GAFC Grant Submission – The Koffman Southern Tier Incubator’s Black Entrepreneur Network [Video]

The Koffman Southern Tier Incubator and New Energy New York provides an unparalleled ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation in the Southern Tier region of upstate New York. The Koffman Incubator aims to build the first direct partnership network to unify Black-owned businesses and clean energy innovation in upstate New York. Building this foundational network can be made possible with the support of New York’s SBA.

The Black Entrepreneur Network will set the standard for impactful connection by providing a platform for advocacy and advancement for all scale black-owned companies in the Southern Tier of New York. The Black Entrepreneur Network will provide advocacy, strengthen the network of black-entrepreneurs with industry partnerships for small businesses to scale, boost M-W-B-E participation, awareness and utilization in the region.

Through our existing ecosystem, we are positioned to create and foster this first-of-its-kind network for the Southern Tier region of New York.