SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator announced its newest business, Silicon Wolves Computing Society LLC (SWCS), at a press conference on March 27. SWCS is a consumer-friendly, high-performance computing system developer and manufacturer of the most advanced workstations and computer gaming solutions on the market. 

The purpose of the Patents and Inventions Policy Board is to “define SUNY’s intellectual property and commercialization policy objectives and to develop and interpret such policies in furtherance of SUNY’s strategic goals.”

Six free workshops are scheduled this spring to boost the ability of local artists to succeed in selling their work and vitalizing the economy of the region. Topics include legal issues, gallery advice, social media opportunities, website development, photographing one's work, and selling work online. 

The SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator has been named a finalist for the "Rookie of the Year" BETA Award, given by InfoTech Niagara, the trade association of Western New York's information technology industry. This year marks the 12th annual award ceremony honoring the best and brightest companies and individuals in the Western New York technology community.  

The partnership, known as C-PACE for Chautauqua Partnership for the Arts and a Creative Economy, will be an art-based business incubator that will provide services, such as access to resources, workshops, workspace and mentoring in a supportive environment to aspiring and existing entrepreneurs in the creative industries, fine and applied arts.

SUNY Fredonia’s Technology Incubator is the new home to The Center for Sports Skill Measurement & Improvement, LLC. The Center’s mission is to help athletes of all levels reach their potential by providing a baseline, sport-specific skill measurement through its network of independent testers. Currently, the center offers test centers in eight states and is focusing initially on baseball and softball players, but has plans to expand into many other sports, including hockey, football, lacrosse, tennis, golf, soccer and field hockey, as well as additional locations, in the near future.

Senior Michael Carbone, co-founder of The Raphy Report, will host a series of free workshops at the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator this semester.  The first, on Monday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m., will focus on Adobe After Effects, a high-performance software product that allows users to create visual effects and motion graphics.

The Raphy Report, a student-run, multi-topic news show produced by TRR Productions, has recently settled into the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator. TRR Productions is the first organization in the Incubator operated solely by SUNY Fredonia students. While TRR Productions began with only a handful of hosts and a few students interested in TV and digital film production, it has grown to over 50 interns pursuing such majors as graphic design, business, public relations, journalism, accounting, theater, art and computer science. 

Apex Offshore Wind, LLC (Apex Offshore), a national developer of wind energy facilities that delivers clean, renewable energy, has selected the incubator to house a new regional office as it expands its business from its Charlottesville, Va. headquarters. The incubator’s proximity to the wind-friendly Lake Erie shoreline gives the company a strategic advantage as it expands both its development and production initiatives.

SellingHive is growing and expanding its operations in Dunkirk as the company prepares for the launch of its new social networking software this summer. Last week the company filled three full-time positions with young professionals who graduated from universities in western New York, including two from SUNY Fredonia. 

SellingHive recently awarded three SUNY Fredonia student interns the “Intern of the Year” Award. Kaitlin Dafgard, Paul Jackino and Thomas Storm were selected out of 14 interns to receive the award based on the quality of their work or project, their impact on the company and their ability to go above and beyond what was asked of them as interns.

Robert Fritzinger, director of SUNY Fredonia’s Technology Incubator, was elected to a one-year term on the board of directors of the Business Incubator Association of New York State, Inc. He was also elected secretary of the board for the ensuing year.

SUNY Fredonia's Technology Incubator honored three students who showcased creative ideas, technological innovations and potential new business concepts, all in hopes of winning a cash prize and the chance to work with the incubator to advance their ideas possibly become future tenants. The first annual Entreprenuership Contest was designed to raise awareness of the nature and culture of the incubator among the student body on campus.

“These films focus on many aspects of social life, environmental issues, and spiritual issues in Western New York,” says Nefin Dinc, associate professor of communication at SUNY Fredonia. 

The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF), in collaboration with the SUNY Center for Social Entrepreneurship Program (SEP), has scheduled a ...
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“It’s an adrenaline rush,” Incubator Director Robert Fritzinger says of the atmosphere that students encounter when working alongside owners of developing technology firms at the incubator.

The event will introduce businesspeople to the resources and services available at UB and SUNY Fredonia for businesses seeking to grow and recruit interns and employees, particularly employees with business management or engineering experience.

“SellingHive solves a problem for many businesses looking to grow or expand into new markets,” stated Todd Tranum, President/CEO, Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce. “Leveraging social networking technologies, SellingHive connects the maker of a product with sellers and buyers. This platform will help businesses throughout the region identify new opportunities and grow into new markets.”

After two successful years of organizing events to observe Earth Week, the Sustainability Committee at SUNY Fredonia is expanding its program thi...
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The newly opened SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator in downtown Dunkirk is poised to serve as a gateway for technology exchanges between Japan and the entire SUNY system with the arrival of Dr. Hikoko Sato, a technology transfer specialist.