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Ain Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Rochester
The Ain Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Rochester is an interdisciplinary center that educates the University and Rochester communities on developing and applying an entrepreneurial mindset via training programs and other offerings.
Akron Chamber of Commerce
Our mission is to support the businesses, organizations and passions of individuals in the community.
Alden Chamber of Commerce
The Alden Chamber of Commerce was organized to actively support business, industry, institutions, organizations and individuals in an effort to enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Village and Town of Alden.
Amherst Chamber of Commerce
It is the mission of the Amherst Chamber to nurture a strong economic environment, while providing members the tools to ensure their success. A collaborative organization, headquartered in Amherst, services all of WNY.
Amherst Industrial Development Agency (AIDA)
Authorizes industrial revenue bonds for eligible industrial and commercial projects in the Town of Amherst.
Association of Erie County Governments (AECG)
Networking group of local elected officials in Erie County
Black-owned Business (BOB) Rochester
Black-owned Business (BOB) Rochester is a community-driven marketing and promotions resource serving Greater Rochester (NY) area BOBs. BOB Rochester was created to empower Black enterprises, public service organizations, affinity groups, and associations.
Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority
Serves as an integral link between the U.S. and Canada for the import/export of commercial goods and raw materials
Buffalo Convention Center (BCC)
Versatile site for conventions and trade shows. Has 64,410 sq. ft. of exhibit space.
Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance (BNMA)
This is the region’s largest business organization with over 3,200 members. The partnership is engaged in business advocacy, business development and business services for the benefit of its members. It publishes the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s Membership Directory and Destination Buffalo Niagara.
Buffalo Place, Inc.
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the economic health and quality of life in the downtown business district. Actively promotes the downtown business district.
Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC)
BUDC serves to create a dynamic and responsive project development process and team, capable of meeting the special needs and challenges associated with urban and high impact project area development.
Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) - Housing Office
The Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) is a public benefit corporation that was formed by an act of New York State Legislature in 1966. Its corporate purpose includes the general planning and operation of various urban renewal programs designed to prevent or eliminate blight and deterioration in the City of Buffalo.
Yvonne McCray
Phone: (716) 851-5035
65 Niagara Square
Room 920, City Hall
Buffalo, NY 14202
Buffalo World Trade Association
A networking group to promote good will and trade between the area and the rest of the world.
Business Council of New York State, Inc.
Private sector lobbying group for New York State businesses.
Business Insight Center
Get the competitive edge you need. No matter how big or small your enterprise is, we are here to help. Our market research services don’t just save your company time and money, we can also identify potential customers to help increase your bottom line.
Business Services Department
Business services include, but are not limited to the following: employee recruitment and screening, customized training program development, on-the-job training services, specialized assistance for start-ups and expansions and tax credit assistance.
Christina M. Lopez
Phone: (716) 819-9845 Ext: 107
Website
726 Exchange Street
Suite 630
Buffalo, NY 14210
Canadian Consulate General
The consulate has offices that handle tourism, immigration, and public affairs. Facilitates trade from Canada into the United States.
Canisius College Center for Professional Development
Utilizes resources for company consultation, training, research, and educational needs necessary to train an effective workforce.
Canisius College Women's Business Center
Uses faculty, local entrepreneurs and professional experts to enhance the growth of new and established businesses by offering programs, workshops, and individual coaching.
Carlson Center for Intellectual Property
The Carlson Center for Intellectual Property assists with prior art searches and filing for patents, trademarks, and copyright.
Center for Urban Entrepreneurship
CUE provides entrepreneurs with (complimentary) consulting services, workshops, programming, referrals to partnering organizations, and co-working space whether you are in the ideas phase or have been in business for several years.
Center for Urban Studies (CUS)
CUS is a research, planning, and development institute dedicated to eliminating inequality and injustice through the development neighborhood regeneration projects.
Certified Workplace Ready
Certified Workplace Ready™(CWR) is a program focused on improving social-emotional skills and responsible decision-making for those new(er) to the workplace.
Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce
Kristina Groff
Phone: (716) 684-5838
Website
2875 Union Road
AppleTree Business Park
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
City of Buffalo
Gerald Chwalinski
Phone: (716) 851-5434
Website
65 Niagara Square
Room 201, City Hall
Buffalo, NY 14202
City of Rochester Business Development Division
Assistance to city businesses creating new jobs while retaining existing ones, and increasing investment within the city of Rochester.
Clarence Industrial Development Agency
Authorizes industrial revenue bonds for eligible industrial and commercial projects in the Town of Clarence.
Concord Industrial Development Agency
Authorizes industrial revenue bonds for eligible industrial and commercial projects in the Town of Concord.
Conscious Capitalism ROC
A learning community of purpose-driven organizations focused on the flourishing of all stakeholders.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County provides research-based information and educational programming to ensure the vitality of agriculture, strengthen families, promote health and well-being, responsibly improve home and community landscapes, and enhance our natural environment. Main areas of outreach include: Nutrition, 4-H ,Youth & Family Development, Horticulture, Agriculture, Urban Agriculture, Gardening, Natural Resources.
County Clerk's Office
The County Clerk’s Office is responsible for recording, filing, and maintaining a central repository of legal documents and records, including: property titles, land and real estate transactions, and transactions related to corporate filings, assumed names, and Supreme Court and County Court papers. The Office also issues driving, hunting, and fishing licenses as an agent for the State.
Digital Main Street / Letchworth Gateway Villages
Digital Main Street is a program that helps main street businesses achieve digital transformation through online learning, structured training programs, and one-on-one coaching support to help main street businesses grow and manage their operations through technology.
D’Youville College
Lorrie Clemo
Phone: (716) 829-8000
Website
320 Porter Avenue
One D'Youville Square
Buffalo, NY 14201
ECC Employment and Training Center
Offers job seekers access to a wide array of job training, education and employment services all under one roof. Services include, but are not limited to the following: career counseling, resume development, interviewing assistance, job training, classroom instruction and job referral and placement.
Eden Economic Development, Town of
Provides assistance to existing and new businesses interested in locating in the Town of Eden.
Empire State College
Mitchell Nesler
Phone: (716) 686-7800
Website
2875 Union Road
Niagara Frontier Center
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC)
The ECHDC is a subsidiary agency of Empire State Development (ESD). Its vision is to revitalize WNY’s waterfront and restore economic growth to Buffalo, based on the region’s legacy of pride, urban significance and natural beauty.
Erie County Department of Mental Health
Michael R. Ranney, CRC-R, LMHC
Phone: (716) 858-8527
Website
478 Main Street
Suite 2
Buffalo, NY 14202
Erie County Water Authority (ECWA)
Is a public benefit corporation formed in 1953 to provide potable water supplies to the residents of WNY. The Authority was created to finance, construct, operate and maintain a water supply and distribution system to benefit the residents of Erie County.
Evans Community Development, Town of
Provides assistance to existing and new businesses interested in locating in the Town of Evans.
Genesee County EDC
START Up Genesee
Batavia Incubator
7 shovel ready sites at www.gcedc.com
Grants Resource Center
If you are a nonprofit, the Grants Resource Center can help provide you with resources for grants. We have access to the in house Foundation Directory Online Professional. ( a database which includes detailed profiles of foundations, and recent grants awarded.
Greater Buffalo Building Owners & Mgs. Assoc. (BOMA)
A non-profit trade association of over 110 property professionals within the commercial real estate industry. Offers Real Property Administrator (RPA) Programs. In representing its members and the business community to local and State officials, BOMA speaks as an industry-wide voice providing a more powerful and dynamic representation.
Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC)
Buffalo – Niagara Falls area metropolitan planning organization responsible for transportation studies, planning, and programming of federal transportation funds in Erie and Niagara Counties.
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is the voice for business across our nine-county region, including Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates counties. We provide a one-stop source for information, advocacy, human resource services, and networking to help employers grow their businesses, their dreams, and our economy.
Greater Rochester Enterprise
Greater Rochester Enterprise (GRE) will connect you to the right people and the right resources to expand your company in the Rochester region.
A talented workforce, exceptional quality of life, and proximity to major markets without major market costs make the Greater Rochester, NY region the right place for any business looking to grow. Here are helpful resources available throughout our nine-county region.
Greater Works Collaborative Inc.
GWC, Inc. is a Black-owned not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to “provide rehabilitative, supportive, and collaborative services for individuals who are affected by involvement with the criminal justice systems.”
Hello Alice
Whether you’ve owned a business for years or you just had a brilliant idea in the shower, Hello Alice is here to help you start and grow your company. Hello Alice works by matching you with opportunities, resources, and funding locally and online, that will help you start and grow a business.
Ibero Business Center
IBC provides business financing and bilingual business training for minority and women-owned enterprises since 1979.
International Agri-Center
Versatile site for conventions and trade shows. Has 47,500 square feet of exhibit space.
Invest Buffalo Niagara (IBN)
Thomas A. Kucharski
Phone: (716) 842-1330 Ext: 452
Website
257 W. Genesee Street
Suite 600
Buffalo, NY 14202
JustCause (formerly Volunteer Legal Services Project)
JustCause established the Micro Entrepreneurship and the Not For Profit Pro Bono Project to provide legal assistance to low-income entrepreneurs that cannot afford legal services, and who wish to start or develop a business or community organization.
Kiva Rochester
The Kiva Rochester program provides zero percent interest crowdfunded loans to help small business owners and entrepreneurs launch or grow their businesses.
Lancaster Industrial Development Agency (LIDA)
Authorizes industrial revenue bonds for eligible industrial and commercial projects in Lancaster (town).
Launch NY
Launch NY is a nonprofit venture development organization that supports high-growth potential companies to drive significant economic impact and jobs for our region. Launch NY offers high-quality pro bono business mentoring and access to seed funding for investment-ready new businesses.
Mayor's Office of Community Wealth Building
The mission of the Office of Community Wealth Building (OCWB) is to facilitate cross-sector collaboration between government, non-profits, the private sector, anchor institutions, and the community, with the goal of advancing community wealth building policies, programs, initiatives, and systems throughout the Rochester community. The Office works to foster economic equity by serving the diverse needs of residents and small businesses in a culturally congruent and sustainable way.
MCC Economic & Workforce Development Center
Through extensive research of local labor market intelligence, the Economic and Workforce Development Center is driven by the MCC division of Economic Development and Innovative Workforce Services.
Metro Cowork
Metro Cowork is a group of coworking spaces throughout Monroe County and Ontario County that are focused on creating a sense of community and collaboration for small business owners.
Monroe County Department of Planning and Development
The Monroe County Planning and Development Department provides and coordinates a broad range of programs focusing on job retention and creation, employment and training services, land use planning and resource conservation as well as housing and neighborhood preservation.
Monroe County Finger Lakes Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
The MCFL PTAC provides free government contracting counseling to all businesses in the Finger Lakes Region.
National Fuel
Delivers natural gas to all areas of Erie County and most of Western New York. Provides technical assistance for equipment applications, and energy conservation projects and methods. Discounted rate offered within a NYS Empire Zone for qualified customers.
National Grid
Economic development services include electric pricing, emissions credits, site location assistance, and productivity enhancement assessments. National Grid is the largest utility company in Upstate New York. The shovel ready web site provides a comprehensive resource for building and site location information.
New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council
Provides assistance for major corporations to identify and certify qualified minority business persons who can supply these firms with goods and/or services. Maintains directory that is updated semi-annually of certified minority business persons and their capabilities for its members so they have a readily accessible source of MBE information.
New York State (NYS) Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
Contact for accessing the Industrial Access Program (IAP), which provides funding for highway and bridge improvements that will facilitate economic development.
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG)
NYSEG provides electric transmission and distribution service to communities of Cheektowaga, Clarence, East Aurora, Hamburg, Orchard Park, West Seneca, and eastern and southern Erie County. Also provides technical assistance and energy price incentives for economic development purposes.
New York State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) @ SUNY Brockport
The New York Small Business Development Center (NYSBDC) provides small business owners and entrepreneurs in New York with the highest quality, confidential business counseling, training, and business research at no cost.
We work with real people and real businesses. Our assistance helps people like you achieve real success, as it has for more than 30 years.
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)
Operates mass transit systems (rail and bus) and airports for both Erie and Niagara counties.
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
Regional office is the first point of contact for obtaining and renewing DEC permits and for reporting environmental or natural resources problems. Uses permits to control pollution of air and water, transport and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, pesticide use, mining and mined land reclamation.
NYS Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA)
NYSEG provides electric transmission and distribution service to communities of Cheektowaga, Clarence, East Aurora, Hamburg, Orchard Park, West Seneca, and eastern and southern Erie County. Also provides technical assistance and energy price incentives for economic development purposes.
NYSDOL: Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
Offers several grants to businesses to upgrade the skills of incumbent workers. Up to $100,000 is available for workers to learn new skills.
NYSDOL: Division of Research and Statistics
Provides information on labor market conditions, employment trends, and wage comparisons for WNY and New York State.
Orchard Park Economic Development Committee
Offers assistance to local businesses and new companies interested in the Town of Orchard Park.
Orleans County Chamber of Commerce
The Orleans County Chamber of Commerce serves as the unified business voice of Orleans County. It provides the leadership to support and facilitate a thriving business environment. The Chamber believes that such an environment is characterized by the strength and growth of resident businesses, by the quality and stability of their workforces and by the attractiveness of our market to businesses whose presence would be a positive influence on our community.
Orleans Economic Development Agency
Serving Orleans County’s business and industrial community
OWN Rochester
OWN Rochester supports the development and growth of Worker Owned businesses in the city of Rochester .
PathStone Enterprise Center
PathStone Enterprise Center is the CDFI affiliate of Rochester-based non-profit, PathStone Corporation. PathStone Enterprise Center has operated since 1998 making small business loans from offices in Rochester, Buffalo and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Port 100 Cowork - Geneva
Port 100 is a Coworking Community in the Finger Lakes (Geneva).
Port 100 Cowork - Rochester
Port 100 is a Coworking Community in the Finger Lakes (Geneva) + Rochester
Pursuit
At Pursuit, our mission is simple: to provide businesses with affordable loans and resources so that they can reach higher, transform and grow. Pursuit is a community-focused lender where businesses can access more than 15 loan programs that provide financing from $10,000 to $5.5 million with affordable rates and terms. Last year alone, Pursuit provided more than $234 million in funding through 488 business loans, creating more than 2,900 jobs. Pursuit is a nationally recognized organization that focuses on serving businesses and lending partners in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Learn more at www.pursuitlending.com.
RocGrowth
Building community for entrepreneurs and innovators.
Empowering the New Rochester.
Instigating "Creative Collision"
Sharing the stories of our great innovators and entrepreneurs
Everything we do is informed by promoting greater equality of race, class, gender and age
Rochester Economic Development Corporation
Rochester Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) purpose is to drive community-based economic development that increases wealth in every part of the City.
Rochester Financial Empowerment Center
The Rochester Financial Empowerment Center offers free, professional, 1-1 financial counseling and coaching as a public service to help residents and businesses build credit, pay down debt, increase savings, budget, and more.
Rochester Professional Consultants Network
Rochester Professional Consulting Network (RPCN) is a networking and professional development organization for independent consultants who want to start, run and grow their consulting or service based business.
Rochester Women's Network
Rochester Women’s Network is a member-driven organization that promises is to enhance the professional and personal lives of women, in all stages of their careers, by affording them opportunities to support, empower and inspire each other.
RochesterWorks, Inc.
Only RochesterWorks! provides a unique set of customized services to businesses and job seekers at little-to-no cost, preparing a skilled workforce and connecting them with opportunities in our region.
SCORE Greater Rochester
SCORE provides expert mentoring for FREE. We help at all stages of your business from Idea to Start Up, Stay Up or Scale Up. Expertise from business planning to sales, marketing and technology plus many others.
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Southeast Neighborhood Service Center
Southeast Neighborhood Service Center is supported by a team of dedicated employees from Neighborhood and Business Development (NBD), Rochester Police Department (RPD) and customer support staff (NSC, 3-1-1), Flower City AmeriCorps, residents and business owners advancing the vision of Rochester 2034 and NBD guiding principles of enhance neighborhoods, facilitate business growth and promote development for the City of Rochester, NY.
SPOT cowork
Western New York’s fastest growing cowork with locations in Henrietta, Victor and soon, East Ave! SPOT offers professional, flexible workspace that includes a vibrant community, month-to-month terms and tons of amenities.
TechRochester
TechRochester is a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing technology professionals together within the community. We support professional growth on an individual level, in the hopes that together we can encourage the growth of technology within the Rochester region.
The Commissary: Downtown Kitchen Incubator
Located in the heart of downtown Rochester, we are a vibrant commercial shared kitchen and community that offers food-centric services and support to start, grow, and adapt your business.
Town of Brant
Barbara J. Daniel
Phone: (716) 549-0282 Ext: 2
Website
1272 Brant North Collins Road
Brant, NY 14027
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineering, transportation and planning of navigable waterways.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Promote national security, eliminates immigration adjudications backlogs, and implements solutions for improving immigration customer services.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Responsible for assessment and collection of all duties, taxes and fees on imported merchandise, the enforcement of customs and other related laws, and administration of other federal regulations.
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Franklin J. Sciortino
Phone: (716) 551-4301
Website
130 South Elmwood Avenue
Suite 540
Buffalo, NY 14202
Upstate Venture Connect
UVC was created by entrepreneurs who believe Upstate NY communities can rebound with a new generation of high growth companies. We connect emerging founders to experienced mentors and share news about growing businesses, startup community events and job openings across the region. Visit uvc.org to learn more.
Urban Chamber of Commerce
Engineering, transportation and planning of navigable waterways.
Shantelle Patton
Phone: (716) 759-4567
Email
1879 Whitehaven Rd Ste 3 PMB 3026
Grand Island, NY 14072
Urban League of Rochester, NY, Inc.
The Urban League’s Minority and Women Business Development Division provides a wide array of services to individuals interested in starting a business or business owners looking to expand an existing company.
Venture Creations Incubator
RIT Venture Creations is a technology business incubator that provides a range of services to seed/mid-seed stage startups to help them advance their businesses.
Venture Jobs Foundation
Provide financing and business support for small businesses to promote jobs in low income neighborhoods.
Walker's Legacy Foundation
Walker’s Legacy is building the largest platform for the professional and entrepreneurial multicultural woman. We exist to inspire, equip, and engage through thought-provoking content, educational programming and a global community. We work with brands, organizations and content creators to help them expand their reach by authentically connecting with our audience of millennial professional women of color. Our work is designed to empower women to advance their entrepreneurial and career ambitions by filling the unmet need for positive examples and lessons and techniques on how to be boss. Our blueprint for success: Madam C. J. Walker.
Wayne County Economic Development Corporation
Our mission is to develop, promote, and advance economic growth, well being
and sustainable communities in Wayne County.
Wefunder
Wefunder is a crowdfunding service which connects startups with investors online. Wefunder uses a provision in the 2012 JOBS Act which allows unaccredited and accredited investors to purchase equity in early stage private companies.
WNY Foreign Trade Zones Operators, Inc.
Operator of FTZ’s Site 1 – Gateway Trade Center. Railroad, truck, water and air transportation are conveniently available. Duty free domestic and distribution, and third party services. Special tax advantages available for qualified firms.
WNY Venture Association
The Western New York Venture Association holds a series of networking meetings that feature presentations by two pre-screened startup companies seeking to make connections with potential investors, collaborators and other business professionals.
Workforce Buffalo
Funded under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the WDC offers a wide range of subsidized employment and training services/programs for businesses and individual job seekers.
World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara (WTCBN)
The WTCBN is a not-for–profit organization dedicated to the advancement of international trade. Formerly known as the Niagara International Trade Council, WTCBN became a member of the World Trade Centers Association, Inc. in October 2000. The WTCBN, which includes both Canadian and American members, is recognized as a bi-national World Trade Center by the World Trade Center’s Association, Inc. There are over 300 World Trade Centers in 97 countries, with 72 in North America. The mission of the WTCBN is to create, promote and support business development opportunities from international trade through education, networking, and the provision of trade development services for its members and the regional trading community.
Wyoming County Business Center, Inc.
The Wyoming County Business Center, Inc. offers several outstanding programs to help you start and grow your business. For over ten years, the FastTrac® Program has educated entrepreneurs and helped businesses succeed by providing the necessary skills to overcome the challenges of starting or expanding an existing small business. The Wyoming County Business Accelerator Academy, an interactive program, helps better equip business owners with the tools, resources, and knowledge to advance their business to greater financial success and long-term sustainability. The Wyoming County Business Mentorship Program connects experienced Business Mentors with Small Business owners with up to 8 hours of no-cost, one-on-one consultation.
Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce
The Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism is the leading membership organization for local and regional growth, advocacy, and connection for Wyoming County’s business community.
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