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 O’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 “Woman of Distinction.” Nancy will represent Senator O’Mara’s 58th Senate District as part …

Small Business, Big Thinkers: Freedom Cadet, FREE FOLK Organic Skincare

At what stage in your business did you connect with IncubatorWorks?  When I got connected with IncubatorWorks, I was about a year into my business making organic skincare products, but, at that time, all of my operations were on hold. I was actually considering giving up. My youngest sister attends Alfred University, and one day as we were driving her …

Emergency Funding for Your Business: New Updates

In our most recent webinar of May 7, we gave an update on the status of the stimulus offered to small businesses and provided advice for those looking to reopening. For starters, here is a PPP refresher: Original round was $349 BILLION; current round is $310 billion, $60 billion earmarked for small  lenders; as of 5/3/2020 $175 billion was still …