Business Mentors

A Region of Entrepreneurs: A chat with Andrew Farah

The action and optimism of 2013 has provided a great starting point for the year to come. We believe 2014 will continue to build exponentially on all of the entrepreneurial activity of the region. Up Read More

3D Rapid Prototyping Changing, Improving Manufacturing Process

“Faster. Better. Cheaper.” No, this is not the introduction to a “Six Million Dollar Man” episode from the 1970s. It’s the new mantra of today’s manufacturing companies, which are using innovative me Read More

Top Candidates Do Not Equal Top Employees

Your new hire sailed through the interview process. He “wowed” HR, hit it off with the department manager and — based on his stellar résumé — is more than qualified for the position. So why is he fai Read More

Learning to Think Sideways

There was a great running gag on the NBC sitcom “30 Rock,” about a fake TV game show called “Homonym.” The host said a word that has multiple meanings and the contestant tried to guess which definitio Read More

Establish Credit–Worthiness Before You Grow Your Small Business

When evaluating loan prospects, the banks will take a look at the “five C’s (character, capacity, capital, conditions, and collateral), but they also pay a lot of attention to your credit scores. The Read More

A discussion with marketing-management consultant Mike Duda

Upstate New York provides a great environment for entrepreneurial activity. One of the key ingredients to building a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem is mentorship. First-time or inexperienced ent Read More

New DEC Environmental-Audit Policy is Worth Considering

Let’s face it — ensuring environmental compliance can be a daunting task given the proliferation of increasingly complicated regulations. To help the regulated community, in 1995, the U.S. Environment Read More

Ten strategic planning what-ifs for your nonprofit

In the nonprofit sector, the strategic planning and positioning of your organization typically involves a multitude of “What if?” questions or scenarios as well as predicting future trends. I hope you Read More

‘Tis the Season … for tax planning

While it may seem as though you were filing tax returns just yesterday and packing away last year’s records, the time for tax planning for this year-end is now upon us. With a number of significant ch Read More