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Good Life Coffee Express to hold grand opening in Yorkville on Thursday
YORKVILLE, N.Y. — Good Life Coffee Company, which sells coffee fortified with vitamins and minerals, will formally open Good Life Coffee Express (GLC Express) at
Cuomo launches fourth round of Regional Economic Development Councils
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today launched the fourth round of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative, beginning the 2014 competition for up to
SBA Syracuse announces participants for 2014 Emerging Leaders initiative
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Thursday announced a list of participants selected for the 2014 Emerging Leaders initiative for Syracuse–area small
Mirabito to acquire Manley’s Mighty Marts
BINGHAMTON — The Mirabito family of companies today announced plans to acquire the Manley’s Mighty Marts convenience store and gas station chain in the Southern
Engineer balances new business with day job
LIVERPOOL — Odean Dyer spends his days as a member of the Department of Engineering for the city of Syracuse. At the same time, he’s working to grow his newly launched business, Furrever Friends, a boutique store for pets. When asked about the challenges of having a full-time job and working to grow a new
Can START-UP NY start up your business?
Lawmakers have a deep fondness for acronyms in naming tax legislation. Witness the SUNY Tax-Free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate New York program — or, START-UP NY. The START-UP NY legislation was passed in June 2013, and the New York State (NYS) Department of Taxation and Finance published extensive guidance on the START-UP NY
A La Carte Business Services owner receives Key4Women Achieve Award
SYRACUSE — Chris Belna, owner of A La Carte Business Services in Liverpool, recently received the Key4Women Achieve Award for outstanding business activity and growth by a woman business owner. Belna, who founded A La Carte in 2010, was presented with the award at the annual WISE Symposium held in Syracuse on April 8. A
Executive Presence: An Inside-Out Job
What’s the secret formula for developing the elusive thing called “executive presence”? This question is becoming more pervasive in leadership-development programs and among our coaching clients at all organizational levels. According to The Conference Board’s 2014 survey, organizations hire external coaches most often to help leaders develop executive presence and influence skills — and we
Rheonix gets $189K fast-track grant from the NIH
LANSING — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Rheonix, Inc. a grant as the company works to develop a system that it contends will simplify testing for the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. The NIH awarded Rheonix — a town of Lansing–based developer of automated molecular-testing products — a Small Business Innovation Research
Communicating Through Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions: they aren’t just multi-billion dollar transactions for the top Fortune 100 companies. Many mid- and smaller-sized businesses are pursuing strategic opportunities to join forces with similar or complementary organizations. It might be something your organization is considering. If so, you have no doubt retained financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, and business consultants. You
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