This week I had the opportunity to attend the SUNY conference on Universities as Economic Drivers: Measuring Success. It has been a little over two years since SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher took over the helm of NY’s flagship campus system
Clarkson University will be hosting the third annual Forever Wired Conference on Tuesday, October 4, in Potsdam, N.Y. Last year’s conference drew more than 250 participants from across New York State and included many seasonal residents of the Adirondack Park,
Rochester-based start-up You Need My Guy recently announced receiving significant investment from NYC-based KAYWEB Angels, bringing them in as technical co-founders of his business. The unique model provides development services in exchange for equity.You Need My Guy’s founder is Syracuse University graduate
The JumpStart program of the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) is designed to help small NYS businesses solve concrete problems related to materials. The CCMR partners them with Cornell faculty members with the appropriate expertise.Since 2005, JumpStart has helped
It has been three weeks since Brad Feld visited Upstate NY, and we are still processing all that we learned from him about his experience building Boulder’s entrepreneurial community. Below are some of the notes we took. Lots more links
Syracuse based Salt City Technical is interested in working with inventors and entrepreneurs who have product ideas. Company founder Gino Duca recently announced a free consultation program for 2011. Every Wednesday throughout 2011, Salt City Technical will offer free consultation
Are you a student entrepreneur with a business startup that you’d like to grow to the next level this summer? If so, Summer@Highland may be just what you need.In its fourth year, Summer@Highland is an entrepreneurship program designed to provide
One of the surest signs of spring in Upstate NY is the invitation for entrepreneurs and investors to get together for the annual Peak Pitch event hosted by High Peaks Venture Partners. This year’s event is scheduled for March 17-18
The Syracuse Student Accelerator is a unique collaboration between The Tech Garden, the region’s business community, and six area colleges (Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Onondaga Community College, Cayuga Community College, and SUNY
Brad Feld, serial entrepreneur and nationally prominent early stage VC investor, will be the keynote speaker at The Upstate Venture Association of New York Ithaca Capital Forum. The event will be held Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Country Club
