South Side Innovation Center

05/28/2024

If you haven’t done so already, put this event on your schedule and register now. Knowledge is power!

Join CenterState CEO and the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance, Tuesday, June 4 from 12 to 1 p.m. for a quick-hitting overview of state and federal small business certification programs. Learn about MWBE, VOSB, WOSB, Federal 8A and more. This free virtual series will help you determine if your business is eligible for certification. Presented by APEX Accelerators and hosted by Onondaga SBDC, in partnership with UMEA, CenterState CEO, WISE Women's Business Center and South Side Innovation Center. Register here to claim one of 30 openings: https://hubs.la/Q02yb5VQ0

10/17/2022

Schedule an appointment with an SBDC Business Advisor today.

👋 In-person appointments with Advisors are now available at the South Side Innovation Center on Monday & Wednesday afternoons!
Learn More / Book Now: www.onondagasbdc.org/ssic

06/04/2021

SSIC is looking forward to working with our partners in providing eligibility information, technical assistance with the application, and general support to small businesses within our region who seek to benefit from this initiative.

01/29/2021

Watch this episode of CONNECT NY to hear SSIC Director El-Java Abdul-Qadir, WISE Women’s Business Center Director Meghan Florkowski, UMEA Executive Director Me’Shae Me'Shae Brooks-Rolling, and others discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on minority and women owned businesses in New York State.

COVID-19: Surviving Through an Economic Recession

01/29/2021

SSIC Director El-Java Abdul-Qadir, recognized by the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University for his role in teaching a unique course that explores historic and contemporary phenomena related to entrepreneurs from marginalized populations.

A hidden gem in the Whitman School’s entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises department, the undergraduate and master’s level elective course, Minority and Woman’s Entrepreneurship: Race, Gender and Entrepreneurial Opportunity, provides a bird’s eye view of entrepreneurship not usually stu...

11/25/2020

Access to capital is a significant and systemic barrier for minority owned businesses here in Syracuse and across the country, affecting their ability to startup, sustain, grow and thrive. The Economic Inclusion team at CenterState CEO has created this survey to collect qualitative and quantitative data that lead to a better understanding of the challenges minority business owners face in the Syracuse area. The results will be used by CenterState CEO and local business ecosystem partners as a foundation to design better solutions. Please complete Minority Access to Capital Survey found here and feel free to share it. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes.

View this form on Formsite

11/13/2020

Last day to register for Financial Literacy!

Join us for a 5-week Financial Literacy series that will provide you with the necessary tools to manage your business and personal finances!

05/17/2020

WISE Women’s Business Center and Southside Innovation Center Awarded Grants to Help Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19

12/19/2018

Good Life Foundation sincerely thanks the Regional Economic Development Councils and Governor Cuomo for the award of $700,000 for our Hip-Hop Center for Youth Entrepreneurship! We are excited to embark on this journey and help provide tangible options for youth in Syracuse and beyond!

Imagine a mecca of culture that the youth identify with, that teaches them HipHopreneurship and allow them to learn "how to fish". It's coming! Learn more about it online at www.gly.foundation