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Asking people for money is never easy. During telephone appeals, nonprofit fund-raising executives and volunteers must develop a thick skin to move past the hang ups and brusque 'not interested' [...]

PHOTODISC: ONE SHOT AT A GOOD IMPRESSION SEATTLE - By 2000 Mark Torrance pictures half of PhotoDisc Inc.'s revenues coming from its Internet site. That's significant when you take into [...]

Visionaries Tell Their Stories of How They Are Making Money On The Internet. PHOTODISC: ONE SHOT AT A GOOD IMPRESSION SEATTLE - By 2000 Mark Torrance pictures half of PhotoDisc [...]

How care provision to pediatric patients living in Kaleida Health's pediatric ventilator unit at the Deaconess Center would be affected by the completion of a long-term care facility on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in New York is discussed. The $68 million, 200,000-square-foot facility would house patients from Deaconess and from Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital.

New York's Department of Insurance has received annual reports that show board members at HealthNow NY Inc./Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY; Excellus Health Plan/Univera Health Care; and Independent Health, have receive collective compensation of $964,457. However, the board claimed this was on par with other nonprofit health plans. Other details of the reports are presented.

A list of unfamiliar people from diverse backgrounds who are judged to be People to Watch in 2010 is presented. Leadership and initiative are common to everyone on the list.

Nonprofits and health-care organizations in Buffalo, New York are expending state funding cuts of at least 5 percent for 2010. Many of these nonprofits are counting on lines of credit (LOCs) as backup plan in order to pay bills and salaries pending the infusion of state funds to come in. Economic effects of LOCs to the nonprofits are also discussed.

New York has granted $30 million to long-term care facilities in an effort to aid community-based care for the elderly through the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law. The funding calls for addition of assisted-living programs and reduction of skilled nursing facility beds. As a result, the quality of health-care programs might be improved at lower costs

Reports show that giving to nonprofits is down everywhere, as seen in the decline in the fundraising climate for U.S. charities. The results of a recent survey show that almost 60% are expecting a continued negative economic impact through the end of 2009. Trends in corporate giving are also discussed.

Cuts in state funding for nonprofit organizations in New York are affecting the operations of such service providers as the state plans to eliminate the Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) program. Nonprofit budget cuts are related to the financial difficulties posed by the recession. Other details on the topic are discussed.

Ten business leaders who are expected to make news and significant decisions that would make a difference in the Buffalo area in 2009 are presented. Included in the list are Chason Affinity Cos.' Mark Chason, Meals on Wheels' Benjamin Gair III, and Black Capital Network's Jennifer Parker. Their contributions to their field are discussed.

Inex Corp., a Western New York-based furnace builder, has been sold to German-based machining company, Schunk. Inex founder Mike Kasprzyk bought the company back through the help of the Small Business Administration (SBA) loan program. Information about the company and services SBA offer are discussed.

Former New York congressman Jack Quinn is the new president of Erie Community College (ECC). He had wanted to go back to school and decided to apply for the job at ECC. He made more income from his former job at a lobbying firm than at ECC, but he says that it does not bother him and he looks forward to political challenges on bringing money to ECC.

Nonprofit organizations in some parts of the United States are moving senior citizens from bigger institutions into smaller housing. Officials of nonprofit organizations in New York are hoping that the same trend will happen to New York. The benefits of smaller housing for the elderly are evaluated.

The article discusses the emerging trend of information technology students in Buffalo County turning into entrepreneurs and starting small businesses.

Buffalo based NanoDynamics Inc. has started commercial production of golf balls that are designed to fly straighter. The company is also likely to receive a $2 million funding from 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill, if the U.S. Senate approves it. The said funding will be utilized by the company for a portable power source for electronic gear that the company supplies to U.S. Army.

The advantages many western New York companies are reaping as a result of doing trade with China are discussed.

Several successful collaborative projects are proving that more agencies are taking a risk and walking to significant success and saving million of dollars without sacrificing jobs or the quality of their programs. One of such successful of the collaborations is the partnership among Goodwill Industries, the Food Bank of WNY and Erie Community College who together founded the Goodwill Urban Revitalization Center on Buffalo's East Side.

Area nonprofits groups who rely heavily on public funding would be affected with a budget that eliminates virtually all public benefit funding, a move that would effectively close all 52 branches of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. It is observed that other public-benefit organizations are forecasting cutting staff, services and programs in such circumstances.

The article discusses Buffalo area thrift stores, including the Hearts Thrift Shop, which sells second-hand clothes and uses its thrift store revenues to finance its mobile soup kitchen and children's programs.

You're on your way to an important conference meeting when suddenly your car has a blow-out. Sunk? Not if you've signed up for Data on the Run, a new service [...]

Although officials say WNY has done a lot to make the environment sparkle, more work needs to be done Each quarter the state Department of Environmental Conservation releases information about [...]

A primer on why E.B. Green and Frank Lloyd Wright matter to Buffalo Ask the typical lay person about E.B. Green and you're likely to be directed to the restaurant [...]

Melvin White has found that doing business with help from a national affiliate can be a hindrance. White is owner of WhiteCo. Enterprises, a company that distributes specialty data-phones that [...]

Office gadgets are getting smaller and better, manufacturers say Just 20 years ago, the most high-tech piece of equipment in most offices was an electronic calculator. Oh, how the times [...]

Chautauqua Lake offers new options Anyone who remembers high school gym class knows the kids who were athletic and played on teams barely had to lift a sneaker to get [...]

Zeller Electric Corp. has announced a management buyout, giving the regional industrial automation firm, five new owners. The company, with offices in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, was sold by second-generation [...]

Niagara University will break ground before the end of October on an apartment-style housing facility for 192 students. The complex will be built on a nine-acre site on the southeastern [...]

Western New York's small, private colleges are experiencing a huge growth spurt. Though the University at Buffalo remains the leader in total enrollment, with more than 25,000 students overall, it's [...]

A team of staff members from the Small Business Development Centers at Buffalo State College, Jamestown Community College and Niagara County Community College are joining with, their colleagues from around [...]

A new group of 25 nonprofit agencies is vying for funding dollars in the second year of the unique 21st Century Fund project. The applicants will have their first opportunity [...]

On Sept. 5, Niagara University announced an agreement with an Italian university to form an international bachelor's degree program in hospitality and tourism. The program, and other study abroad programs, [...]

You might think that W. Winfield McChord Jr.'s bookshelf would be lined with educational. materials and the lifelong educator would go home to watch PBS. It doesn't take long during [...]

Growing business is more than just a farm stand Who's Who: Bob Cartonia, president Bonnie Cartonia, bookkeeper and gift shop manager Michele Cartonia Macey, part-time bookkeeper Philip Cartonia, landscape foreman [...]

Five years ago, Houghton College became one of the first institutions in the country to require; laptop computers for all incoming students. Now it's among the first to install software [...]

Philosophers from around the world will discuss the political and spiritual aspects of nonviolence and justice, as well as the relationships between them, during the 14th Annual Conference of Concerned [...]

Alfred State College's 2000 graduates garnered a placement/transfer record of 98 percent, with 58 percent employed and the remaining 40 percent continuing their education, according to an annual survey of [...]

For the second consecutive year, a St. Bonaventure University journalism major has been selected as a Murray Scholar, honoring the late Pulitzer-winning sports columnist Jim Murray. Rebecca Campana, a junior [...]

Enrollment at the University at Buffalo's School of Management was up 40 percent this fall. The program drew 258 new students in its full-time, professional and executive MBA programs, compared [...]

One of Western New York's largest women-owned businesses just got a little larger. Days after opening a new facility in Perry, Pioneer Credit Recovery has landed several new contracts with [...]