Our Sponsors

We are very grateful to our sponsors, whose supports allows us to present a first-class event while keeping the registration cost very low.

Event Host

MCC's Business Administration/Economics Department is committed to providing individuals with every opportunity to think critically, solve problems, and develop their talents to maximize their full individual potential. The department offers degree and certificate programs in Business Administration, International Business, Accounting, Entrepreneurial and Applied Business Studies, and Small Business Management.

Academic Sponsors

	The mission of the School of Management at Nazareth College is to develop value-centered leaders who become engaged contributors to their professions, organizations and communities. This is accomplished through learner-centered programs that are global, ethical and entrepreneurial in orientation.
	Rochester Institute of Technology, the eleventh largest private university in the nation, offers baccalaureate through Ph.D. degrees to 16,000 students from all over the world and is recognized for academic leadership in computing, engineering, imaging technology, business, and fine and applied arts. The E. Philip Saunders College of Business provides our students the resources of a large university while being part of a smaller college. Our programs are at the forefront with an emphasis on managing people, innovations, and technology in a rapidly changing global environment.
	Roberts Wesleyan College's Division of Business seeks to prepare tomorrow's leaders for effective stewardship to their profession, their community, and their families. In addition to our Undergraduate Business Program, we offer an M.S. in Strategic Leadership and an M.S. in Strategic Marketing.
	The Ronald L. Bittner School of Business at St. John Fisher College prepares professionally competent and ethically responsible graduates for careers as managers and professionals. We prepare students with an understanding of current accounting, finance, and management theories, the practical applications of those theories, and the ethical problems which they might encounter in their professional lives.
	At the University of Rochester, we understand entrepreneurship to be more than a discrete set of business skills or practices, but rather a calling, a way of thinking -- even a trait of character. The Center for Entrepreneurship encourages collaboration among the schools engaged in entrepreneurship education at the University of Rochester and serves to identify and create partnerships with organizations beyond the bounds of the University.

Community and Business Sponsors

	Through a wide variety of programs, incentives, financing, and services, Monroe County works closely with local businesses to help create jobs and grow our local economy. Monroe County is the founding sponsor of The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN), a highly innovative initiative that has helped over 100 companies expand their business ventures and reach their highest potential.
	The City of Rochester offers a wide variety of programs, business loans, services and grants that can assist businesses of all types and sizes. The city also helps local business owners find programs and incentives at the county and state level to support their success, and is a full partner in REDCO (Rochester Economic Development Corporation).
	Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs is one of Western and Upstate New York's (NY) largest public accounting firms and a Top 100 firm in the U.S. Our 260 professional and administrative personnel provide audit, tax and consulting services to private and public (SEC) companies, governmental and not-for-profit entities in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.
	SCORE is a nonprofit association comprised of 11,500 volunteer business counselors throughout the U.S. and its territories. SCORE offers free counseling, free business advice and low cost educational programs to new and existing small business owners. "The service is free; the advice is priceless."
	Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP is a full-service law firm located in Rochester. Our business attorneys provide general counsel to early stage, growth stage and mature businesses and have the business experience and legal skills to provide counsel in all areas. Our services include: Entity selection; Entity formation; Corporate governance; Capital structure; Assistance with debt and equity financing; Public and private financing alternatives; Public and private securities, filings, and compliance; Mergers, acquisitions, sales, and spin-offs; Intellectual Property protection; Business succession planning and more.