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CrossFit Exagora formally opens near Oriskany
ORISKANY — A new specialty fitness gym, called CrossFit Exagora, has formally opened near Oriskany. CrossFit Exagora held a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Nov. 18 at the firm’s site at 5994 Judd Road in the town of Whitestown, according to a chamber announcement. The business also hosted a […]
How Businesses Can Make the Most of their Stakeholder World
Businesses often consider it a top goal to provide value to their shareholders, but these days it may be just as important to concentrate on producing value for “stakeholders.” Companies have a plethora of stakeholders, such as customers, employees, suppliers, and local communities, among others; the sum total of which represents a business’s stakeholder world.
Organizational Change Made Easy: Give Them a Better Option
One of the most pervasive “truths” about organizational change is what change is hard. It’s “common knowledge” that people resist change. We all “understand” that change is difficult, change is slow, and change initiatives often fail. We have ample evidence to believe this so. There are estimates that upward of 70 percent of all large-scale
Sustainable Entrepreneurs and their Ventures
It is a recognized driver of innovation providing enormous opportunity for business. Consultancies such as McKinsey and large corporations like Target have created successful whole divisions related to it. Colleges and universities are offering more programs and degrees to meet the demand for it. Investors are investing in it, and consumers are demanding more of
40 under FORTY awards event draws crowd of 420
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 420 people attended the 40 under FORTY awards luncheon on Wednesday at the Oncenter in Syracuse, spotlighting 40 young professionals
CrossFit Exagora to formally open near Oriskany on Friday
ORISKANY, N.Y. — A new specialty fitness gym, called CrossFit Exagora, will formally open this Friday near Oriskany. CrossFit Exagora will hold a ribbon-cutting event
CNY Executive: A chat with Eric Hinman, a serial Syracuse entrepreneur
In this issue, I speak with Eric Hitman, a serial entrepreneur and competive endurance athlete. His passion for health and wellness led him to co-found two Syracuse–based businesses — Urban Life Athletics (a CrossFit gym, indoor cycling studio, and high-intensity training studio) and Original Grain (a healthy, fast-casual restaurant). Hinman is also an investor in
Local entrepreneurs graduate from the SBA’s Emerging Leaders program
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) honored the latest graduates of its Emerging Leaders program in a graduation ceremony held Nov. 2. The SBA recognized the 17 local entrepreneurs at an event held at the Gateway Center on the campus of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Robert Half survey: small-business workers are the happiest
Employees at companies in the U.S. and Canada are “generally happy” people and those working at small businesses are the happiest of all. That’s according to a “major” research study that Robert Half and London–based Happiness Works released Oct. 27 that addresses the question of what drives people to be happy — or unhappy — at
Money names KeyBank “best” for startups
The magazine Money has named KeyBank the “Best Bank for Startups” in its 2016-17 list of best banks. KeyBank, which is a major player in the Central New York banking market, won the honor in recognition of its business-reward checking, a non-interest-bearing account that rewards clients with exclusive discounts on products and services, the banking company said
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