Online Resources

We recommend the following national resources to assist you with your business development:

Small Business Administration (http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/)
U.S. Department of Commerce Information Services (http://home.doc.gov/)
SBIR Gateway (http://www.zyn.com/sbir/)

The following local and regional organizations to contact for professional advice and assistance:

Empire State Venture Group (www.empirestateventuregroup.org)
Smart Start Venture Forum (www.smartstartvf.com)
Tompkins County Area Development (www.tcad.org)
Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC) (www.cctec.cornell.edu)
Cornell University Office of Economic Development (OED) (www.oed.cornell.edu/EconomicImpact.htm)
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce (http://www.tompkinschamber.org)
Upstate Venture Association of New York, Inc. (www.uvany.com)
BR Incubator (bri.cornell.edu)
BR Legal (brl.cornell.edu)
BR Ventures (brv.cornell.edu)

And these sites to learn more about Ithaca and the Finger Lakes:

www.discoverytrail.net
www.ci.ithaca.ny.us
www.cornell.edu
www.ithaca.edu
www.ithacaevents.com
www.visitfingerlakes.com