Our Clients
The Businesses We Have Helped Grow
@Karlssonwilker
Here's just a small sampling of the clients we've helped grow over the years.
Karlssonwilker
Karlssonwilker is the award winning design studio led by Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker. For the past two decades, Karlssonwilker has been commissioned for numerous integrated campaigns encompassing the development of brand identities and systems, editorial and print design, environmental design/signage/wayfinding, packaging design, digital design and motion art, as well as design strategy and concept direction.Karlssonwilker is committed to upholding the highest design standards in the industry and enriching the design community by offering creative workshops, lecturing at conferences and serving as judges at distinguished design competitions around the world.
Chez Oskar Restaurant
When Chez Oskar opened in 1998, a culinary bohemia exploded on the back streets of Brooklyn. Inspired by New York's Harlem Renaissance and the neighborhood bistros of Paris, Oskar is a culinary counterculture to Manhattan's sterile eateries, cranking out fine French cuisine jazzed up by Brooklyn's cultural diversity. With 'El grand Chefe' Octavio Simancas' superb cooking (he's almost Français) Angelique Calmet's fine touch from service to brave wine selections (now She really really is French), and owner/artist Charlotta Janssen's severely colorful touch (slightly French due to Napoleon's army invading Bohemia) and a staff from all over 'le monde' to make you feel at home where ever you may be from, we dare to call ourselves: Le Funky French Bistro de Brooklyn.
Wheated Brooklyn
Wheated pizzeria opened July 2013, offering pizza, cocktails, wine and beer. It has a focused menu of a dozen or so pies, each named after a Brooklyn neighborhood, though the owner says the pizzas’ names don’t necessarily correlate with their ingredients. The owners, Kim McAdams and David Sheridan have varied, extensive work experience in graphic design, management, supervision and marketing. They decided to establish a one of a kind pizzeria in which they offer fantastic ambiance and “Brooklyn-Neapolitan” style pizza. BICNY provided this husband and wife a $489,650 loan, with a total project cost of $1,399,000. This made it possible for them to purchase an existing mixed-use building and have it undergo leasehold improvements for the new pizza restaurant and bar. Wheated has had incredible success and as a result has become one of the go to Brooklyn pizzerias. Because of its outstanding food and service Wheated can be found on multiple publications, including articles in New York Magazine and popular eatery websites such as Serious Eats
Diedra Moore
Deidra Moore received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Lehman College in 1990. Her interest in law led her to apply and receive her Juris Doctorate from the CUNY School of Law in 1999. In 2003, she received the Public Fellowship Award from the New York County Lawyers Association. Ms. Moore opened her law practice in 2004 where she primarily works on Guardianships, Trust & Estates, Medical Malpractice and Matrimonial cases. Ms. Moore borrowed $128,000 through BIC, with a total project cost of $320,000. She used her SBA 504 Loan to purchase and renovate a commercial condo located at 1600 Parkview Avenue in The Bronx. This 800 square foot office space providers her clients with an office space that meet their needs as well of those of Ms. Moore. In addition, Ms. Moore serves the community as a member and former officer of the Black Bar Association of Bronx County, The Bronx County Bar Association, and the New York County Lawyers’ Association.