Small Business Success Story - Blue Sky Landscaping Services
Each year the New York Small Business Development Center recognizes outstanding small businesses in a variety of ways. This Success Story from the Queens-York SBDC appears in our 2015 Annual Report . Joanne McNeil Blue Sky Landscaping Services Queens-York SBDC Blue Sky Landscaping Services, Inc. was started in March 1998 to provide landscape design, installation and maintenance. The woman-owned small business located in Howard Beach in Queens, was forced to close in October 2012 when Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New York City and devastated the business and the neighborhood. In November 2012, Joanne initially talked to York SBDC Advisor Brian Yeung at the Disaster Relief for Small Business Forum held at the Resorts World Casino. More than anything else, Joanne McNeil, Blue Sky’s owner, needed financial assistance to reopen her business, and she was seeking funds for renovation, equipment, and working capital. The hurricane had destr...