The economy on Long Island is unique – with countless small businesses and corporations alike making home here, Long Island is a center of industry with its own unique heartbeat. If you're interested in local business and financial advice specifically for Long Islanders, then make sure to never miss an article in the Business & Finance section.
By Christian Abbatecola November 07, 2012
In the wake of the biggest storm to hit Long Island in many decades, several banks are aiming to ease the transition back to normality.
By Amy Gernon November 06, 2012
Gov. Cuomo announced that homeowners who experienced damage from Hurricane Sandy will not be responsible to pay insurance deductibles.
By Amy Gernon November 02, 2012
Long Islanders have been slammed with another crisis following Hurricane Sandy, a serious gas shortage.
By Amy Gernon October 26, 2012
LIPA announced its decision on Thursday to allow third-party solar leasing on Long Island, which makes the technology, and LIPA-offered incentives, available to many more homeowners.
By Amy Gernon October 23, 2012
Louis Fortunoff, former executive of the Fortunoff department stores, dies at 47 from pancreatic cancer.
By Vickie Moller October 18, 2012
For the past 16 years, Stony Brook University's Long Island High Technology Incubator (LIHTI) has been supporting new technologically-innovative companies by providing them with a variety of resources and services to improve their opportunity for ...
By Cait Russell October 12, 2012
Making sure you have the right hone insurance is the best way to ensure that your house and your assets are adequately protected.
By Christian Abbatecola October 11, 2012
Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese telecommunication giants, are put under heavy fire by a recent report.
By Lauren B. Lev July 18, 2012
A famous and iconic mouse is changing his look to sell more products.
By Lauren B. Lev July 09, 2012
Some of the unexpected places you will find commercial messages.
By Cait Russell June 28, 2012
Causeway Bait & Tackle of Wantagh has been providing the highest quality fishing supplies to Long Island Fishermen for over 60 years.
By Lauren B. Lev May 31, 2012
If you have ever written a television commercial for a contest, created an article for an online magazine as an independent contributor or given your design point of view to an online apparel manufacturer to ...
By Lauren B. Lev May 14, 2012
How brands rely on color for your instant recognition.
By Angela Scannella May 07, 2012
Alot of companies stopped their performance review processes when the economytook a turn for the worse. Now that theeconomy is starting to turn around for the better, it is a good time to starttaking a ...
By coachingforcareers March 16, 2012
Are you out of balance in your career? You know you are when your career is all you think about. You worry constantly about where your career is headed. You believe that you can’t be ...
By Long Island January 12, 2012
A business is only as safe as the tools it uses. One of the best tools a business can use to protect its assets is ...
By Hannah M. January 02, 2012
Though we’re only two days into 2012 it’s smart to get started on keeping your New Year’s resolutions. For roughly the entire month longisland.com will be helping you make progress and stay on track along ...
By Lauren B. Lev November 28, 2011
If you have made it through marketing circles over the last dozen years or so, you have heard of Seth Godin, marketer extraordinaire.
By Lauren B. Lev October 11, 2011
Happy birthday to you, -Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Twitter, Happy birthday to you. (And 42 characters left.)
By Long Island June 29, 2011
I hear it every day. When crude oil prices on Wall Street go up, they shoot like a rocket at the pumps, but when they go down, it trickles to the pumps. Well, I ...