Performance. Collaboration. Versatility. Communication.

Influence CNY, LLC provides expertise to municipalities, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations with identifying grants, strategies and solutions in helping you finance priority projects with grant funding from public and private sources as well as bank financing.  Influence’s tenets are rooted in Performance, Collaboration,  Versatility, and Communication.

For municipalities
Influence can help your local government with leading the development of community & economic development initiatives, funding source identification, grant application preparation, and administration of funds including compliance reporting requirements.  The principal has proven successes with funding in New York State to include but not limited to grant awards through the NYS Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) and the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI).  In leading Influence, I am focused and committed in helping your municipality to further new services and projects for your residents in improving the quality of life.

For businesses, start-ups
Influence can help your dreams become reality in creating your own business in guiding business plan development based on economic realities and identify funding opportunities to reduce your risk.  Influence can assist established businesses looking to expand with gap funding analysis and identify opportunities to obtain financial assistance to induce project completion.  In leading Influence, I am focused and committed in helping your business identify and obtain funding for your priority projects.

For organizations
Influence can help you improve your organization’s effectiveness in developing a Strategic Investment Plan to concisely show to potential funders, investors, and donors in moving strategically to an even more successful future. In leading Influence, I am focused and committed in helping your organization improve its overall effectiveness to better realize your mission.

The principal of Influence CNY, LLC has proven track record of successfully obtaining external funding in different professional capacities in the areas of Real Estate Development, Planning and Engagement which over the past 12 years have cultivated public and private partnerships to secure over $200 million in capital funding by leveraging awarded grant funding from federal, state and local agencies.