After an intensive three months of learning from potential customers and refining business models, 12 software teams accepted into the High Tech Rochester LaunchPad program are ready to show off the fruits of their labors today at Geva Theatre, 75 ...

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Attorneys from Phillips Lytle LLP and executives from Empire Genomics and Diffinity Genomics will present “High Tech Rochester Growth Leadership Series: Protecting Proprietary Interests in the Life Science and Medical Device Industries” from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 10 at ...

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The University at Buffalo will celebrate faculty inventors and innovative companies that reside in the UB Technology Incubator during the university’s annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception today. The invitation-only event begins at 4 p.m. at the Center for Tomorrow on ...

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The University of Rochester and the international law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati will present a free, one-day program Thursday. “Technology & Life Science Entrepreneurs Boot Camp,” will be offered ...

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Martin Babinec, founder/chairman of Upstate Venture Connect, will talk about “Building To Qualify for Outside Investors” at a business seminar 9 to 10 a.m. June 9 at the University of Rochester, Class of 1962 Auditorium.

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand today unveiled an ambitious plan to increase the number of small businesses both in New York and nationwide. The crux of Gillibrand's plan involves providing more early capital to business startups ...

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A new website is aimed at meeting the needs of companies within New York state and those considering relocating to New York. New York First, (www.nyfirst.ny.gov), was launched this week ...

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The New York State Common Retirement Fund on Monday announced the allocation of $15 million to create the High Peaks Seed Venture Fund, the fund’s preliminary Appleseed Initiative, set up to target early-stage and seed private equity investments statewide.

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Gov. David A. Paterson on Wednesday announced the creation of a $50 million Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for minority and women-owned enterprises and other entrepreneurs having difficulty accessing regular credit markets.

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