Voice of Business Blog Grants, incentives, and funding opportunities can provide businesses with access to capital, a competitive advantage, sustainability, contribute to economic development, and drive innovation. If you’re an organization seeking grants and other funding opportunities, here are some helpful tips that can help you increase your chances of success! Research funding opportunities: Take…
Voice of Business Blog On April 7, 2023 John “Dutch” Summers passed away at the age of 84. Summers was best known in the Greater Rochester community as a business leader and philanthropist whose work transformed the lives of those who benefited from his wisdom and generosity. In 1951 Summers’ father, John A. Summers, founded…
Voice of Business Blog The upcoming 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Greater Rochester, NewYork is set to give the local economy a boost of $190 million and create over 1,200 jobs, according to an analysis of data by local economic agency Greater Rochester Enterprise. The event will also result in an…
Voice of Business Blog Professor Gijs Overgoor, Marketing PhD from the University of Amsterdam, at Rochester Institute of Technology is teaching MKTG-430 and is looking for industry partners. Prof Overgoor utilizes industry partners as the basis for students to learn how to create media campaigns, how to use strategies and tactics in the most popular…
Voice of Business Blog By Jason Barrett, Black Button Distilling Founder & Master Distiller Last year, Black Button Distilling celebrated ten years of crafting grain-to-glass craft spirits made right here in Rochester. This July, we embark on the next decade of our craft spirits journey with the opening of our new and expanded tasting room…
Voice of Business Blog Greater Rochester Chamber continues to partner with Payscale to offer Payfactors Free to all chamber members at no additional cost as a benefit of membership. This is a free compensation solution that allows HR professionals to instantly benchmark a wide variety of jobs across the U.S. and Canada, using 100% HR-sourced…
Voice of Business Blog Over the past few weeks, Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce staff participated in an internal Diapers and Wipes Donations drive for the Young Parents Corner at the Community Resource Collaborative (CRC). The CRC is a non-profit organization that uplifts young people between the ages of 18 and 24 who are directly…