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For Buffalo, the irony is obvious: Air conditioning was invented here, and it was the singular invention that stimulated exponential growth in the Sun Belt.

As we make SBA loans easier and more affordable, more lenders will join our program, more small businesses will have access to our lending products, and more entrepreneurs will succeed.

Laws prohibiting retaliation could certainly be strengthened. But the public debate needs to be changed as well.

Both public and private employers in Rochester must now become familiar with the nuances of the city’s ban-the-box ordinance.

“Change brings opportunity.” —Nido Qubein While many parties in the health care industry are dealing with the complexities of implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a new health insurance opportunity is gaining traction among both employers and employees. ...

Exporting can be rewarding and challenging, but the key to success is having a long-term commitment, developing an export strategy and seeking assistance.

In this decade when many jobs in the country do not require a bachelor’s degree, it is time we start recognizing that career success can be launched from many different places.  

Encouraging entrepreneurship—as the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act does—is so important.

Tending bar, once a primarily male domain, has become gender-neutral.

Places with a strong sense of community and superior quality of life attract the types of people who succeed as entrepreneurs.

To build support for continued trade with China, we need to expand the TAA program and ensure that our own exports to China are widely available to consumers on competitive terms.

By embracing a regional health care model, we can help ensure that rural health care facilities remain a vibrant, trusted and central resource.

The smart business owner monitors the Web for comments about his or her business and has a strategy for responding.

With the passage of the legislation creating a CTE diploma, we could begin to train students to be skilled workers with meaningful careers.

The vast majority of New York’s charters are doing an outstanding job of educating urban youths. Competition truly is a wonderful thing.