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CNY ATD announces CNY BEST nominees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The CNY ATD has announced nominees for the 9th Annual CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards. The organization annually presents these awards
Student teams from area schools win prize money in New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Student-led teams from area colleges and universities won prize money during the New York Business Plan Competition. SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)
CNY Executive Q&A: A chat with Joni Walton of Danlee Medical Products
In this issue, I speak with Joni Walton, founder, owner, and president of Danlee Medical Products, Inc., a provider of medical and cardiology supplies based in DeWitt. Danlee sells supplies to more than 4,000 health-care professionals nationwide, as well as dealers and distributors. Walton founded the company in 1994. The business operates in a 12,800-square-foot
N.Y. Family Business Center offers programs, peer groups
SYRACUSE — The New York Family Business Center (FBC) seeks to connect local family businesses with one another using educational programs and peer groups. The FBC currently operates as part of the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity in Le Moyne College’s Madden School of Business. The organization offers generational peer groups and family-business
M&T Bank credits changes for surge in its SBA-backed loans
SYRACUSE — M&T Bank is crediting several changes it made to its small-business lending model for the jump in its March loan-approval volume in the Syracuse district of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). M&T Bank approved 49 SBA-backed loans in the agency’s (7a) program during March, which almost equaled the 51 such loans it
U.S. economic growth slows to 0.5 percent in first quarter
U.S. economic growth slowed in the first three months of the year, with the nation’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increasing by just 0.5 percent,
Syracuse University launches Blackstone LaunchPad in Bird Library
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University formally opened an experiential entrepreneurship program for all students and faculty on April 19 at Bird Library. The 625-square-foot, glass-encased room, called the Blackstone LaunchPad, is in the center of the main floor of the library. “We are developing a pipeline for students to learn critical thinking, planning, and design,” Linda
Three teams advance to third round of Germinator business competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Three teams will compete in third round of the Germinator, which CenterState CEO describes as “the region’s most comprehensive business competition.” The
Rowe Digital stays agile in new marketing world
Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half. — John Wanamaker NEW YORK MILLS — John Wanamaker was a merchandising genius. In 1875, his eponymous company was the first department store in Philadelphia, and he went on to open stores in New York City, London, and
Syracuse University startup & mobile payment app, ChaChing, readies for launch
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse University–based student startup, ChaChing, is gaining momentum with its peer-to-peer mobile payment application. ChaChing came in second place at the Student Startup Madness contest at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival. It’s a five-day event in Austin, Texas, where emerging technology companies come together for panels, presentations, and networking. The fledgling
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