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VIEWPOINT: Navigating the PR Landscape: Small-Business Strategies for Success
Running a small business is demanding. Fifty-six percent of owners have less than an hour a day for marketing, and 73 percent lack confidence in their efforts’ effectiveness. With so much focus on operations, customer service, and growth, marketing and communications often get sidelined. Budget limitations, lack of formal training, and the pressure to manage […]
Firm from Norway wins $1M grand prize in Genius NY accelerator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Norwegian company won the grand prize of $1 million in the 8th round of the Genius NY accelerator. Aviant of Oslo, Norway was among five finalists involved in the pitch competition that was part of the annual Innovation Night held on Oct. 28 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Genius NY is
DUB Therapeutics wins top funding prize in Biotech Innovation Pitch contest
SYRACUSE — A startup company based at Upstate Medical University won the top prize at the Biotech Innovation Pitch competition held Oct. 27 at the CNY Biotech Accelerator in Syracuse. DUB Therapeutics won the $10,000 Alan W. Rothschild Innovation Award. The business works at creating a siRNA therapeutic that aims to prevent corneal scarring and
VIEWPOINT: ROI Begins With Creativity
Maintaining creative independence in a world of marketing shortcuts The best digital marketers can never have too much information. The ability to harness the quantitative insights relevant to any campaign, and use them to create actionable strategies, is essential to every successful marketing enterprise in 2024. At the same time, it’s easy to get lost
HISTORY FROM OHA: The story of Brennan Motors
The company that transported Syracusans by velocipede, vehicle, and vessel The Brennan Motor Manufacturing Company was a prominent producer of automobile and marine engines that thrived in Syracuse for more than 70 years. Patrick H. Brennan, an immigrant to America from Ireland, founded Brennan Motors in 1897, and he served as general manager of the
Binghamton University names Koffman Incubator leader to oversee entrepreneurship efforts
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University says the woman who leads the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator now has additional duties. The school has named Bandhana Katoch as interim assistant VP for entrepreneurship and innovation partnerships (EIP). Katoch, who joined the university in 2023 as executive director of the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, will continue to oversee
Upstate Medical University startup wins funding in Biotech Innovation Pitch competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — DUB Therapeutics, an Upstate Medical University–based startup company, won the $10,000 Alan W. Rothschild Innovation Award at the Biotech Innovation Pitch competition
Hamilton Eatery owner begins search for successor
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Clay Skinner hopes to retire from his restaurant in the not-too-distant future, and with no one in his employ wanting to take over, he is offering up a unique opportunity to someone interested in owning a restaurant. Skinner and his wife, Nicki, opened Hamilton Eatery 14 years ago where Roger’s Market once
Ithaca firm wins top prize in FuzeHub competition at Oncenter
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An Ithaca firm won the top funding prize at FuzeHub’s commercialization competition during the New York State Innovation Summit held Monday and
Fall progress breakfast focuses on Syracuse as an arts, culture, and entertainment destination
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Downtown Syracuse is an arts, culture, and entertainment destination that has “unique experiences for everyone.” That was the theme of the Fall
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