small business

JAMESTOWN — Bringing the voices and perspectives of small business owners, farmers and other employers into the discussion on public policy is the goa...

ALBANY — With latest unemployment figures showing that more than 1.8 million New Yorkers have filed for unemployment, state Sen. George Borrello urged...

Small business owners, sole proprietors, independent contractors and the self-employed are eligible for financial assistance through the federal Paych...

PENN YAN — With the $2 trillion economic relief bill having been approved and signed by President Trump, most American households affected by the coro...

State Sen. George Borrello believes a paid-leave bill pushed through by New York Democrats and signed by the governor Wednesday will amplify the finan...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, speaking during a media call with reporters Tuesday, seemed to question Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order closing bars, restaurants and ot...

A 2020 state proposal would provide paid sick leave for most New York employees. The proposal would enact across the state what is already mandated in...

NFIB, the state and the nation’s leading small business advocacy association, announced that its New York political action committee is endorsing Repu...

ALFRED — Associate Professor Emeritus Douglas Barber was recently honored with the Alfred State President’s Medallion at the Alfred State Student Lead...

WELLSVILLE — The Allegany County United Way has formed 365 Small Business Circle, with small business members committed to investing in the community....

BUFFALO — A Salamanca man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from his fraudulent debt restructuring business that reportedly scammed 200 p...

OLEAN — As retailers nationwide gear up for the holiday shopping season, local shops ands stores will observe Small Business Saturday, Greater Olean A...

OLEAN — Are you a small business owner who would like to offer an employees assistance program but can’t afford it or do you wonder what resources are...

ALBANY — A little more than eight months after an Olean salon owner began calling for legal protections against clients who don’t pay their salon bill...

WEST VALLEY — A $20 million solar facility is being proposed in the town of Ashford that would lead to lower electric bills for 1,500 area residents a...

OLEAN — A co-op-style small business incubator is the plan for the former Siegel’s building after the city Urban Renewal Agency tapped the preferred d...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency approved a pilot small business assistance plan for a startup company from Cattar...

(Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series on projects being presented to the local planning committee for the $10 million state Downtown Revitaliz...