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Upstate Medical University team awarded funding in SUNY startup summer school
SYRACUSE — Taurus Diagnostics, a startup company at Upstate Medical University, secured funding during the SUNY Startup Summer School (S4) Class of 2021 Demo Day virtual event. Taurus Diagnostics includes Dr. Gennady Bratslavsky and Dr. Thomas Sanford of Upstate Medical University, per an Aug. 11 SUNY news release. A student from Stony Brook University on […]
Genius NY finalists will work to pursue funding at pitch night in October
SYRACUSE — Five companies are now working toward making their final pitch in October for big prize money in the fifth year of the state’s Genius NY program. Empire State Development (ESD) on Aug. 17 announced the five teams selected to take part in round five of the business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden
BV Nails to open new Fairmount location, its third in CNY
CAMILLUS — Crews are at work readying the new Fairmount location of BV Nails & Lounge. BV Nails & Lounge will be going into a corner space at the Fairmount Fair shopping center in the town of Camillus, near the town line with Geddes. The nail salon will be next to the Michaels store and
SBA opens direct-forgiveness portal for Paycheck Protection Program
“The SBA’s new streamlined application portal will simplify forgiveness for millions of our smallest businesses — including many sole proprietors — who used funds from our Paycheck Protection Program loans to survive the pandemic,” SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, said in the July 28 announcement. “The vast majority of businesses waiting for forgiveness have loans
Digital design firm formally opens downtown Ithaca office
ITHACA — CTHDRL — which says it’s a digital design and experience agency focused on the intersection of community, culture, and commerce — has opened a new office in downtown Ithaca. CTHDRL held a ribbon-cutting event with the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) and Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick on July 22 at its new office in
VIEWPOINT: Tips & Resources for Small Businesses on Road to Recovery
Small-business owners in Central New York and across the country are slowly but surely regaining their footing after a uniquely challenging year. According to new research from Bank of America’s 2021 Small Business Owner’s Report, economic confidence and revenue expectations have bounced back significantly since last fall. We found that 60 percent of small businesses nationwide
Red Jug Pub opens Binghamton location, its fourth
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Red Jug Pub recently formally opened its new pub in Binghamton — its fourth location, all in upstate New York. The Red Jug Pub held a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 6 at its new bar at 17 Main St. in Binghamton. The Red Jug
ANCA program uses grant to help small firms recover from pandemic
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — North Country small businesses can sign up for free technical services through the Adirondack North Country Association’s (ANCA) Center for Pandemic Response (CPR). CPR is a new program designed to help businesses “build resilience in the wake of the COVID-19 economic crisis,” ANCA contends. ANCA is an independent, nonprofit corporation that
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