Always Be Closing

​Always Be Closing is nextNYC’s revenue and sales focused event. It’s an opportunity to connect startups with top NYC companies and organizations who can serve as potential customers. After all, that’s why so many startups decided to locate their businesses in this city!

We gather key decision makers in specific business areas who have shared their challenges and opportunities to run their businesses better. Startups will apply to get the opportunity to pitch their products and solutions in-person.

​SIM NY is the New York chapter of the world’s premier non-profit association for technology executives. We exist to empower today's leaders and inspire tomorrow's. SIM members collectively have decision making authority and influence over $ hundreds of billions in annual technology spending and oversee the work of hundreds of thousands of technology professionals around the world.

​Looking to pitch? Apply here.

​Panelists

​Rob Galvin, CTO at The Port Authority of NY & NJ

​Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains the airports, rail, bridges and tunnels between the two states, as well as seaport facilities, and the 16-acre World Trade Center site. PANYNJ has 10,000 employees and a $9.4 B annual budget.

​Connie Mui-Reilly, CIO at Douglas Elliman

​Douglas Elliman is one of the nation's largest independent residential real estate brokerages, offering a variety of services, including: residential real estate brokerage, commercial real estate, property management, title and escrow, and development marketing. Douglas Elliman was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company has over 7,000 agents and 113 offices across the country.

​We are grateful to our sponsor Withum for supporting this event and nextNYC as a whole. The startup and emerging growth marketplace has a multitude of unique challenges, and Withum is here to help. They have a variety of services focused on the start-up community and its founding members and management, including:

​Qualified Small Business Stock consultations
Federal, state and international tax planning and compliance
Corporate and sales tax nexus analysis
Tax incentives and credits

​This event is hosted by nextNYC. To learn more about nextNYC and/or sign up for their newsletter, visit http://next.nyc