When the CEO of Asarasi, Adam Lazar, approached me in late 2019 about kicking off an equity crowdfunding round, I was genuinely excited....
You love your pet. But you worry about who will take care of her when you're gone, should she outlive you. You don't want her going back...
Fears of a possible recession have some investors considering options to weather the storm in 2020. Recession resistant industries and...
For the last few years I've had the pleasure of working with companies that have participated in StartFast. Each year I make a trip out...
Pat Whalen has been an advocate for WNY entrepreneurs from day 1. His willingness to help others, to take risks, and to build what others...
Open salary policies can have a huge positive impact on your team. They also can come with some unintended consequences. These policies...
Advancements in IOT, artificial intelligence and deep learning have allowed legal tech companies to gain traction. Platforms for...
2019 saw a lot of changes for businesses. New York ushered in a series of new labor laws, WeWork's now-infamous-IPO crashed and burned,...
A new decade. A new year. New goals. A time where we all spend just a little bit of time reflecting on what has been and what is to come....
Any investor will tell you that they prefer to invest in a company with experience--someone who has launched a venture before and shown...
Yet another business competition has kicked off in New York State. The 76West Clean Energy Competition will be accepting applications...
Private equity and venture capital funds are preparing for a downturn in the economy. This is impacting investments with higher...
We often talk about how entrepreneurship can be a path forward for communities that have fallen on hard times--how we can create...
Another Buffalo startup company has seen its value skyrocket. A firm founded by former Sabres owner and Paychex founder Tom Golisano has...
Despite continued deregulation of the federal government under the Trump Administration, technology entrepreneurs should expect to be...
Ah, the most wonderful time of the year. The snow, the hustle and bustle of holiday parties, last minute shopping (***reminder to...