FLX Gateway

06/23/2026

🎉 A warm welcome to our newest FLX Gateway investors!
• Cabezas Engineering
• Keller Williams
• I.B.E.W. Local 139

Your invaluable support fuels our mission to empower local businesses, enhance marketing development, and fortify the economic future of Schuyler County. Together, we’re building a brighter tomorrow!

Thank you for believing in our cause and investing in impactful change. 🙌

06/22/2026

What if one free tool could save you hours every month?

Join us June's Boot Camp and discover practical technology tools for small businesses.

📅 June 24
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 FLX Works, 216 N Franklin Street, Watkins Glen

Free to attend. RSVP requested.
https://tinyurl.com/ywp65yuy

06/18/2026

Resource to know: New York State Small Business Credit Initiative

Access to capital is one of the biggest challenges for small businesses. Empire State Development’s SSBCI programs are designed to expand access to loans, equity, and technical assistance for small businesses across New York State. ESD notes that more than $500 million in federal funding is available through the program.

There is also an SSBCI Technical Assistance Program that connects eligible businesses with no-cost guidance in areas such as legal, accounting, and financial matters.

If financing is part of your growth plan, this is worth knowing about.

https://www.esd.ny.gov/ssbci

06/15/2026

Resource to know: Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce / Explore Watkins Glen

For tourism-facing businesses, event organizers, and visitor-focused partners, the Chamber plays an important role in promoting Watkins Glen and Schuyler County.

The Watkins Glen Area Chamber has operated as Schuyler County’s Tourism Promotion Agency since 1988, and its visitor-facing Explore Watkins Glen platform promotes places to stay, events, and experiences across the county.

If your business depends on visitors, make sure you’re connected.

https://www.explorewatkinsglen.com/

06/14/2026

Are you spending too much time on tasks that technology could help simplify?

Join us for the June Schuypreneur Boot Camp as we explore practical tools that can help small businesses save time, improve marketing, and connect with customers.

We'll discuss:
🎨 Canva
📍 Google Business Profile
🤖 ChatGPT
📧 MailerLite
📱 QR Codes
🎟 Eventbrite
…and more.

📅 June 24
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 FLX Works, 216 N. Franklin Street, Watkins Glen

Free to attend. RSVP requested.
https://tinyurl.com/ywp65yuy

06/12/2026

Resource to know for manufacturers: NY Manufacturing Extension Partnership / AMT

For small and mid-sized manufacturers, technical assistance can help solve production challenges, improve operations, and strengthen competitiveness.

New York MEP is a statewide network supporting manufacturers across New York, and AMT serves as a Southern Tier resource focused on helping small and mid-sized manufacturers and high-tech startups become more productive, profitable, and competitive.

If you’re a manufacturer looking at process improvements, growth, or technical challenges, this is a resource worth exploring.

https://www.amt-mep.org/

06/10/2026

Have a food, beverage, agriculture, or manufacturing product that could benefit from testing or analysis?

Cornell Advanced Materials Program for University Sector Collaboration and the Cornell Institute for Food Systems are hosting **Solving for Separation: From Chocolate Chips to Computer Chips** on June 16–17 in Ithaca.

This free event will showcase Cornell’s open user facilities, analytical testing equipment, live demos, expert talks, and facility tours.

This may be useful for food processors, wineries, manufacturers, startups, researchers, and companies working with ingredients, materials, packaging, or product development.

Opportunities include:
• Complimentary sample analysis sessions, limited availability
• Interactive demos
• Cornell faculty and facility expert talks
• Tours of Cornell research facilities
• Networking with academia and industry

If you are developing, improving, or troubleshooting a product, this may be worth a look.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2azt7j7w

Join the Cornell Institute for Food Systems (CIFS) and Cornell Advanced Materials Program for University Sector Collaboration (CAMPUS) in discovering the future of analytical testing equipment and applications to the food and other industries. This event brings together Cornell faculty, industry pio...

06/09/2026

Resource to know: Southern Tier Startup Alliance + Incubator Work

For entrepreneurs and startups, finding the right support network matters.

The Southern Tier Startup Alliance connects startups with mentorship, funding connections, and business development resources across the Southern Tier. (https://www.ststartup.com/)

IncubatorWorks supports entrepreneurs through mentoring, programming, education, and connections to help businesses start, grow, and thrive. (https://incubatorworks.org/)

If you’re working on a new idea, testing a product, or trying to connect with startup resources, these are strong regional partners to know.

06/04/2026

Resource to know: New York Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

The SBDC provides no-cost, confidential business advisement for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Services may include business planning, financing guidance, market research, and help thinking through next steps.

The SBDC serves Schuyler County, with outreach locations listed in Watkins Glen and Corning/Painted Post. (https://nysbdc.org/regional-centers/

If you’re starting, growing, or reworking your business plan, this is a good resource to know.