SAVE THE DATE for the 4th Allegany County Collegiate Competition!

Don’t miss the 4th Annual Allegany County Startup Collegiate Competition taking place on April 6, 2024,Ā  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…or looking to become a sponsor? Contact kbarres@incworks.org.

Small Business Guide for the Holiday Season

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!

Small Business, Big Thinkers: Little Clover Wine

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 …

Small Business, Big Thinkers: Kelly Design and Development

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 …

CoStarters Graduates: Don’t Miss Our Next Business Plan Workshop!

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!

Nancy Kirby Recognized as 2023 New York State Senate ‘Woman of Distinction”

We are so thrilled to share that State Senator Tom Oā€™Mara (R-C, Big Flats) today announced that he will honor Nancy Kirby, a longstanding advocate, and leader for small businesses and entrepreneurship throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, as a 2023 New York State Senate ā€œWoman of Distinction.ā€ Nancy will represent Senator Oā€™Maraā€™s 58th Senate District as part …

Informational Session on NY State Seed Funding Grant

IncubatorWorks team put together a presentation to help break down what the NY State Seed grant is about, what the eligibility is, and how to apply. For more information, visit the grant website, andĀ if you need assistance, give IncubatorWorks a call!