Resources
Here you will find valuable links to specialized organizations that may assist you in starting your company.
| :: Industry Sites | :: Chambers of Commerce |
| :: Economic Development Agencies | :: Trade Organizations |
| :: Workforce Placement Centers | :: University Centers |
| :: Venture Capital | :: Government |
Industry Sites |
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| National Fuel | natfuel.com |
| New York State Electric & Gas Corporation | nyseg.com |
| New York Software Industry Association | nysia.org |
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation | nimo.com |
| Verizon | verizon.com |
Chambers of Commerce |
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| Alden Chamber of Commerce | aldenny.org |
| Amherst Chamber of Commerce | amherst.org |
| Buffalo Convention Center (BCC) | bfloconvcenter.org |
| Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) | buffalocvb.org |
| Buffalo Niagara Partnership | thepartnership.org |
| Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce Inc. | cheektowaga.org |
| Clarence Chamber of Commerce Inc. | clarence.org |
| Grand Island Chamber of Commerce | gichamber.org |
| Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce | eanycc.com |
| Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Inc. | hamburg-chamber.org |
| Kenmore - Town of Tonawanda Chamber of Commerce | ken-ton.org |
| Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce | orchardparkchamber.com |
| Springville Area Chamber of Commerce | springvillechamber.com |
| Tonawandas Chamber of Commerce | the-tonawandas.com |
| West Seneca Chamber of Commerce | westseneca.org |
| Western New York (WNY) Events Centre | eventcentre.net |
Economic Development Agencies |
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| Amherst Industrial Development Agency | amherstida.com |
| Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation | berc.org |
| Buffalo Niagara Enterprise (BNE) | buffaloniagara.org |
| Buffalo Place, Inc. | buffaloplace.com |
| Empire State Development Corporation | empire.state.ny.us |
| Erie County Industrial Development Agency | ecidany.com |
| Hamburg Development Corporation & Hamburg Industrial Development Agency | townofhamburgny.com/hida.asp |
| Housing and Urban Development | hud.gov/economicdevelopment/ |
| Lackawanna Community Development Corporation | lackawannany.com |
| New York Business Development Corp. | nybdc.com |
| SCORE | scorebuffalo.org |
| Small Business Development Center | nys-sbdc.suny.edu |
| Town Lancaster Industrial Development Agency | lancasterny.com |
| Town of Tonawanda Development Corporation | tonawanda.com |
| University at Buffalo (UB) Business Alliance | uballiance.buffalo.edu |
| West Seneca Development Corporation | westsenecadevcorp.org |
| WNY Technology Development Center, Inc. | insyte-consulting.com |
Trade Organizations |
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| Buffalo / Niagara World Connect | bnwc.org |
| International Institute of Buffalo New York, Inc. | iibuff.org |
| Bflo. - Nia. Region Council for International Visitors | See Buffalo/Niagara World Connect |
| Business Council of New York State, (NYS) Inc. | bcnys.org |
| World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara | wtcbn.org |
| United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce | export.gov/cs |
Workforce Placement Centers |
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| Western New York Association of College Career Centers | wnyaccc.org |
| Canisius College Center for Professional Development | canisius.edu/cpd |
| Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES | e2ccboces.wnyric.org |
| Genesee County Job Development Bureau | co.genesee.ny.us/dpt/jobdevelopment/ |
| New York State Department of Labor | labor.state.ny.us |
| Niagara Frontier College Placement | nfcpa.org |
| Orleans/Niagara BOCES | onboces.org |
| SUNY at Buffalo Career Placement | ub-careers.buffalo.edu |
| SUNY Career Development | sunycdo.org |
| The Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Development System | worksourceONE.com |
| The New Millenium Group | nmgonline.org |
| Trocaire College Workforce Development Center | trocaire.edu |
| Western New York Society of Information Professionals | wnysip.org |
University Centers |
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| Bryant & Stratton Business Institute | bryantstratton.edu |
| Buffalo State College | buffalostate.edu |
| Canisius College Center for Entrepreneurship | canisius.edu |
| D'Youville College | dyc.edu |
| Daemen College | daemen.edu |
| Empire State College | esc.edu |
| Erie Community College (ECC) | ecc.edu |
| Genesee Community College | genesee.edu |
| Hilbert College | hilbert.edu |
| Houghton College | houghton.edu |
| ITT Technical Institute | itttech.edu |
| Medaille College | medaille.edu |
| Niagara County Community College | niagaracc.suny.edu |
| Niagara University | niagara.edu |
| St. Bonaventure University | sbu.edu |
| SUNY at Bflo. Institute for Local Governance & Regional Growth | regional-institute.buffalo.edu |
| SUNY at Buffalo International Executive Programs | mgt.buffalo.edu/ipo/iep.htm |
| SUNY at Buffalo Partners in Management | mgt.buffalo.edu |
| SUNY at Bflo. The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) | tcie.buffalo.edu |
| SUNY at Buffalo World Languages Institute | wings.buffalo.edu/world-languages/ |
| Trocaire College | trocaire.edu |
| Villa Maria College | villa.edu |
Venture Capital |
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| DataMerge | datamerge.com |
| Western New York (WNY) Venture Association | wnyventure.com |
Government |
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| Better Business Bureau | upstateny.bbb.org |
| Buffalo and Erie County Public Library | buffalolib.org |
| Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority | peacebridge.com |
| Council of Better Business Bureaus | bbbonline.org |
| County of Erie - Office of Economic Development | erie.gov/ecodev.phtml |
| Erie County Water Authority (ECWA) | ecwa.org |
| Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council | gbnrtc.org |
| IRS Business Assistance Center | irs.gov |
| New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | nysdot.gov |
| New York State Department of Transportation | dot.state.ny.us |
| Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority | nfta.com |
| United States (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers | lrb.usace.army.mil |
| United States (U.S.) Customs Service | customs.ustreas.gov |
| United States (U.S.) Small Business Administration (SBA) | sba.gov |
| Upstate New York Regional Minority Purchasing Council, Inc. | unyrmpci.org |
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