{"id":36087,"date":"2021-04-19T17:48:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=36087"},"modified":"2021-04-20T13:05:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T17:05:16","slug":"business-briefs-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/04\/business-briefs-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Briefs: April 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>NBT Bank<\/b> is hosting a webinar series educating business leaders on the latest information surrounding all facets of addressing cyber threats from awareness to prevention and response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Presenters include NBT Bank director of information security Terra Carnrike-Granata, director of cash management and government banking Margaret Scopelianos, information security manager Andrew Frisbie and NBT Insurance Agency president Tucker Lounsbury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The events are free to attend, and guests may join one or all sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAre You Covered? Proactive Controls You Need Now\u201d will be held on Friday, April 23. It will outline how to integrate cyber liability insurance into your cybersecurity program while also leveraging banking controls to protect financial assets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> \u201cAfter A Breach: Effective Incident Response on Friday,\u201d will be held April 30. The team will share the fundamentals of incident response planning, and tips on how to respond to a ransomware attack or an email account takeover in Microsoft 365.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cCybercrime Survivors: Stories &amp; Lessons Learned\u201d is schedule for Friday, May 7, and will feature a virtual roundtable hosted by all four of our presenters. The team will discuss valuable lessons from actual cyber-attacks, as well as answer questions submitted on topics from cybersecurity to cash management and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To register, visit www.nbtbank.com\/CybersecurityRSVP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> * * *<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ferraro, Amodio &amp; Zarecki, CPAs<\/b>, a forensic accounting, business valuation and business advisory firm and Hudson Forensic Solutions, a boutique forensic firm, have announce a merger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The union, designed to provide the Hudson Valley with expanded services in business valuations, fraud and financial investigations, economic damage analysis, litigation support, expert testimony, as well as business growth consulting, exit planning and investment banking services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a result of the merger, FAZ, based in Saratoga Springs, now also operates out of White Plains, covering Westchester County and the entire Hudson Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more-->\u201cCombining with John Loughren and Hudson Forensic Solutions gives us a wider geographic reach, expanded resources and proven expertise for enhanced performance on our business valuation, forensic accounting and business advisory engagements,\u201d FAZ partner Stephen Ferraro said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are excited to have joined forces with FAZ to bring premier forensic accounting, business valuation, growth consulting and exit planning services to our Hudson Valley clients, COIs and referral sources,\u201d HFS Managing Partner John Loughren said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">FAZ is a forensic accounting, business valuation and business advisory firm committed to serving attorneys, claims professionals, business owners and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> * * *<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Fingerpaint<\/b>, a health and wellness marketing agency based in Saratoga Springs, has executed a strategic investment in Leaderboard Branding, a global naming and branding business headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., to grow its portfolio of companies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Details of the transaction were not disclosed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The investment in Leaderboard Branding is expected to increase Fingerpaint\u2019s global reach and expand services to better support clients in earlier stages of the commercialization process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As part of the transaction, Brannon Cashion, a managing partner at Leaderboard Branding, will join Fingerpaint\u2019s operating board. He brings over two decades of leadership experience in the global healthcare naming and strategic branding space. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Leaderboard Branding joins Fingerpaint companies 1798, a market access and commercialization firm that specializes in healthcare consulting services including patient and provider access services, financial impact analysis and analytics, competitive intelligence, and pull-through solutions; and Photo 51, a consultancy focused solely on advanced therapeutics, such as gene and cell therapies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> * * *<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Mom\u2019s Choice Awards has named <b>Lucky\u2019s Adventures Children\u2019s Book Series<\/b> as among the best in family-friendly media, products and services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The MCA evaluation process uses a propriety methodology in which entries are scored on a number of elements including production quality, design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal, and cost. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are thrilled to earn the Mom\u2019s Choice Awards Honoring Excellence Gold Seal of Approval,\u201d said author Elizabeth Macy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To be considered for an award, each entrant submits five identical samples for review. Entries are matched to evaluators in the MCA database. Evaluators are bound by a strict code of ethics not only to ensure objectivity, but also to ensure that the evaluation is free from manufacturer influence. The five evaluations are submitted to the MCA Executive Committee for final review and approval. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With the evaluation now complete, the review samples of Lucky\u2019s Adventures Books will be donated to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Macy has written three children\u2019s picture books in the series, inspired by the true story of when her dog, Lucky, was lost in Saratoga for four days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Visit www.LuckysAdventures.net for additional information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> * * *<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <b>Saratoga Automobile Museum<\/b> hosted a\u00a0successful Brooks\u2019 BBQ fundraising event on April 6 to benefit the museum\u2019s\u00a0educational and exhibit\u00a0programming. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The fundraiser also benefited Shelters\u00a0of Saratoga, Inc., the Franklin Community Center, Inc., the Spa Park State Park\u00a0Police, and the Saratoga Springs police and fire departments, with nearly 500\u00a0donated dinners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The dinners were donated from museum board members and the\u00a0community at large. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn the\u00a0midst of the pandemic we received an incredible amount of support from the\u00a0community,\u201d said Carly Connors, executive director. \u201cWe wanted to pay that\u00a0support and kindness forward by donating dinners to\u00a0local organizations that\u00a0are helping people of our community. .\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The\u00a0Museum will be hosting another Brooks\u2019 BBQ fundraiser on Friday, June 18, in\u00a0conjunction with the Antique Automobile Club of America\u2019s (AACA) regional meet\u00a0in the Saratoga Spa State Park. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For more\u00a0information about the Museum, visit\u00a0saratogaautomuseum.org.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBT Bank is hosting a webinar series educating business leaders on the latest information surrounding all facets of addressing cyber threats from awareness to prevention and response. 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