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SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Barbagallo’s: A Family Business Success Story
DeWITT — This is a story about opportunity, stepping up to challenges and persevering in the face of adversity. The year was 1972. Al Barbagallo
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: The Center for the Arts of Homer: Resilience in a Pandemic
HOMER, N.Y. — What do you do when the COVID-19 pandemic literally shuts down your whole operation? You get creative and pivot to an operation
The Salt City Returns in a New Way with Syracuse Salt Company
The story of the salt industry in Syracuse is the stuff of legend and a tale of the early development of the city. In the
Vetted Tech pitches in to assist first responders
DeWITT — When Mike Mowins, president of Vetted Tech, Inc., recently learned that several local first responders were short of critically needed personal protective equipment
Butt Be Dry: A Story of Precipitation Inspiration
We often ask ourselves where great ideas come from. The answers are many and varied but for Dan Russell of a business called Butt Be
CNY Point of Sale: A small business advocating for small businesses
In 2015, Cortland became home to the technology development company called CNY Point of Sale (Catch Clients LLC). Jonathan Milton, CEO and chief technical officer,
Customer Discovery: It’s Essential for Entrepreneurs
As a business advisor for the Onondaga Small Business Development Center (SBDC), I frequently encounter entrepreneurs with great ideas for new businesses. Most often, they
Starting a Business — It’s Not for the faint of heart
So much these days is written about entrepreneurship, but perhaps too little is written about the entrepreneur. What is an entrepreneur exactly? In fact the
Small-Business Success — Pay Attention to the Five Ps
Watch for the Five Ps in every small-business success story. This will not be the first time you have read about the importance of critical