting program. The program provides employers with consultants to develop guidelines, procedures and HR policies, perform teleconnectivity needs analyses and recommend technology solutions, conduct manager and employee training, and assist with creating a pilot program.Increases in worker productivity have been linked with operating cost reductions, improved retention of valued employees leading to reduced training and recruiting costs, and more efficient use of office and parking space. For particulars about the program, call 800-255-7433.
You May Already
Be a Wiener
Last chance to enter the MIT Enterprise Forum of Connecticut's third annual “Connecticut's Best Web Site Contest.” The contest is open to all Connecticut-based businesses, non-profits, government agencies and educational institutions. Registration for the contest is free and can be done at www.mitforumct.org. Entries will be judged based on marketing strategy, creativity in graphics and copy, interactivity, technical innovation and overall relevance. Entry deadline is July 1; contest winners will be announced in the fall.
Water, Water Everywhere
Now here's a business not for the faint-of-heart: On June 22, Survival Systems Training Inc. will unveil a new $2 million aviation and marine safety and survival training center across from Groton-New London Airport. The new facility will house what its owners call “the most advanced aircraft ditching simulator in the world.” The Modular Egress Training Simulator (METS) will show how personnel trained by Survival Systems to successful escape from an aircraft that has crashed into water, submerged and inverted. Survival Systems conducts training for both military personnel and civilians in water emergency and escape procedures, as well as rescue and sea-survival techniques. Bets of all, you helped pay for all this excitement via the “assistance” of the Connecticut Development Authority and the state's Department of Economic & Community Development.
Got Game? Get a Loan
Boston Celtics head coach and Citizens Bank pitchman Rick Pitino was in New Haven June 9 to talk about success, leadership, and even Citizens Bank (the bank of the Boston Celtics - “in the Fleet Center,” Pitino noted). A few tidbits of wisdom: Listen four times as much as you talk. Pressure is our friend, but stress is our enemy. Be “ferociously” persistent. The Celts will “definitely” make the playoffs next season. As for Citizens? “They're nice people,” Pitino allowed. “If you need a loan, they'll give you a loan. If you have bad credit, they'll give you a loan. Of course, it might only be $10.”
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