Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the 14th annual Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Forum will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Albany Capital Center. Commemorating 36 years of the MWBE program in New York State, the theme of this year's Forum, "Solidifying our Future: A Commitment to Expanding Opportunities for MWBEs," embraces diverse workspaces and inspires entrepreneurial growth. Information about the Forum’s itinerary...
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Registration is now open for our next Business Plan Class, A 7-week course open to all Co.Starters graduates. For more information and to sign up, please email tmarshburn@incworks.org....
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We have an exciting announcement! Ed Bond, a Horseheads entrepreneur and long-time client of Incubatorworks, is now the part-time Makerspace Coordinator on our Elmira campus! Ed will be helping fellow entrepreneurs in the Incubatorworks community use the available equipment, which includes: - A Glowforge Pro laser cutter - Two Creality 3-D printers - A Cricut station - A computerized sewing and embroidery machine - A computer station and digital camera Makerspace...
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Sharing photos our IW team took from our latest CoStarters graduation, Cohort 14! Congratulations to all the participants and the pitch competition winner, Michelle Riedl of Fire! Food! Safety! w/ Chef Michelle, pictured her Jodi DeRico – IW Facilitator. For more photos, visit our photo gallery here. ...
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Don't miss the 4th Annual Allegany County Startup Collegiate Competition taking place on April 6, 2024, hosted at Alfred University! Students from Alfred State College and Alfred University will pitch their best start-up ideas for a chance to win up to $5,000 in prizes! Want to sign up...
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It is gift-giving season and over the next few days, we will be sharing a list of small businesses that you can support while searching for that perfect gift! The impact of shopping local and supporting small businesses is felt throughout a community, so we hope these lists will help! Happy shopping! ...
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In this series of Small Business, Big Thinkers, we are highlighting the entrepreneurs we have worked with through our Accelerator cohort called CoStarters cohort, who later moved on to graduate from our Business Plan course, the first of which took place earlier this year. The participating small business owners developed their small business plan, and then later presented it to a committee made up of...
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In this series of Small Business, Big Thinkers, we are highlighting the entrepreneurs we have worked with through our Accelerator cohort called CoStarters cohort, who later moved on to graduate from our Business Plan course, the first of which took place earlier this year. The participating small business owners developed their small business plan, and then later presented it to a committee made up of...
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In this series of Small Business, Big Thinkers, we are highlighting the entrepreneurs we have worked with through our Accelerator cohort called CoStarters cohort, who later moved on to graduate from our Business Plan course, the first of which took place earlier this year. The participating small business owners developed their small business plan, and then later presented it to a committee made up of...
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There are a few seats left in our Business Plan workshop! We welcome all CoStarters graduates to apply now! Classes start Thursday, October 19th in Elmira IncubatorWorks. For more information and to register, please email lobrien@incworks.org. Check out the photos from our most recent Business Plan graduation celebration!...
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