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One of the most challenging parts of starting a small business—besides developing and executing a feasible business plan—is financing. There isn’t one clear-cut way to secure capital to fund a new company. The options are endless. Every business is different ...

For small businesses, fintech lenders can be a source of cash-in-a-flash. “The big push on the fintech side is: you apply this morning, by this afternoon you’ll have a decision—we’ll cut you a check,” says Jan Pisanczyn, regional director of ...

In the Aug. 24 issue of the Rochester Business Journal, Mike Costanza wrote a piece highlighting the internship opportunities involving our local schools and several Rochester businesses. The story touched on the efforts to retain local talent by developing employment ...

Rochester-area researchers are trying to put nanotechnology to medical uses. If their efforts pan out, in the future devices too small to be seen with the naked eye could detect deadly diseases and allow those suffering from kidney failure to ...

Smartphone apps and other personal devices are poised to disrupt a lot of norms in the health care industry by changing the way patient information is tested and tracked. But it may still be another decade before that technology reaches ...

The concepts, the architectural renditions and the sheer grandeur of the ROC the Riverway project is progressive, inventive and cosmopolitan. Welcome, Rochester, to the nation’s river rejuvenation party. Over the past three decades, cities across the country have been using ...

Over the next several years, the Genesee River will serve to connect the Flour City’s past to the Flower City’s future as the areas surrounding it are revitalized and infused with new life and purpose. With $50 million in initial ...

It is rare that a single proposed idea can hold so much potential to transform a city. The re-imagining of Rochester’s Erie Canal Aqueduct is one such project. Although it is part of a much more extensive and ambitious plan, ...

Inside a machinery-laden production space at Eastman Business Park, Ian Finn dredges a clear plastic container into the wide mouth of a 3-D selective laser sintering (SLS) machine. He loads up the container with fine white powder, dumping it into ...

Sticker shock for college tuition and other college fees can be, well, shocking. But a variety of financial aid and enrollment officials from local colleges say: don’t fret about the price. Think instead about the cost. Yes, that’s right. The ...

Despite a relatively low unemployment rate in the region, many Rochester-area companies still struggle to find skilled workers. To combat this issue, area community colleges are using a combination of data and old-fashioned collaboration to train local workers with the ...

Jordan DiPasquale can’t say enough about doing a co-op at Rochester Regional Health. “Just about everything I experienced at this co-op was a positive experience,” the 22-year-old says. “Meeting new people, learning new skills, working in a corporate environment—it has ...

The national economy is, by many measures, continuing to show strength: unemployment is near an 18-year low, consumer spending is robust, businesses are showing substantial investments and, as the U.S. Commerce Department reported recently, gross domestic product surged to a ...

As far as timeless questions go, “How do I plan for my future?” is among those at the top of the list. For young people, it’s a daunting task to consider how their actions today could affect their lives decades ...

Last year’s tax reform efforts left 401(k) and other popular retirement options largely untouched after reports officials were considering sweeping changes, but there are a number of proposals currently under consideration that could make it easier to save for retirement ...