Glenville The Chamber of Schenectady County, an affiliate of the Capital Region Chamber will honor businesses and individuals during its 30th Annual Business Awards at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia. Rising Star awardee is Great Flats Brewing; Scott Stevens of Dimension Fabricators will receive the Business Leader award; and Draper Lofts Apartments will receive the Renaissance award. Also, Jahnel Group is recipient of the Enterprise of the Year award; The Schenectady Foundation will receive the Community Partner award; and CTDI will be honored as Corporation of the Year. … [Read more...] about Schenectady chamber to present business awards
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WKU student revving up a business while living his lessons as he learns them
When Atlanta born and raised Robert Bowden III was in high school looking around the country for a college with a major in entrepreneurship, the only one he found was Western Kentucky University. An image of the pretty campus on Instagram caught his eye, and an in-person visit sealed the deal. He started his freshman year in 2017 in the entrepreneurship program in the Gordon Ford College of Business at WKU. “I fell in love with the town,” he said of Bowling Green. Bowden is supposed to graduate in 2021, but it might take him an extra year to earn that bachelor of science in entrepreneurship as he juggles credit hours and business hours. Not many people would turn buying a Jeep at age 17 into a financial opportunity, but Bowden managed it. “I wanted to modify it but didn’t have enough money,” he said. Instead, he started an Instagram page named Overkill Off-Road to promote vehicle aftermarket products, and merchants across the country gave him free parts … [Read more...] about WKU student revving up a business while living his lessons as he learns them
Small business expo coming to southwest Louisiana
Dellafosse says in two weeks, the 6th annual small business expo will be held at the Civic Center in Lake Charles on November 1. The city hopes to bring small business owners face to face with people who’ve started businesses, know how to market, how to network, and how to succeed. … [Read more...] about Small business expo coming to southwest Louisiana
Rumford’s new economic developer keys on small business
RUMFORD — George O’Keefe Jr. of Winthrop is in his second week as full-time economic developer and focused on making this mill town a welcoming place for small businesses. “I’ve already seen so many people trying to run a small business, and trying to be successful on their own,” he said. “Where the local economy is really going to rise or fall is the ability to provide meaningful economic opportunity to everybody who’s not working directly at the mill, or not working directly at Poland Spring (Water Co.). “It’s so important for people to believe that they can make it up here. Because they can, but it also takes action by government to facilitate opportunity. When government does its job well, it often times either gets out of the way or provides the foundation for broad-based success by multiple parties. “So we are doing our best to make sure that there’s really great infrastructure, that there’s good … [Read more...] about Rumford’s new economic developer keys on small business
Business News Roundup, Oct. 17
Chronicle News Services Published 1:32 pm PDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Huawei, despite being barred in the U.S., surpassed Apple to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker and is trying to overtake Samsung. Huawei, despite being barred in the U.S., surpassed Apple to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker and is trying to overtake Samsung. Photo: Wang Zhao / AFP / Getty Images Photo: Wang Zhao / AFP / Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Huawei, despite being barred in the U.S., surpassed Apple to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker and is trying to overtake Samsung. Huawei, despite being barred in the U.S., surpassed Apple to become the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker and is trying to overtake Samsung. … [Read more...] about Business News Roundup, Oct. 17