As many restaurantuers and bar owners know from painful experience, over the past year it has taken 6 to 8 months, sometimes even longer for the New York State Liquor Authority to issue liquor licenses. Finally, the Liquor Authority has a come up with a solution to problem.
On September 11, 2009 the Liquor Authority started a new Self Certification Program. The program allows attorneys filing a retail appplication to certify that the statements and documents provided in the application are true and accurate and that that application meets all statutory requirements. This new self-certification will allow a faster review period because the Liquor Authority will rely on the information provided by the attorney, and thus elminate the need to review each document submitted. Under the Self Certification Program some applications have been processed in as little as two weeks.
Though it is not required that an attorney prepare the retail application, the new program greatly increases the incentives for small businesses to hire an attorney to prepare their liquor licenses.
If your business needs liquor license, please call Coran Ober P.C. at (718) 767-1177.
See the related article in the New York Times:
State Liquor-License Delays Ease
by Glenn Collins
Published: October 27, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/dining/28liquor.html
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts & Friends of the FCI Presents: Starting Your Culinary Business
Alexis Soterakis Esq. of Coran Ober P.C., along will Elena Paul Esq. the executive director of Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts will be presenting the workshop: Staring Your Culinary Business. This workshop provides valuable information about starting a culinary business, including restaurants, bakeries, bars, and catering companies. This class will cover important issues that every start up business person needs to know including: the selection of a business entity, incorporation; financing, branding, licensing (including liquor licenses, cabaret permits, out door seating permits), taxes and regulatory compliance. Proceeds will benefit the Friends of the French Culinary Institute (FCI).
The Friends of the FCI is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable corporation that raises money for scholarships and financial aid to FCI career students based on financial need and ability to complete the program they desire. The organization was founded based on the belief that money should not stand between talented, motivated, deserving students and a first-rate culinary education.
When::
December 8, 2009: 4:30 -7pm
March 9, 2010, 4:30 - 7pm
June 8, 2010, 4:30 - 7pm
September 7, 2010, 4:30 - 7pm
December 7, 2010, 4:30 - 7pm
Where:
VLA, 1 East 53rd Street, NY, NY 10022 (Auditorium)
Registration Fees:
Current FCI Student: $25
FCI Alumni: $50
Other Culinary Professionals: $100
Other: $100
To register, please complete this registration form. All registration fees are non-refundable. For more information, please call Elena M. Paul at 212.319.2787 x17. Class registration is being handled by Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA).
Coran Ober P.C. Senior Associate Alexis Soterakis, in celebration of National Business Women’s Week, will participate in a panel discussion about women and economic equity, WOMENomics: The Economics of Work-Life Balance Forum. The discussion is sponsored by the Business and Professional Women’s Club of Westchester County.
Fellow panelists include Jane Aoyama Martin, Executive Director, Pace Women’s Justice Center and Judith Ramos Meier, NYS Worker’s Compensation Licensed Representative.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
7:00 PM
Buon Amici Italian Restaurant
238 Central Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
Call (914) 935-3254 for Reservations
$40 per person includes dinner and program