National Veteran's Small Business Week is two weeks away! The Syracuse District Office will be at IVMF on November 12th to kick off the week. The event is free but attendees must register by emailing [email protected] hashtag#NVSBW24

Join us November 14th for the latest installment of the Madison County Chats and Connections series. This event's topic is veteran owned businesses and government contracting. Our resident government contracting expert will presenting. See you there!

This is what bittersweet looks like. The Empire Entrepreneurs have given their capstone presentations and have met for the last time. It is hard to believe our class is already over but hopefully it will have a lasting effect. Thank you to each of you! @ThriveSBA

We are about two weeks away from this awesome event. Come learn and network with some great agencies invested in Madison County's success! northcentralsbdc.org/madison-county…

The Annual Madison County Small Business Summit is this week! If you forgot to register, there is still time (even morning of registration - space permitting). Madison County Small Business Summit - North Central NY Small Business Development Center northcentralsbdc.org/madison-county…

It's still National Mentoring Month but the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors is available year round. If you are a business owner that needs a little guidance, area specific SCORE counselors are a click away! #SBA #score sba.gov/local-assistan…

americasseedfund.us/accelerators The SBA has extended the deadline for the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition for 2025 to February 7th! If you didn't get your application in, here's your second chance. #SBA

We had a great class last year and the program received good reviews from our participants. If you are, or know, an entrepreneur that has been in business for at least 3 years and wants to take advantage of this awesome, free program, apply today! #SBATHRIVE

Are you interested in learning about Federal government contracting? Please join us on Friday 2/28/25 10-11am to learn more about what is needed to make the government your customer. Please RSVP to Steve at [email protected] to receive the link. #GovCon #GovernmentContracting

We traveled to Binghamton yesterday to present M&T the Top Southern Tier Commercial Lender of FY 24 award. Congratulations to Carl Speicher, Jackie Watson, David Manzelmann, and the entire M&T team!

Kudos SBA Buffalo District Office & SBA Upstate NY for planning, organizing & hosting the Upstate State of New York Lender Conference in City of Rochester NY. More than 80 large, micro & community lenders of all sizes, from Erie County, NY, Broome County Government to Onondaga County came to talk #rural #smallbiz

Last Friday we had the privilege of recognizing Five Star Bank as the top Large Community Lender for the Southern Tier. Five Star Bank approved 23 small business loans worth over $1 million. Congratulations Adam Bickel, Grace Dalton and everyone at Five Star Bank!

The results are in! Here are our National Small Business Week winners!We can't wait to recognize them in person on May 5th but please join us in congratulating them now! Shawni Davis, Dr. Kate Robinson, Matt Peirson, and Savurn Memorials #smallbusinessweek #SBA

We were finally able to present the last FY 24 lender award! Congratulations to the team at First Heritage FCU for being the Top Small Lender and originating nearly $1.5 million in small business 7(a) loans!

Thank you to OCC for hosting, North Central SBDC for organizing and Pursuit for sponsoring the Syracuse Area Lending Roundtable. The SBA was on hand to discuss program updates and SBA lending changes. Thank you to WISE WBC and everyone who attended!

We had an incredible start to #SmallBusinessWeek! Congratulations to all the winners: Shawni Davis, Matt Peirson, Dr. Kate Robinson, and Mark & Alex Williams! Thank you to all who came to support these small business winners!

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The deadline to apply for the Manufacturing in America grant is now Tuesday, May 27! Through the grant, SBA will provide eligible applicants funding to deliver training and technical assistance to support small manufacturers in the Empower to Grow Program,

The Empower to Grow grant deadline has been extended to May 27! We're looking for organizations that will provide technical skills, including operating machinery, quality control, welding, utilizing industrial software, and workplace safety. If this is you, apply today!

Social media can help you connect with customers and grow sales📈! Learn the basics: bit.ly/3Fd9825 #SocialMediaDay

Fact: Nearly all manufacturers in the United States are small businesses! Learn about resources to help America's small manufacturing businesses grow: sba.gov/manufacturing