Collaborating to help start ups thrive in WNY

Starting a business is never easy, but access to the right tools can make a world of difference. The Western New York Incubator Network is a collaborative effort of incubators and entrepreneurial service providers from New York's Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara Counties, working together to turn our region into a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity.  We share best practices, networking, mentoring, educational, and financial resources to better assist incubator client companies.

We are designated as the WNY Innovation Hot Spot, a NYSTAR program enabling program funding and a unique set of tax incentives for companies in their earliest stages.  Our program is managed via the University at Buffalo.

Incubators

43NorthBuffalo, NY BNMC Innovation CenterBuffalo, NY Directed Energy Virtual Incubator Fredonia Technology IncubatorDunkirk, NY Harrison Place Business CenterLockport, NY INCUBATORWORKSAlfred, NY Olean Business IncubatorOlean, NY UB BioSciences IncubatorBuffalo, NY UB Technology IncubatorAmherst, NY Z80 Incubator LabsBuffalo, NY

Partners

Erie County Industrial Development Agency UB Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences UB Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Lead Entity

University at buffalo

Our Team

Thomas Murdock Primary External Contact 716.645.7367, murdock2@buffalo.edu	Christina Orsi Principal Investigator UB Associate Vice President, Economic Development
Martin Casstevens Business Formation and Commercialization Manager	Sara Goodman Incubator Program Manager	Kimberly Kohl Business Manager