Member Spotlights

Celebrate National Small Business Week and learn about some of the small businesses in our community

The Bethlehem Central School District offers students the opportunity to participate in work based learning.

Gochee’s Garage Inc. is a family-owned and operated business that has served the Bethlehem community since 1929.

LGC Nutrition specializes in medical nutrition therapy for chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, and hypertension.

Read about Bethlehem’s local independent, women-owned gift shop that focuses on unique hand-made items and the community in which they opened their doors.

Delmar-Bethlehem EMS is a volunteer-led not-for-profit community-based corporation that works in partnership with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office EMS Unit to provide emergency ambulance service for the Town of Bethlehem covering the communities of Delmar, Elsmere, Glenmont, North Bethlehem, Selkirk, Slingerlands, and South Bethlehem.

Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA) is a small woman-owned business that is a national leader in behavioral health and research. 2018 marks their 30th Anniversary – they began back in 1987 with just one research project. Over the years, they have grown both in size and project diversity.

Mad Dog Bicycles is a local bike shop located in Delmar. It started as a small hobby back in 1991 when owner Matt Devlin retrieved his old 1971 Schwinn Collegiate 5-speed that was tucked away in his parents’ basement. At the time Matt was working for a bike shop in the Boston area, and he was able to restore his Schwinn to almost like-new condition!

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps economically disadvantaged youths aged 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training – at no cost to them or to their families.The goal of the center is to educate and train the students in academics, technical trades and interpersonal skills and to place them in well-paying jobs.

Haslam Tree Service, Inc. is located in Slingerlands and has been providing the Town of Bethlehem with reliable, quality service for over 30 years. Growing up, owner Jim Haslam often cut firewood with his father, and he immensely enjoyed the process. He purchased a set of spikes and a climbing belt at a young age and he taught himself how to climb trees – and how to take them down.