Entrepreneurs
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Startup Yellowpages
The CCTEC Startup Yellowpages are a collection of resources, companies, and organizations that provide services to assist in business development and entrepreneurship.
- Business Idea Competitions
- Consulting
- Cornell University Resources
- Economic Development Agencies
- Graphic & Web Design
- Job Posting Sites
- Prototype Design & Manufacturing
- Organizations
If you would like to suggest an addition to the list, please, email Laura Cima at lc12@cornell.edu.
Business Idea Competitions
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BR Ventures Business Idea Competition
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New York’s Creative Core $100,000 Emerging Business Competition
Consulting
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Communigration, Inc.
315.579.4323
www.communigration.comCommunigration is a marketing firm, focused on helping business-to-business and technology companies. It focuses on using strategy, creativity and technology to create breakthrough results for clients. They work on overall marketing strategies, as well as implementing plans, programs and recommendations.
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TechStrategyLabs
973.447.4161
www.techstrategylabs.comTechStrategyLabs is an Information Technology (IT) Strategy Advisory and Incubation Firm. It provides advisory services to IT Suppliers (product/service vendors, startups and entrepreneurs) as well as to IT Consumers (CIO/CTO organizations) in order to leverage IT to drive value in the enterprise. The firm also provides capital to help startups launch themselves into mainstream suppliers of IT product offerings. The firm is founded by a Johnson School graduate and consists of senior professors from the Johnson School as advisors.
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Churchill & Co.
Churchill & Co. specializes in the development of branding & messaging strategies and tactics through the integration of strategic planning, market research and creative expertise. Churchill & Co.’s approach focuses on delivering branding & messaging solutions that are sustainable over the long-term. Our team works closely with all levels of an organization’s leadership to help set direction, develop concepts, implement solutions and track performance.
Cornell University Resources
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Big Red Ventures Triad
www.johnson.cornell.edu/brv/bicinfo.html
BR Incubator (BRI) is a student-run consulting agency founded in 2002. We are part of the Cornell "Triad"; a comprehensive set of entrepreneurial resources. Our mission is to work with entrepreneurs in various industries through formal consulting engagements in an effort to support growing businesses. BRI includes five student directors and over 60 student consultants from several Cornell graduate schools.
BR Ventures ("BRV") is unique, truly value added seed stage capital. Bringing to bear more than just financial capital, BRV leverages the resources of a world-class research institution, a talented and driven student body and a diverse alumni network for the benefit of our portfolio companies.
BR Legal provides affordable, professional quality legal services that are vital to the formation, operation, and eventual success of any start-up or emerging growth-oriented business.
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Cornell Entrepreneur Network
The Cornell Entrepreneur Network (CEN) is the university's multi-city business networking program. With ~100 events per year, CEN offers alumni the opportunity to learn from world-class speakers and meet fellow Cornellians with similar business motivations. To see a list of upcoming events, visit cen.cornell.edu/.
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Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility
The Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF) is a national user facility that supports a broad range of nanoscale science and technology projects by providing state-of-the-art resources coupled with expert staff support.
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Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Entrepreneurship@Cornell works will all schools, colleges and organizations to help create and promote entrepreneurship education, events, commercialization and experiential earning opportunities. Our vision is to support a diverse group of university-wide activities that find and foster the entrepreneurial spirit in every Cornell participant -- In every college, every field and every stage of life.
Economic Development Agencies
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Tompkins County Area Development
607.273.0005
www.tcad.orgTCAD is dedicated to building a thriving and sustainable economy that improves the quality of life in Tompkins County by fostering the growth of business and employment. While working with business, not-for-profit, higher education, and public sector organizations, we fulfill our mission by assisting in the formation, retention, expansion, and attraction of target businesses. As the community's lead economic development agency, TCAD offers financial assistance, technical assistance and real estate development services.
Graphic & Web Design
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Ancient Wisdom Productions
607.277.2757
www.ancientwisdompro.comAncient Wisdom Productions is a full-service design shop. We offer website design, print design, audio, video and branding and identity services. We value our client relationships. We are passionate about design and aim for perfection in all the work we do.
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Assante Design
315.470.0404
www.assantedesign.comWe keep it simple. Brand development, killer graphic design, solid layouts, impressive displays, creative imagery, catchy copy, excellent time lines and most of all reasonable prices. What more can you ask for from a graphic design group?
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Bentley & Hoke LLC
315.470.0404
www.assantedesign.comFormed in 2000, Bentley & Hoke LLC is a web consultancy located in Syracuse, New York, USA. We distinguish ourselves from similar agencies in three ways: a commitment to service and professionalism; a keen awareness of the unique needs of each project; and a results-oriented, forward-looking approach to the creation of websites and internet-based applications.
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Pinckney Hugo Group
315.470.0404
www.pinckneyhugo.comFounded in 1940 as Spitz Advertising and acquired in 2002, the Pinckney Hugo Group is a full-service marketing communications agency with a staff of 20 full-time professionals. We provide strategic marketing direction, creative, media planning, and public relations services for a wide variety of consumer and business-to-business clients.
Job Posting Sites
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Go Big Network
Nicknamed the "Craigslist for startups", Go Big Network is a one stop shop for startup firms to find funding, post positions and get expert advice.
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Venture Loop
VentureLoop is the worldwide leader in job postings focused on venture-backed startup companies.
Prototype Design & Manufacturing
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Advanced Design Consulting
607.533.3531
www.adc9001.comAdvanced Design Consulting USA, Inc., is organized and structured to provide technical services to all types of clients from small scientific entrepreneurs to universities, government agencies and private industries. The firm’s expertise and activities are primarily related to engineering design, research and development, testing and custom fabrication.
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Infotonics Technology Center
585.919.3000
www.infotonics.orgITC is a New York State Center of Excellence in MEMS/NEMS Microsystems development, fabrication, and packaging. We provide vertically integrated services from product concept through production in a state-of-the-art facility in Canandaigua, NY. ITC supports commercialization of Microsystems and chip scale devices that integrate mechanics, optics, fluidics and chemistry on a microelectronics chip.
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Washburn Manufacturing
9828 State Route 96
Trumansburg, NY 14886
607.387.3991Manufactures custom machinery tools and general machinery.
Organizations
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Fingerlakes Entrepreneur Forum
Finger Lakes Entrepreneurs' Forum (FLEF) is an organization for and by entrepreneurs covering Ithaca and the surrounding areas of upstate New York. The mission of FLEF is to provide a mechanism by which entrepreneurs and others concerned with growing enterprises can meet regularly to exchange information.
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MedTech
MedTech is a not-for-profit regional trade association comprised of Upstate New York technology manufacturers, research institutions, allied professional services and economic development organizations with shared interests in collaboratively developing technologies, products and services for the global medical products marketplace.
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The Entrepreneur's Network
The mission of The Entrepreneurs Network is to promote job growth and enhance new business creation in Upstate New York's technology sector by providing area entrepreneurs with practical, hands-on education and training programs as well as access to those resources critical for building successful new ventures.
