Latest News About Business Incubators and Accelerators From Across New York State | |
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December 2024
New York State Incubator Report
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CELEBRATING THE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE OF OUR OUTGOING DEPUTY DIRECTOR MICHAEL GURTOWSKI | |
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With pride and bittersweet emotions, we announce the departure of Michael Gurtowski, who has accepted the role of Executive Director at the Caumsett Foundation. During his time with the Business Incubator Association of New York State, Mike played a pivotal role in shaping the success and growth of our organization. He was instrumental in managing our internal operations, ensuring smooth day-to-day activities, and supporting the development of key initiatives that have helped countless businesses thrive.
We are incredibly grateful for Mike's dedication, leadership, and tireless efforts. His contributions have left an indelible mark on our association, and while we will miss him greatly, we wish him the very best in his new role. Please join us in celebrating his achievements and wishing him continued success in this exciting new chapter.
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BIANYS LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR ITS NEXT DEPUTY DIRECTOR | |
BIANYS will be looking interview potential candidates in early to mid January for this position. The position is mostly focused on internal operations assistance and marketing. It is a fully remote, part-time position with an hourly salary of $20 to $30 based on experience. For more information click on the posting below. We encourage members to recommend potential candidates for the role.
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Email all resumes to admin@bianys.com
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NYCHA Food Business Pathways Program Surpasses 300 Graduates | |
NYCHA Food Business Pathways Program Surpasses 300 Graduates to Date with Graduation Held for Latest Cohort of 26 Residents Since 201 4, a total of 321 NYCHA residents and Section 8 voucher holders across 11 cohorts have participated in the free program designed to help start and grow successful businesses in the food industry | |
NYU Urban Future Labs Turns 15!!! | |
Last week, we celebrated 15 years of NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Future Labs featuring several speakers who extolled the impact the network has had on the city. Among them was Tandon’s Vice Dean for Research, Linda Ng Boyle, who said:
“Since 2009, the Future Labs have supported startups in many sectors that include AI, emerging media, clean energy, and more recently, the offshore wind innovation hub. They have provided guidance, expertise, resources, and a community of like-minded people ... I am looking forward to not just 15 more years, but 50 more!”
Since 2009, the Future Labs have supported over 400 startups, with an impressive 93% success rate, and have helped raise $4.6 billion while creating nearly 10,000 jobs.
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Game Design Future Lab Applications
(Due January 20, 2025)
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Operated within NYU Tandon Future Labs, the Game Design Future Lab (GDFL) focuses on digital game design, development, infrastructure for games, and emerging media, with the aims of increasing video game production in NYC, business growth for indie studios, and supporting NYC entrepreneurs and digital game developers moving forward.
GDFL offers a one-year, in-person program designed to help digital gaming startups reach their goals by providing desk space, in-person staff support, academic and industry mentorship, networking opportunities, investor guidance, tailored workshops, and office hours. The first year's cohort will consist of at least six game developers or startups.
Learn more, and apply here before January 20, 2025.
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Zero Irving Workforce Development Project Fund RFP
(Due January 15, 2025)
The Community Advisory Board for Zero Irving recently released a Workforce Development Project Fund RFP. The RFP seeks proposals for workforce development initiatives in connection with Civic Hall. The Fund is endowed with $200,000 annually, and the RFP seeks proposals that prioritize pathways for individuals to reach economic security and mobility through career pathways. Submissions are due by January 15, 2025.
Learn more and apply today.
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CHRIS HEIVLY ON WHAT MAKES A THRIVING STARTUP ECOSYSTEM |
The Trust Blueprint: Living the Principles of a Thriving Startup Ecosystem | |
I posit that successful community building requires frictionless networking and frictionless networking requires a significant amount of individual trust among community members. If I boil it down to a basic foundational tenant, trust acts as the lubricant that reduces friction in networking, enabling positive connections to form quickly and authentically.
The question then becomes, how can I cultivate trust within my community?
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EnergyTech University Prize Returns with $545K in Funding for Students and Faculty | |
The EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions is back for another round! The Student Track of this competition offers more than $400,000 in cash prizes to multidisciplinary teams that identifyhigh-potential energy technologies and pitch their strategies for commercialization, plus the opportunity to gain valuable entrepreneurial skills. The Faculty Track offers more than $100,000 in cash prizes to individuals and teams for the successful development and implementation of educational activities that engage students on energy technology commercialization and entrepreneurship topics at their institution. Interested competitors are encouraged to register their team for the 2025 competition and follow the prize to learn more about important deadlines, submission requirements, and prize rules. | |
Explore Business Opportunities in the Americas | |
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Join the U.S. Commercial Service for Trade Winds – The Americas, the largest U.S. government-led trade mission and business development forum. The forum will take place in São Paulo, Brazil from April 7 - 9, 2025 and you will benefit from:
- One-on-one market strategy consultations with U.S. commercial diplomats from 20 countries in the Americas,
- Informative conference programming, and
- Ample networking, designed to maximize your exposure to contacts and opportunities in the region.
You may also add matchmaking meetings with pre-screened buyers, agents, distributors, or joint-venture partners in: Brazil (April 9), Colombia and/or Uruguay (April 3-4), and Argentina and/or Chile (April 10-11).
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Westchester Life Sciences Ecosystem Shines at WCBA,
Builds Bio+ Event
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On December 3, industry leaders, innovators, and professionals came together at the BioInc@NYMC Biotechnology Incubator to celebrate Westchester County as a hub for life sciences innovation and growth. Hosted by Westchester County, the Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator (WCBA), and Builds Bio+, the event featured representatives from WMCHealth, Laronix, Quadrus Medical Technologies, Cognition Therapeutics, BJH Advisors LLC and the WCBA.
Deborah Novick, Westchester County’s director of entrepreneurship and innovation, explained how 160 life science companies in the county have generated $20 billion in economic activity over the past 10 years.
“Right here in Westchester, we have 20 percent of the private sector life sciences workforce in the state,” she said during the event. “We’re working very hard to help nurture more entities.”
Save the date for the next event on January 21! More details will be announced in the coming weeks
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In case you missed it from SSTI
Latest info on Tech Hubs Funding and CHIPS Funding
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The National Defense Authorization Act includes up to $500M for the Tech Hubs program
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee and key architect of the CHIPS and Science Law, secured up to $500 million in federal investments to preserve and expand the Regional Tech Hubs (Tech Hubs) program. Sen. Cantwell secured the funding as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is set to pass before the end of the year. SSTI helped lead a coalition that advocated for the provision and additional funding for Tech Hubs. Read more
U.S. Department of Commerce announces multiple CHIPS and Science Act Awards at year’s end
FYI This Week, a science policy newsletter from the American Institute of Physics, reported in their November 25 article Commerce aims to commit CHIPS money before Trump returns that “Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said … she is trying to allocate all the semiconductor manufacturing and research funds appropriated by the CHIPS and Science Act before President Joe Biden leaves office." Since Raimondo made that statement, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced the following CHIPS and Science Act Awards: Read more
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
Reauthorized by Congress for First Time in 20 Years
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Bipartisan legislation will modernize the EDA and other regional commissions whose mission is to spur economic growth in communities across the country
Washington—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) celebrates its historic reauthorization by Congress, allowing it to continue its legacy of promoting American innovation and competitiveness by providing grants and support to communities across the country. Since 1965, EDA has led some of the nation’s most impactful programs to strengthen public works and infrastructure, job creation and workforce development, disaster recovery, and technology and industry advancement. EDA has not been formally reauthorized since 2004.
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Discounted Tickets to Brooklyn Tech Expo on Feb 11, 2025 (Limited offer!) | |
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The Brooklyn Tech Expo “TECH4LIFE” Edition is Brooklyn’s largest conference event, taking place on February 11, 2025, and organized by Pulse NYC in the prime Dumbo location. This dynamic expo will focus on AI & technology‘s role in everyday life and cater to the tech and business communities, with an anticipated attendance of over 1,000 professionals.
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2025 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
CENTERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (CAT) PROGRAM
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Empire State Development (ESD) anticipates designating ten Centers for Advanced Technology (CAT or “Center”) under this RFP. The CAT program is designed to spur technology-based applied research and economic growth in New York; encourage applied research collaboration and innovation with industry; promote workforce development; better leverage State funds with investments from the federal government, industry, foundations and not-for-profit economic development organizations; and increase the competitiveness of New York State companies over the Center’s ten-year designation period.
Submission Deadline: January 31, 2025
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2024
THE YEAR OF AI AT UB
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The year started with a bang.
In January, Gov. Kathy Hochul named UB the home of Empire AI, a new $400 million supercomputing center that will provide UB and partners with breathtakingly powerful resources to harness artificial intelligence for the betterment of society.
An avalanche of advancements — all pointing toward UB’s leadership in AI, in New York State and nationwide — followed the governor’s announcement.
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Entrepreneurial Excellence on Display at Hofstra's Entrepreneurship Assistance Center's Fall Pitch Competition
Hofstra’s Entrepreneurship Assistance Center (EAC) Program recently hosted its Fall 2024 Pitch Competition, bringing together entrepreneurs and business leaders from the community, and a panel of expert judges to celebrate innovative ideas and entrepreneurship. Over the last 10 weeks, entrepreneurs in the program have been attending workshops at the Frank G. Zarb School of Business to gain the skills and knowledge needed to turn their business dreams into a reality.
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Breaking the Mold: How University at Albany’s Economic Development Office Uses Salesforce for Economic Growth Reporting
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Unlike many university departments that focus on student lifecycles, the University at Albany’s Office of Economic Development prioritizes supporting innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. By adopting Salesforce, this department has created a centralized system to track programs, client engagement, and economic impact metrics—helping tell the broader story of their contributions to regional and campus-wide growth.
In this webinar, we will cover:
- How UAlbany’s Economic Development team tailored Salesforce to its unique needs outside the student lifecycle model.
- The importance of fostering campus-wide buy-in for data sharing and collaboration across departments.
- Using centralized data to tell a compelling story of economic growth, including metrics like funding raised, job creation, and program outcomes.
- Lessons learned from working with Redpath to develop an efficient and scalable system.
This webinar is designed for higher education professionals managing innovation programs, economic development, or similar initiatives. Learn how to build cross-departmental support and use data to highlight the impact of your work.
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You could get $1M in 2025
Apply to Luminate for a chance to grow your startup
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Are you leading a startup working on technology that’s enabled by optics, photonics, or imaging (OPI)? You could be a fit for immediate funding and support from Luminate–the world’s largest business accelerator focused on OPI. Each year, the free accelerator and investment fund provides over $3 million to companies developing innovative solutions across almost every industry and geography.
The Benefits:
$100,000 initial investment at acceptance and the chance to vie for $2 million in follow-on funding.
Connections to investors, industry leaders, and a world-class OPI supply chain.
Mentorship, facilities, and resources specifically designed to support your business and technology needs.
Sign up for an info session here
Applications close on January 10, 2025.
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Training-I (VET-I) Applications OPEN
Exciting opportunity for veterans, service members, and their spouses! The NYU Tandon Veterans Future Lab is now accepting applications for our online Veterans Entrepreneurship Training I (VET-I) program. This no-cost, 10-week program is designed for early-stage entrepreneurs or those looking to transition into entrepreneurship. Our curriculum, led by NY founders and subject matter experts, offers hands-on experiential learning and mentorship.
Application Deadline: January 10, 2025
Program Dates: January 29 – April 2, 2025
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CNY Concept to Commercialization Series:
A Primer on License Agreements – The Basics You Need to Know
January 8, 2025, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST
John W. Boger, Partner, Heslin Rothenberg Farley Mesiti
Register in advance for this meeting to receive Zoom access information:
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NYC OTI Launches Smart City Test Bed
The newly launched NYC Smart City Testbed Program creates a streamlined path to pilot emerging technologies with stakeholder city agencies. Accepted applicants will pilot their technology within New York City’s built environments with assistance from the Testbed team throughout the entire process
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BIANYS Job Board and Talent Network | |
If your Incubator and/or Member Companies would like employment opportunities posted to the BIANYS Talent Network please submit requests here. | | | | |
