SBA #Buffalo District Director, Victoria Reynolds, and Deputy District Director, Virginia Smith, had a wonderful visit with the Five Star Bank team! They received the Silver Award for 2024 with 74 loan approvals totaling $6.6 million, which supported 227 jobs! We really appreciate your team's commitment to our local small businesses. Pictured below: (L-R) David Case, Kevin Quinn, Aimee Porter, Victoria Reynolds, Joseph M. (recognized as this year's Small Business Advocate), Adam Bickel, Martin Birmingham, and Virgina Smith.
SBA Buffalo District Office
Government Administration
Buffalo, New York 240 followers
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, grow, and build resilient businesses.
About us
Our office provides help with SBA services including funding programs, counseling, federal contracting certifications, and disaster recovery. We can also connect you to our partner organizations, lenders, and other community groups that help small businesses succeed. The Buffalo District services 14 of the westernmost counties of New York State, including: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates. We have offices in Buffalo and Rochester.
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https://www.sba.gov/district/buffalo
External link for SBA Buffalo District Office
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Buffalo, New York
- Founded
- 1953
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We've designated February Resource Partner Month! We're making a point to meet with those teams, working on behalf of the SBA's mission, counseling and training our district's #SmallBiz owners, to let them know just how much we appreciate their hard work. We just (virtually) met with the team at McNulty Veteran Business Center | VBOC NY & NJ and had a great conversation. They are unique in that they focus completely on Veterans, military spouses and family members. Last year, they had over 5,000 significant engagements with their clients! You can learn more about the unique opportunities VBOC offers by joining us for our SBA Resources for Business webinar on the 27th. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gRY8ctsv
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SBA Buffalo District Office is at it again, out celebrating the lending support of our partnering lenders in the district. Lender Relations Specialist, Paul Hoffman, and Deputy District Director, Virginia Smith, visited Canandaigua National Bank & Trust to give them a Bronze Award. Charles J. Vita, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, led their team to complete 12 loan approvals for over $4 million, and supported 226 jobs! Joshua Maxwell and Kevin Galka were also recognized as Small Business Advocates. Thanks so much for all of your hard work and community support!
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Did you know the SBA has 4 pillars of support to help you with your business: Capital, Counseling, Contracting and Disaster? Register today for Thursday, February 27th, and join us for an amazing virtual opportunity to take a deeper dive into the "counseling", or technical assistance, pillar of support with the SBA Buffalo District Office's funded resource partners. In this lunch and learn webinar you will hear directly from our vast panel of entrepreneurial experts that serve our 14 counties, including: WBC's - The Women's Business Center at Canisius University and ROC (Rochester) Women's Business Center VBOC - McNulty Veteran Business Center | VBOC NY & NJ SBDC's - Buffalo State Small Business Development Center, Niagara Small Business Development Center, Brockport Small Business Development Center and Jamestown Small Business Development Center SCORE's - SCORE Mentors Buffalo Niagara, SCORE Greater Rochester NY No matter where in the district your business resides, or how long you've been in business, you will leave this webinar with an understanding of what the SBA resources have to offer, and where you can receive the help you need. Register TODAY! #BeInBusiness #SBA #MakingDreamsComeTrue
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Join Monroe County Finger Lakes APEX Accelerator for their upcoming WOSB Advantage Series, starting Tuesday, January 28th at 10:30am. Our SBA Buffalo District Office Outreach & Marketing Specialist, Sara Vescio, will present the Women Owned Small Business certification program overview, benefits and requirements. For more information, and to register now for this free opportunity, click here: http://bit.ly/3P76M65
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Over the weekend, our SBA Buffalo District Office partnered with SCORE Mentors Buffalo Niagara to host Entrepreneur’s Edge: A Day of Insight and Action. We had a fantastic first year with 175 attendees, 22 community partners, 8 valuable breakout sessions, and a keynote speaker to cap off the day. We heard nothing but positive feedback from our community partners and attendees. We thank all of you for your support! Entrepreneur’s Edge: The Series is 6 courses that begin at 6PM on January 28. Here’s the link to register, or get more information, if you weren’t able to attend the conference: http://bit.ly/4hvqV1I REMINDER, The Series does not require any additional registration or fee if you already registered for the conference.
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📣A special message about Entrepreneur's Edge from SCORE Buffalo Niagara Chapter Chair, Gary Friedman! Register at entrepreneursedge.net 👏
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The Bills don't play until Sunday at 6:30pm, so why not spend Saturday morning learning and networking to take your business to the next level in 2025? Join the SBA #Buffalo District Office and SCORE Mentors Buffalo Niagara as we present the Entrepreneur's Edge Conference on Saturday, January 18 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. #NewYearNewBusiness #GrowMyBusiness #Workshops #Networking
Have you reserved your spot yet for Entrepreneur's Edge 2025? Check out the event page site for the full agenda, this event is not to be missed!
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For FY2024 Northwest Bank had 29 loan approvals for over $6.2 million. Those loans supported 580 jobs in our community! This level of activity is a clear indication of their bank's commitment to our local small businesses. As a result, they received the Silver Award from our SBA team. Pictured below is the Northwest team, led by Richard Hamister, Great Lakes Region President, with SBA District Director Victoria Reynolds and Paul Hoffman, Lender Relations Specialist. Also, pictured is John Soldi, Senior SBA Business Development Officer & Regional Vice President with Northwest being honored as the Small Business Advocate by Victoria Reynolds.
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Is #NewYearNewBusiness your resolution for 2025? If so, SBA can help you to achieve your goals! Your local SBA resource partners (SBDC, SCORE, VBOC, and WBC) are always a tremendous resource to gain in-person local technical business support all along the way. Click the link below to find the partner(s) nearest you.
🖱️ Local business assistance is just a few clicks away! 🔎 Find SBA district offices and resource partners near you: https://lnkd.in/daGxYnS
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