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The LightHeart Institute, a Rochester organization that provides programs in leadership excellence, emotional health, physical vitality and spiritual growth, will host the Global Leadership Summit this week at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Henrietta. Simulcast from Chicago, the annual event ...

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A new enterprise focused on breaking down employment barriers for job-seekers has opened in Rochester. Greyston, a social justice undertaking based in Yonkers, launched the Rochester Center for Open Hiring. The purpose is to help create pathways to job opportunities ...

Four local businesses were named to the “Fortune 30 Best Small and Medium Workplaces in New York,” with First American Equipment Finance of Fairport ranked No. 2. ESL Federal Credit Union was ranked eighth, LaBella Associates 17th and The Bonadio ...

Matt Lester didn’t create a partnership with Donohoe Management to acquire the old cannery in downtown Fairport and then come up with a vision for how to use the landmark structure. Instead, there first was a vision for a mixed-use ...

Learning how to adjust and transition during the coronavirus pandemic is critical to business success, and two experts will share insight during a free webinar, “Rising to the Challenge: How Businesses are Adapting Through COVID-19.” Dixon Schwabl will host the ...

To understand the value that peer groups can provide to C-suite executives, we revisit an episode from the second season of “The West Wing.” Leo McGarry, John Spencer’s character in the show, is telling the following story: A man is ...

A Rochester entrepreneur whose tech company offers coaching, office space rental, crowdsourced marketing and more has begun offering free services to the small business community and those who have lost their jobs. Jonah Inikori, founder and CEO of Boodlebag, will ...

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Business activity came to a grinding halt in many spheres of the marketplace during the coronavirus pandemic. Hiring, however, has not. Rochester-based Fast Tracking Solutions (FTS) continues to fill positions for clients in its three sectors of focus — technology, ...

With trade shows on hold or canceled, SPOON Exhibits and Events has developed an interactive, virtual display booth so clients can still provide prospective customers with the in-person experience. The virtual platform, virtualexhibits360.c0m, allows embedded video content, meeting invitations, document ...

As business leaders prepare to reopen their workplace, uncertainty abounds. Lauren Dixon, CEO of Dixon Schwabl, and Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work, will offer insight on best practices for reopening the office as coronavirus pandemic restrictions ...

Even though additional pandemic aid for small businesses was under consideration in Congress this week, that may provide little clarity for small-business owners — especially really small ones — whether they will get the financial assistance they need.  Perhaps more ...

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New York is still weeks away from phasing in a restart of regular business activity, but companies need to decide now what their post COVID-19 workplace will look like. What percentage of your workforce will return immediately? Have you met ...

Just because your business interruption insurance policy says you’re not covered for a virus-caused emergency shutdown, you would be wise to file a notice of claim anyway. That’s because the courts still may rule in your favor, according to Kevin ...

There’s a new shopping mall in town – on the web.  The Retail Council of New York State has created an online listing of stores across the state so they can do business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The listing at RetailNewYork.com, ...

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Ensuring every small business has access to Paycheck Protection Program funding will be imperative as Congress considers additional action to bolster economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Joe Morelle said Wednesday. Morelle said that while the ...