A Toronto startup company uses tobacco plants as a platform for growing anti-cancer drugs. A Syracuse startup wants to replace sheet music with a touc...

Google today launched a somewhat mysterious website called "Solve for X," which will now be the official homepage for a conference by the same name. Solve for X, according to the description provided, seems similar in format to...

Though the passage of the JOBS Act opened the doors for crowdfunding, many startups are still seeking funding from venture capital firms, according to a new...

The 2012 Venture Forum is a collaboration of Bright Buffalo Niagara and the Center for Economic Growth's Upstate SmartStart UNYTECH Venture Forum. This partnership will enable the two events to merge their audiences, reaching both the venture capitalists that SmartStart/UNYTECH typically attracts

New York’s Second Largest City Stands Up Against Drilling Buffalo, N.Y. –- Amidst reports that New York State might green light hydraulic fracturing this year, the Buffalo Common Council today passed a resolution to support...

The entrepreneur turned VC warns that there is too much money chasing too few marketable ideas. The crash, he says, is coming next year.

In this post-recession era, angel investor groups have stepped in to finance startup companies that banks and venture capitalists deem too risky. Twenty of those groups are in Wisconsin, including one that meets at a Milwaukee...

Study from Constant Contact and Chadwick Martin Bailey analyzing the behavior of 1,491 consumers ages 18 and older throughout the United States.

Angel funding has become increasingly available to entrepreneurs, but angel investors are more demanding.

Buffalo, NY / PRBuzz.com / January 6, 2012 - - Social technology expert, Ladybug Teknologies Inc., kicks off the New Year with a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo (www.indiegogo.com/SipSmart-Network?a=350233). Crowdfunding...

Buffalo Niagara is a place where life works for more than 1 million people. Buffalo Niagara Enterprise makes it work for businesses relocating, expanding, and starting up in our region. Discover the million reasons why!

More than half of the nation's major markets are experiencing an upswing in manufacturing activity, according to a study released Friday. The increases are generally small, yet they're welcome news after several years of...

David BertolaBuffalo Business First Reporter - Business First Email Novera Protein Inc. is planning to move in to a 30,000-square-foot facility in LeRoy, where it will manufacture vegetable bypass protein supplements for the...

For Immediate Release Contact: Theresa Mazzullo, CEO Excell Partners (585) 458-7335 Excell Partners Funds Company with Promising Technology in Home Health Care Monitoring Buffalo-based company provides wireless home health...

Here's a break down of the top news stories impacting small businesses. November was a busy month for small business owners as the start of the holiday shopping season kicked off. Small businesses across the country...