Doing Business In the Rochester Region
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To retain a Neutral Point of View we will list for profit business support companies (except for media, information, and education firms) in their respective business category pages rather than on this page.
The Business in the Rochester Region page provides a focal point for summarizing information about doing business in the Rochester Region and providing links to RocWiki and other web resources. There are numerous for-profit, non-profit, and government agencies that support economic development, business formation, business development and business resources. We will try here to help you "Drill Down" and find them. RocWiki can serve an important role by viewing the subject from a community perspective and by including information with no particular objective or point of view.
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Major Topics
Economic Development
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Your Benefits
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The Players -
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Major Emphasis
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Resources
What does economic development mean to you, who is doing it, why are they doing it, how are they doing it? We hope to provide some answers by doing the research, summarizing the results and pointing you to the answers.
Business Formation
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Entrepreneurs on About.com - very full site with lots of material to drill down through
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Entrepreneurial Software Development - info on software development for entrepreneurs
How do you convert a business idea into a business actuality? How do you turn your talent into your own take-home pay? Where do you start, what do you need to do, how much money do you need, who will help you, how do you promote and market yourself, etc.......??? Lots of questions - well, here is where you can go to find the answers !!
Business Development
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Incubators - read about these critical resources for early-stage businesses with substantial potential
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Business Development Firms - Private Firms to help entrepreneurs and small businesses thrive
We describe Business Development in terms of the information, process, tools, and activities related to growing, expanding, and improving a business enterprise (of any size). Here we hope to link you to information and resources in our area targeted at business development and not covered in some of our other topics.
Business Resources
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Networking
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Marketing, Advertising and Promotion, etc.
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Running your Business
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RocWiki business related shopping resources"
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The Unique Aspect of Rochester's Deaf Community
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Deaf-Friendly Businesses - Interested in Deaf-Friendly Businesses? Or in how to become Deaf-Friendly?
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Funding
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Legal
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Accounting
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Personnel
Resources for business owners, entrepreneurs, and those that support or encourage them.
See also Small Business Resources
Major Players
Who are the major players in the Rochester Business Community and what role do they play?
Non-Profit Business Organizations/Alliances
Non-profit organizations and alliances supporting the business community in our area.
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Digital Rochester -
website - technology networking, job fairs, seminars
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High Tech Rochester (HTR) -
website - stimulating growth in technology-based business sector.
Membership Business Organizations
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PMI Rochester - Project Management
Organizations providing support services to business members - normally requires membership fee.
Government
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Monroe County -
Business Page - links to lots of programs, resources and organizations.
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City of Rochester -
Business Page - Services, Other Business Info Towns in Monroe County
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Riga,
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Rush,
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Villages in Monroe County
Government units supporting the business community at their level.
Brockport, Churchville, East Rochester, Fairport, Hilton, Honeoye Falls, Pittsford Village, Scottsville, Spencerport, Webster Village
Education
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ZOOM, ZOOM - Personal Development: developing yourself to improve your business
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American Association of University Women -
Rochetser Chapter website
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Toastmasters - local search - "helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience.
Educational institutions, schools, educational organizations, and other resources for business education and training.
Media
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Daily Record - law, real estate, finance and business intelligence since 1908
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InfoRochester.com - Businesses directory of business websites
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Talk It Up" - published by GRE.
Media resources directed at the topic of business applicable to the Rochester Region. Further research for business articles and news see also links via Local Media.
RocWiki Resources
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Putting Your Business on RocWiki - RocWiki is a great place to provide basic information about your business - no matter how small or large. If you are in the Rochester region and have a product or service to offer, you should be here on RocWiki. Make a page, put in your basic information and link to your website for all the details, promotions, etc. Click on the link for more information and resources.
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Kiva - business related, you can invest (loan money) in the developing world via this organization.
Special resources provided by RocWiki that are not listed in one of the previous categories.
Other Resources
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Entrepreneur.com - Drill down for LOTS of information
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SCORE - Get Advice from Successful Business Advisors
Discussion
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Topic Discussion - your comments and opinions about Doing Business In the Rochester Region.
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