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New eight-week program targets a persistent growth opportunity for Western New York companies: learning how to sell to the region’s largest employers and institutions while scaling. BROCKPORT, N.Y. — Small businesses across Genesee County and western Monroe County will soon have a new pathway to compete for contracts with some of Western New York’s largest organizations. The Finger Lakes Small Business Development Center at SUNY Brockport has launched the Finger Lakes Procurement Initiative,...

Guest Writer: Adam Martocello, Founder - Lilac Automation ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Most professional services firms already use artificial intelligence in some form. An accountant drafts a client email in ChatGPT. A law office summarizes a contract in a chat window. A marketing agency brainstorms campaign copy with a prompt. In nearly every case, the pattern is the same: a person types a question, the tool answers, and the person decides what to do next. That pattern is starting to change. A...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Brown & White Ventures has invested in Buffalo-based Bounce Imaging, a developer of tactical imaging technology used by military, law enforcement, and first responders, as the company looks to expand manufacturing and accelerate the development of its next generation of situational awareness products. The investment will help Bounce Imaging increase production capacity and meet growing demand from U.S. law enforcement agencies and international defense organizations. Financial...