Incubator to host business support program with UB and County IDA
The University at Buffalo Office of Economic Engagement, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) and the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator will hold an event to highlight the business and scientific expertise available to businesses in Chautauqua County.
Chamber joins SellingHive to help members increase sales
The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce announces it has partnered SellingHive Corporation, an internet company based in the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator. By joining SellingHive’s Affiliate Program, the Chamber will help its members generate new revenue using the SellingHive service when the site launches next quarter, while giving SellingHive the benefit of working closely with Chautauqua County businesses.
Incubator investing in talents of student interns
An internship at the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator provides a level of student excitement that is difficult to match. After all, these are budding entrepreneurs — visionaries advancing ideas for new products or services — who are literally mortgaging their futures for the opportunity to launch their own cutting-edge businesses. More than 40 students have already seized the opportunity to join them at this innovative facility located just minutes from campus and home to 11 firms only one year after its doors officially opened
Chamber mixes it up at Incubator
The SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator in Dunkirk hosted a Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce mixer event Thursday evening to introduce Chamber members to three of the most advanced start-up companies, in terms of development, inside the incubator. The three companies that made brief presentations before the audience of around 50 individuals were: Textivia, Dunkirk Bio-Electric and SellingHive.
New Incubator tenant SellingHive creating quite a buzz
SellingHive Corp. — one of 11 tenants now in the downtown Dunkirk economic development engine less than a year after it officially opened its doors — is creating a social networking site that provides custom-designed toolsets for businesses to increase sales of their products and services. Several students began serving internships during the fall semester, and many more will be added in the coming spring term.
M&T Bank makes $75,000 gift to Incubator
M&T Bank has stepped forward with the largest corporate gift to date in support of the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator. The $75,000 pledge is in response to the $300,000 "challenge grant" the incubator received from Buffalo's Oishei Foundation.
Incubator leaders to speak to students and professionals seeking jobs, internships and entrepreneurial guidance
The owners of two tenant companies of the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator, together with Incubator Director Robert Fritzinger, will speak on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. in Room S121 of the Williams Center. Their discussion will be about internships and potential full-time opportunities at the incubator for all majors including Business, Communication, Computer Science and Visual Arts/New Media.
CDO and Tech Incubator invite students to Job and Internship Expo Sept. 30
Students and alumni will have the opportunity to speak directly to employers that have internships and/or full-time positions available in technology, business, human services and government, among other areas. The job fair on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. in the Williams Center is co-sponsored by the Career Development Office and the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator.
Technology Incubator adds new energy tenant, Apex Offshore Wind
Apex Offshore Wind, LLC (Apex Offshore), a national developer of wind energy facilities that delivers clean, renewable energy, has selected the incubator to house a new regional office as it expands its business from its Charlottesville, Va. headquarters. The incubator’s proximity to the wind-friendly Lake Erie shoreline gives the company a strategic advantage as it expands both its development and production initiatives.
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A startup business is a challenging undertaking.
At the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator, we offer our client entrepreneurs access to a unique facility, business resources, technology expertise as well as a range of highly qualified faculty, technology experts, business professionals and mentors.

Research shows businesses graduating from an incubator significantly increase their probability of long-term success. We provide our client entrepreneurs with the support, infrastructure, resources, guidance, and expertise necessary to successfully launch a new business. This site gives you an overview of these services and how you can get started growing your own business.
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Services Offered
Business Formation and Setup
Business Formation and Setup The Incubator staff, in partnership with local professionals, helps the entrepreneur to address the requirements of setting up a business including, writing a business plan, staffing, intellectual property, public relations, permits, marketing, accounting and legal issues.

Business Consulting, Mentoring & Training
Business Consulting, Mentoring & Training Through our experienced staff and a network of service providers and advisors, we offer access to a variety of business professionals who are uniquely qualified to help you with the critical issues faced by startup companies. Through our connection to SUNY Fredonia we can also provide access to faculty who can provide expert advice to emerging companies.

Business and Peer Networking
Business and Peer Networking Clients will have the opportunity to interact with fellow entrepreneurs and other business professionals. These opportunities allow them to benefit from other's experiences and contacts for advice, vendors, customers, etc.

Intern Programs
Intern ProgramsStudents from SUNY Fredonia, in a variety of different academic programs, are available for internship opportunities available in a tenant business.

NYS & SUNY Technology Centers
NYS & SUNY Technology CentersState and University-affiliated technology centers exist throughout New York State. These centers specialize in disciplines from nanotechnology, life sciences and environmental research to material engineering and information technology. Clients have access to the resources of these centers

Intellectual Property
Intellectual PropertyThe incubator can connect client businesses with experts in the areas of technology commercialization, grant management and the legal protection of intellectual property

Office Space & Furnishing
Office Space & Furnishing The incubator is a newly constructed building specially designed as a "green" facility to serve the most important space requirements of technology- based startups. Businesses needing office space, clean rooms, assembly areas, and media or internet labs can be accommodated.

Paths to Funding
Funding AssistanceThe incubator manages one in-house seed capital loan fund and maintains an ongoing relationship with a number of state, regional and local funding sources. Incubator staff can assist clients with the process of qualifying for and connecting with appropriate sources of capital
Our Mission
The SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator promotes economic growth in the Western Southern Tier of New York by supporting entrepreneurship and the development of new, innovative, technology-based companies into successful business ventures. The incubator, located in the commercial waterfront district of Dunkirk, New York, provides new technology-based firms with a connection to the resources they need to grow and sustain long-term success. This takes place in an environment that fosters technology development, commercialization and successful business management practices. To accomplish this, the incubator makes available a variety of business and education services, mentoring, professional consulting, access to capital and work-ready space. The incubator combines these resources and those of SUNY Fredonia, state and local government, area businesses, and the community in order to graduate businesses that are financially viable and freestanding.

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