Exhibit 10.6

                                    AGREEMENT

      AGREEMENT,  effective  as of  the  15th  day  of  October,  2003,  between
BRANDPARTNERS  GROUP, INC., a Delaware  Corporation (the "Company"),  located at
777  Third  Avenue,   New  York,  New  York  10017,   and  ANTHONY  J.  CATALDO,
___________________ (social security number __________) ("Cataldo").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

      WHEREAS, THE Company desires to appoint Cataldo as Non-Executive  Chairman
of the  Company  pursuant  hereto and Cataldo is  agreeable  to  providing  such
services.

            NOW  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and the mutual
            promises set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      1.  Cataldo  shall  serve as  Non-Executive  Chairman  of the  Company and
provide advice on general corporate matters, particularly related to shareholder
relations,  assisting  the  Company  with  respect to  raising  equity and other
funding for the Company,  and other projects as may be assigned by the Company's
Board of  Directors  on an as  needed  basis for a term of one (1) year from the
effective date of this Agreement.

      2. The Company  shall be entitled to  Cataldo's  services  for  reasonable
times,  and upon Cataldo's  availability  during times that do not conflict with
Cataldo's  work on  behalf  of other  public  companies,  so long as there is no
conflict  of  interest  with the  business  of the  Company,  and to the  extent
requested  by,  and  subject to the  direction  of the Board of  Directors.  The
Company  acknowledges  that  Cataldo  serves as Chairman of the Board of Calypte
Biomedical Corporation.

      3. Cataldo shall  provide  Company with periodic  reports  concerning  the
status of various projects assigned to Cataldo.
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      4. Reasonable travel and other expenses necessarily incurred by Cataldo to
render such services shall be reimbursed by the Company promptly upon receipt of
proper  statements,  including  appropriate  documentation,  with  regard to the
nature and amount of those expenses.  Those statements shall be furnished to the
Company  monthly at the end of each calendar  month during the term hereof.  The
Company  shall pay expenses  within five (5)  business  days of the receipt of a
request with appropriate documentation.

      5. In consideration  for the services to be performed by Cataldo,  Cataldo
will  receive the sum of $30,000 per month,  and  3,000,000  options to purchase
3,000,000  shares  of common  stock  for a period of five (5) years as  follows:
1,500,000  options at $.20 per share,  and  1,500,000  options at $.30 per share
with cost-free piggy back registration  rights. The options will be fully vested
as of the  effective  date of this  Agreement  and  exercisable  as provided for
herein.

      6.  Neither  this  agreement  nor any  duties or  obligations  under  this
agreement may be assigned by Cataldo  without the prior  written  consent of the
Company.

      7. The within Agreement has been approved by the Board of the Company, and
Cataldo,  as Chairman of the Board, has not participated in any discussions with
the Board,  and recused  himself  from any Board vote on the  approval  for said
Agreement.

      8. Any notices to be given  hereunder  by either party to the other may be
given  either  by  personal  delivery  in  writing  or by  mail,  registered  or
certified,  postage prepaid with return receipt requested.  Mailed notices shall
be  addressed  to the parties at the  addressed  appearing  in the  introductory
paragraph  of this  agreement,  but each party may change the address by written
notice in accordance with the paragraph.  Notices  delivered  personally will be
deemed  communicated  as of  actual  receipt;  mailed  notices  will  be  deemed
communicated as of two days after mailing.


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      9.  This  agreement  supersedes  any and all  agreements,  either  oral or
written, between the parties hereto with respect to the rendering of services by
Cataldo for the Company and contains all the  covenants and  agreements  between
the  parties  with  respect  to the  rendering  of such  services  in any manner
whatsoever.  Each party to this agreement  acknowledges that no representations,
inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any
party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party,  which are not embodied  herein,
and that no  other  agreement,  statement,  or  promise  not  contained  in this
agreement shall be valid or binding.  Any modification of this agreement will be
effective only if it is in writing signed by the party to be charged.

      10. This  agreement  will be governed by and construed in accordance  with
the laws of the  State of New York,  without  regard  to its  conflicts  of laws
provisions;  and the parties  agree that the proper venue for the  resolution of
any disputes hereunder shall be New York County, New York.

      11. For purposes of this  Agreement,  Intellectual  Property will mean (i)
works,  ideas,  discoveries,  or inventions  eligible for copyright,  trademark,
patent or trade secret  protection;  and (ii) any applications for trademarks or
patents, issued trademarks or patents, or copyright registrations regarding such
items.  Any items of  Intellectual  Property  discovered or developed by Cataldo
during the term of this Agreement  will be the property of the Cataldo,  subject
to the  irrevocable  right  and  license  of the  Company  to make,  use or sell
products  and  services  derived  from or  incorporating  any such  Intellectual
Property without payment of royalties. Such rights and license will be exclusive
during the term of this  Agreement,  and any extensions or renewals of it. After
termination of this Agreement, such rights and license will be nonexclusive, but
will remain  royalty-free.  Notwithstanding  the  preceding,  the textual and/or
graphic content of materials created by Cataldo under this Agreement (as opposed
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such  materials) will be, and hereby are, deemed to be "works made for hire" and
will be the exclusive property of the Company. Each party agrees to execute such
documents as may be necessary to perfect and preserve the rights of either party
with respect to such Intellectual Property.

      12. The written,  printed,  graphic, or electronically  recorded materials
furnished by the Company for use by Cataldo are Proprietary  Information and are
the  property  of the  Company.  Proprietary  Information  includes,  but is not
limited to, product specifications and/or designs, pricing information, specific
customer requirements, customer and potential customer lists, and information on
Company's employees,  agent, or divisions.  Cataldo shall maintain in confidence
and shall not,  directly or indirectly,  disclose or use, either during or after
the  term  of  this  agreement,   any  Proprietary   Information,   confidential
information,  or know-how belonging to the Company, whether or not is in written
form,  except to the extent  necessary to perform services under this agreement.
On  termination of Cataldo's  services to the Company,  or at the request of the
Company before termination, Cataldo shall deliver to the Company all material in
Cataldo's possession relating to the Company's business.

      13.  The  obligations   regarding   Proprietary   Information   extend  to
information  belonging to  customers  and  suppliers of the Company  about which
Cataldo may have gained knowledge as a result of performing services hereunder.

      14. Cataldo shall not,  during the term of this agreement and for a period
of one  year  immediately  after  the  termination  of  this  agreement,  or any
extension of it, either directly or indirectly (a) for purposes competitive with
the products or services currently offered by the Company,  call on, solicit, or
take away any of the  Company's  customers  or  potential  customers  about whom
Cataldo became aware as a result of Cataldo's services to the Company hereunder,
either for  Cataldo or for any other  person or entity,  or (b)  solicit


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or take away or attempt to solicit or take away any of the  Company's  employees
or consultants either for Cataldo or for any other person or entity.

      15. The Company will  indemnify and hold harmless  Cataldo from any claims
or damages related to statements  prepared by or made by Cataldo that are either
approved in advance by the Company,  the Board or entirely  based on information
provided by the Company.

                                        Company:

                                        BRANDPARTNERS GROUP, INC.

                                  By:   /s/  James F. Brooks
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                                        /s/ Anthony J. Cataldo
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                                        Anthony J. Cataldo


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