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Since opening Simply New York Inc. in October 2010, owner Patrick Bodell has had to combat the misconception that only crafts are made in New York State. "I try to explain this to every customer that walks in," he ...
Read More »ESCD approves funds for expansions at three firms
Three businesses from the Rochester area were approved Tuesday for funding from the Empire State Development Corp.
Read More »Big-store experience applied to small format
A dash of instinct, a touch of retail talent and a promising partnership all came together for Janice Kelley Spencer and Martha Crimmings Thaney to launch a Different Point of View. Spencer and Thaney both worked at B. Forman ...
Read More »His loaves and pastries are in high demand at public market, farmers’ marke
A couple of years ago, Keith Myers was a chef looking for a much-needed change. Though some might have seen quitting his job at the peak of the recession as counterintuitive, Myers was motivated by his love for good bread. ...
Read More »Stylist helps her clients keep up appearances
Behind a sharp scissors snip, the poof of a makeup brush and the hues of a new wardrobe stands image consultant Cynthia Kyle. Equipped with more than 25 years of styling experience in serving hundreds of customers, Kyle, owner ...
Read More »Success publisher headlines SBC event
The publisher and editorial director of Success magazine comes to town June 14 for a morning discussion about success and what he has learned about it from the people he interviews. Darren Hardy is the headliner at the Small ...
Read More »Firm doing brisk business in motion control
When an Olympic-sized pool is installed on one of the world’s largest cruise ships, having the right control systems is of utmost importance. That is where Unique Automation LLC comes in. Unique Automation of Wayne County designs, builds, rebuilds ...
Read More »Entrepreneur, 23, putting his own brand of cereal on local breakfast tabl
Was this how John Harvey Kellogg got started? Like Kellogg, the physician who invented a process for making grains into flakes, Ian Szalinski has come up with a breakfast cereal recipe. And like the inventor of cornflakes, Szalinski offers ...
Read More »His business celebrates the quality sound of vinyl
Even though it is his life and his passion, Craig Sypnier will admit that turntables and vinyl records are not for everyone. "It’s a niche of a niche of a niche," says Sypnier, owner of Audio Renaissance. But ...
Read More »New Ph.D. helps foster better communication in clients’ workplaces
With some 25 years of training experience under her belt and retirement on the horizon, Beth Sears saw an opportunity to share with others what she had learned both on and off the job. Sears, president of Workplace Communication Inc., ...
Read More »Xerox veterans opening 4-month program to train chefs in French cuisine
Kathleen Ciulla and James Flach have been friends for 33 years, much of that time at Xerox Corp., and share a passion for cooking. They have turned that passion into a business opportunity as co-founders of L’ecole de Cuisine, ...
Read More »Bright idea took flight during an airport wait
A side business for two locals got an injection of venture capital from overseas this year. Founded as a publisher of condensed, electronic titles similar to the For Dummies books, 24PageBooks Inc. in January got an undisclosed sum from ...
Read More »Green geothermal energy takes care of heating, air, hot water at big saving
William Van Hee started installing geothermal systems before they were cool. Now, the rest of the world is catching up. The CEO of Van Hee Heating Service Inc. installed his first geothermal system at the Voyager Marina in 1978. ...
Read More »By listening to changing needs of clients, business has generated growth
Stacks of leftover paper from their dad’s job at Xerox Corp. were like a playground to James Forward and his siblings when they were growing up. The urge to fill all that blank space, he says, was irresistible. Little ...
Read More »Bad economy put this company into high gear
While some small-business owners have had to tighten their belts to deal with the recession, Marvin Swartz has capitalized on the economic turmoil of recent years. "Most people will fix their own vehicles and not have the responsibility of ...
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