The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a Women’s Business Center (WBC) here that will be operated by the Urban League of Rochester, N.Y. Inc. (ULR). The new center will carry out the mission of helping women-owned small businesses throughout ...

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The Council of Agency Executives has named three award recipients for its annual Community Partner Awards and Member of Distinction Award. Monroe County Commissioner of Public Health Michael Mendoza and Foodlink Inc. President and CEO Julia Tedesco each will receive ...

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The Urban League of Rochester has partnered with a New Jersey-based firm to offer entrepreneurship training. Rising Tide Capital will begin offering its award-winning Community Business Academy (CBA) in Rochester this fall as part of a partnership with the Urban ...

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The Urban League of Rochester is launching a new business development program. PowerShift: Building Small Business is a partnership between the Urban League and bobrochester.com to launch a directory that spotlights minority, women and veteran-owned small businesses in Monroe County. ...

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Coordinated Care Services Inc. this week will collaborate with the Urban League of Rochester, N.Y. Inc. and Action for a Better Community Inc. on a two-day conference focused on diversity, racial equity and inclusion. “From Theory to Practice: The Individual, ...

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The Urban League of Rochester has teamed with ESL Federal Credit Union’s Charitable Foundation to provide small businesses in Monroe County $300,000 total in COVID-19 relief funds. The Sustaining Small Businesses and COVID-19 Relief Grant Program will support small business ...

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Nearly 30 small businesses in the Rochester area have been selected for the Small Business Relief and Retooling Grant Program. The Urban League of Rochester N.Y. Inc. administered the program. The program, funded by KeyBank Business Boost & Build powered ...

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The Urban League of Rochester N.Y. Inc. has been selected to administer a $100,000 small business stabilization fund provided by the KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program powered by JumpStart. The Small Business Relief and Retooling Grant Program will support ...

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Urban League of Rochester, N.Y. Inc. has tapped a nonprofit veteran as its next leader. Seanelle Hawkins will step into the role of president and CEO on June 3, succeeding longtime leader William Clark, who announced his retirement last fall.

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The outgoing president and CEO of the Urban League of Rochester, William G. Clark, will be the commencement speaker at St. John Fisher College during graduation ceremonies May 11. Clark is a 1978 graduate of Fisher, having earned a bachelor’s ...

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William Clark, longtime president and CEO of the Urban League of Rochester NY Inc., has announced his retirement, effective April 5, 2019. Clark’s career at the Urban League spans 37 years, beginning as chief financial officer, overseeing the agency’s annual ...

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The Urban League of Rochester will hold its 53rd annual luncheon Thursday, focusing on children’s behavioral health. Karen Pittman, a sociologist and founder of the Forum for Youth Investment, will serve as the event’s keynote speaker. Pittman will discuss the ...

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The Urban League of Rochester N.Y. Inc. will receive a $2.5 million infusion of funds from the U.S. Department of Labor to implement two programs. Project Steps to Success is a re-entry program designed to serve 125 young adults aged ...

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