Business Mentors

VIEWPOINT: Where Businesses Should Focus this Year to Recapture Sales

Suggested tools that will make the biggest impact With COVID-19 behind us, it’s time to refocus on our pre-pandemic priorities. For most of us, that’s back to the old grind: finding ways to generate Read More

VIEWPOINT: Rome’s development moves forward

There is no question the last year and a half has been a test of our strength and resolve to ever-changing New York State health, business, and lifestyle virus-mitigation measures. Now, we are finally Read More

VIEWPOINT: Mohawk Valley employers must support the next generation of professionals

The Mohawk Valley is undergoing an expansion that is remarkable in many ways — not least of which is the fact that the nation is just emerging from the historical upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pande Read More

Maintaining the Mohawk Valley’s Economic-Development Momentum

This year stands in stark contrast to 2020 and indicates not only our region’s recovery from COVID, but also reinforces our renewed optimism about the Mohawk Valley’s community and economic outlook. Read More

VIEWPOINT: Innovation Provides the Path Forward for Recovery

The economy is ramping up — great news for everyone, especially those in industries that have been hit hard by the pandemic. Still, as our recovery kicks into its next phase, the big questions remain Read More

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Skaneateles Artisans: Creatively pivoting through COVID

SKANEATELES — During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic last holiday season, Skaneateles Artisans owner Teresa Vitale found herself in a similar position to many other retail brick-and-mortar business owners. Read More

VIEWPOINT: Mobile and Community-based Businesses are the Future

Communities across the world, including here in Central New York, watched health systems be strained and pushed to the limit over the past year. As much as this was a tragedy, it was also a learning o Read More