South Side Innovation Center

If you haven’t done so already, put this event on your schedule and register now. Knowledge is power!

Join CenterState CEO and the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance, Tuesday, June 4 from 12 to 1 p.m. for a quick-hitting overview of state and federal small business certification programs. Learn about MWBE, VOSB, WOSB, Federal 8A and more. This free virtual series will help you determine if your business is eligible for certification. Presented by APEX Accelerators and hosted by Onondaga SBDC, in partnership with UMEA, CenterState CEO, WISE Women's Business Center and South Side Innovation Center. Register here to claim one of 30 openings: https://hubs.la/Q02yb5VQ0

SSIC Director El-Java Abdul-Qadir, recognized by the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University for his role in teaching a unique course that explores historic and contemporary phenomena related to entrepreneurs from marginalized populations.

Course Engages Students to Challenge Assumptions about Entrepreneurship A hidden gem in the Whitman School’s entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises department, the undergraduate and master’s level elective course, Minority and Woman’s Entrepreneurship: Race, Gender and Entrepreneurial Opportunity, provides a bird’s eye view of entrepreneurship not usually stu...