Hamilton Area Entrepreneurs

The 2020 SBA Small Business Resource Guide - Upstate New York Edition is available to view online. This guide offers resources to help you start, grow, or expand your business. Click here to view and download: https://newsouthmedia.com/upstate-new-york-syracuse-editio/

Did you miss the last Small Business Start-up Class? There's another one coming! September 29th & 30th from 10 am to noon each day If you're thinking about the possibility of owning your own business or have recently opened a new business, this workshop is for you! Taught by NYS Small Business Development Center business advisors, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of business startup information. Topics include basic startup information, business plan preparation, m...arketing, funding, and record keeping. Includes opportunity for Q&A. The class consists of two sessions: Session 1 (Sep 29, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) Session 2 (Sep 30, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) The cost of this workshop is $80. Click here to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/y3os5lal Registrants will receive a Zoom invite several days prior to the event dates.

Interested in learning about the Partnership For Community Development's projects and accomplishments over the last year? Click the link here for our 2019-2020 annual report for more project info and details: https://tinyurl.com/yyo9v7og Here are a few highlights:... -Securing and managing more than 3 million dollars of active grant funds for businesses, home owners, prospective home buyers, and community initiatives -Spearheading the local Covid-19 Response and Small Business Fund and creating the Stay Safe Stay Local campaign -Overseeing our first year of utilizing the space at 20 Utica St. in partnership with Colgate University and Thought Into Action Entrepreneurship at Colgate to provide local business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with office hours, coworking space, group workshops, open houses and more -Providing launch grants of up to $20,000 each to six village businesses -Co-hosting a celebration of abolition in CNY with the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, Upstate Institute at Colgate University, the Hamilton Public Library and the Hamilton Movie Theater. -Making key improvements to the Chenango Canal Towpath Trail

Onondaga SBDC Fast Track to Business Start-Up September 22nd, 24th, and 29th The Fast Track to Business Start-Up Webinar will benefit anyone wanting to get their business up and running quickly! This intensive workshop is taught in 20 hours over a three day period from 9 am - 4:30 pm each day.... Topics will include: Business Plan Development Legal Issues Hiring Employees Marketing Social Media Financial Management Business Financing Options This workshop is taught by a certified NYS Small Business Development Center Business advisor and includes a variety of presenters, who are experts in all facets of business start-up. The price of this three day workshop is $125. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/y3qqlrbu *The Fast Track workshop meets the requirements of the SEAP (Self Employment Assistance Program) through the Department of Labor.

We're pleased to partner with both the Mohawk Valley Small Business Development Center and Onondaga SBDC to provide virtual training opportunities. We encourage you to take advantage of these programs. All are free, including the one here, except when noted. Advanced Facebook and Instagram Marketing Techniques September 22nd 11 am to noon... Tired of traditional marketing methods with big budgets and difficult to measure results? You may be using Facebook and Instagram for your marketing, but are you getting the most out of them? This hands-on webinar workshop features interactive examples to demonstrate why Facebook and Instagram are two of the best marketing tools available to your business. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/y2uuzj76