Young entrepreneurs: Out of the dorm room and into the incubator
Ariel Norling, 20, is from San Antonio, Texas. She has a lip ring and a spunky attitude to match. She majored in policy studies at Syracuse University.Oh, and she's the CEO of her own online dating...
View ArticleDrawing up their business was harder than they thought
Four years ago, Erick Cleckner was sitting next to his friend, Dave Chenell, in a class at Syracuse University. But they weren't exactly paying attention."[We were] just drawing in our notebooks...
View ArticleBuffalo's roster of incubators grows by one
Buffalo’s latest business incubator is on the hunt for small tech companies who are long on ideas, but perhaps short on cash, office space and personnel. Calling itself Buffalo’s first Internet-focused...
View ArticleSenator Kirsten Gillibrand wants to fund business incubators and startups
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is making a renewed push for legislation that would create a $200 million fund to help business incubators and startup companies, but the bill could fall victim to...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneurs show off what they made in the "Sandbox"
Thirty-four teams got coaching from 115 mentors for three months in the Student Sandbox. Fifteen of those teams made it to Demo Day.The Sandbox, a startup business accelerator for college students and...
View Article100 days in the books, startups emerge from Syracuse accelerator
One-hundred long days full of presentations, meetings with mentors and practicing investor pitches is all done.The first-ever StartFast Venture Accelerator concluded Thursday morning with its Demo...
View ArticleRIT to invest in local start-up businesses
The Rochester Institute of Technology has launched a venture fund to help boost economic development in the region. Businesses with ties to the university will be eligible for funding through the...
View ArticleSyracuse working to hit critical mass to grow startup community
It’s a Friday afternoon at the Technology Garden, a business incubator in Syracuse. The dozen or so staff members of software design company Rounded Development are sitting around on couches, chowing...
View Article60 seconds on the clock, a pitch for co-founders
Microphone in hand, hopeful entrepreneurs began their pitches: a way to track when the next bus is coming, a more portable sailboat, a social network for food lovers.Sixty seconds is all the time they...
View ArticleNew startup competition underway in Syracuse
A new startup competition with a global profile is underway in Syracuse - its first U.S. location.The five teams taking part in Startup Labs - all from New York state - were announced Monday...
View ArticleInaugural Startup Labs teams show off their work
In the lobby of the historic Syracuse Trust Buildingin downtown -currently under renovation - a bunch of people gathered on Thursday afternoon to hear the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleStartups awaiting permission to "crowdfund" for new investors
Startup businesses in upstate New York, a region that sometimes struggles to attract big investors, are anxiously awaiting permission to begin soliciting» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFinger Lakes tops the class for business friendliness in New York
The grades are in and the Finger Lakes region is top-of-the-class for business friendliness in New York state. That’s the conclusion of a new small» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCanada woos entrepreneurs with visa program; should U.S. follow?
Canada is aiming to woo bright young entrepreneurs with a startup visa program. The plan offers immediate permanent residence to foreign nationals who are» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleStartup Labs starts second year with more physical products
A product that could be straight out of a science fiction movie is one of the projects going through the Startup Labs business competition in Syracuse...» E-Mail This
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....