Voice of Business Blog Watch Stacy K Floral’s “Geared for Growth” Interview Stacy K Ercan was featured on “Geared for Growth” on Wednesday, August 2nd as part of Greater Rochester Chamber’s ongoing partnership with 13WHAM. Ercan is the founder and CEO of Stacy K Floral, a florist and design company with the goal of “designing…
Voice of Business Blog Governor Kathy Hochul has recently announced the launch of the New York Forward Loan Fund 2 program, which aims to provide flexible loans and support services to qualifying small businesses and nonprofit organizations. This initiative represents a commitment to bolstering the growth and prosperity of our state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Here’s a…
Voice of Business Blog Patrick Russell-Walsh, Executive Director of Corn Hill Navigation, was featured on “Geared for Growth” on Wednesday, July 26th as part of Greater Rochester Chamber’s ongoing partnership with 13WHAM/Fox Rochester. Russell-Walsh discussed the new Riverie tour boat in downtown Rochester, the company’s history, and their involvement in the Greater Rochester community. Corn…
Voice of Business Blog Late last week, the EEOC unexpectedly changed the timeline for opening this year’s EEO-1 Reporting portal to sometime in “Fall 2023.” The EEOC is completing a mandatory, three-year renewal of the EEO-1 Component 1 data collection by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Thus…
Voice of Business Blog Rochester Downtown Development Corporation (RDDC) today announced plans to bring a pilot ambassador program to downtown Rochester. The program is in partnership with Visit Rochester, with support from Monroe County and the City of Rochester. Once fully funded, the downtown ambassador pilot program will bring hospitality-focused guides to the downtown core…
Voice of Business Blog Greater Rochester Chamber is going “Greater” on Thursday, August 3, bringing two exciting events to Canandaigua with our 2023 IGNITE Award Ceremony immediately followed by a Business Made Social happy hour, both hosted at beautiful Lincoln Hill Farms. We’re excited to be among the sunflowers next week for an exciting evening…
Voice of Business Blog Jim Senall of NextCorps was featured on “Geared for Growth” on Wednesday, July 19th as part of Greater Rochester Chamber’s ongoing partnership with 13WHAM. NextCorps runs a startup incubator that helps tech companies launch and grow in the Greater Rochester region, as well as several regional and international accelerator programs. The…