Sachem Patch Business Notebook, August 1

As local businesses continue to report impressive progress, aspiring entrepreneurs get a chance to follow in their footsteps. Here's a look at what's happened lately:

Seventh Annual Building Business in Brookhaven Event: The Brookhaven Business Advisory Council will be hosting their 7^th annual Building Business in Brookhaven Event at Brookhaven Town Hall on Tuesday, September 27. The event will be a networking opportunity and business trade show for current and aspiring business owners, who will have a chance to meet with representatives from the NYS Small Business Development Center, Small Business Administration, Brookhaven Town, and various other businesses from across the community.

There will be free general admission and food provided compliments of Brookhaven restaurants. Supervisor Mark Lesko and Congressman Tim Bishop will be making welcoming remarks for the event.

To arrange for table or food sponsorships, register, or for more information contact the Brookhaven Town Economic Development Office at 631-451-6563 or email sbac@brookhaven.org.

Lakeland Industries Announces First Purchase Order from Brazilian Navy: Last week Lakeland Industries, Inc. of Ronkonkoma received its first purchase order from the Brazilian Navy valued at $500,000 net of VAT taxes, according to Marketwire. The order was made under a contract between the two parties signed in December 2010 with a maximum value of $5 million net of VAT taxes, one of the largest contracts that Lakeland has ever been a part of. The contract specifically applies to fire resistant coveralls for use in naval combat and exercises.

VAI Partners with ADP and Upgrades S2K Sales Force Software: Vormittag Associates, Inc. (VAI) recently announced its new partnership with Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP). According to Marketwire, the deal enables VAI’s customers to use the company’s S2K Enterprise Software to access ADP's Sales and Use Tax System.

This system has helped VAI to meet its need for both automated sales management and effective tax table usage through a product taxability matrix to calculate the sales tax for both the United States and Canada.

On August 24 at 2 p.m., VAI will be hosting a free webinar entitled “Automate sales tax compliance with ADP's Sales & Use Tax System" to further explain the partnership and how it can help customers and sales teams reduce small-scale errors and save both time and money.

VAI has also announced the launch of its enhanced S2K Sales Force software, which has been reworked to maximize collaboration between VAI’s sales teams and provide better customer service through a variety of new social capabilities.

The S2K Sales Force is one of VAI’s S2K Enterprise Software solutions, which allow the award-winning software developer and IBM Premier Business Partner to provide clients with a cost-effective business system in a midrange market.

Have business news for this notebook or a story idea? Email Sachem Patch editor Chris Vaccaro at Chris@Patch.com, or Patch contributor Erin Rafferty at Erin.R.Rafferty@gmail.com.