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January 5, 2021
43North is kicking off 2021 with the announcement of its Small Business School. This free virtual educational workshop series features local professionals and experts who will cover a variety of topics – all aimed to help small business owners sharpen their skills and elevate their business. From social media to legal to accounting and more, […]
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December 31, 2020
43North Y4 portfolio company Squire announced a Series C raise of nearly $60 million at a $250 million valuation, nearly triple the company’s valuation of its June 2020 Series B raise. The raise, which ICONIQ Capital led with participation from Tiger Global, Charles River Ventures, Trinity Ventures, New General Market Ventures and SoftBank Opportunity Fund, […]
READ ARTICLEDecember 3, 2020
Repost from the Buffalo News About $19 million worth of checks are in the mail to small businesses in Erie County chosen for grants from a Covid-19 relief program. The “Back to Business” program has started notifying 1,366 businesses that their money is coming. The recipients are among 5,000 small businesses that applied for grants and were […]
READ ARTICLENovember 4, 2020
Repost from Buffalo Business First The message has been plastered on buses, billboards and the airwaves. Erie County businesses heeded its call. A shade more than 5,000 small businesses applied for Erie County’s Back to Business relief program, which is seeking to award $20 million in grants this month. Erie County turned to 43North to […]
READ ARTICLEJan 28, 2021 at 10:00 am — Virtual Workshop Series
Join Pathstone Enterprise’s Kenyana David, founder at 81Eighteen, a boutique consulting agency focused on email marketing strategies, to learn how an effective email marketing strategy can help you earn and keep new customers. Email marketing has changed drastically over the last few years. From the laws governing how you contact people to the tools available to you – this webinar will provide you with the latest engagement strategies to drive additional revenue to your business.
January 5, 2021
2020 looked like a year to retreat on the surface, but for 43North, it’s been a year marked by great momentum and the type of traction that turned things we only dreamed about when we started in 2014 into reality. This year, our portfolio companies raised over $150 million in venture capital, walked away with […]
READ ARTICLEJanuary 4, 2021
Western New York is full of innovative people, blazing new trails as they work to build a better Buffalo. 43North has teamed up with our friends at Forge Buffalo, Aleron, Be In Buffalo and TechBuffalo for a special blog series celebrating a select group of Western New York Trailblazers. Jenna Crisp is the VP of Product and Digital […]
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October 14, 2020
Starting a company is filled with ups and downs. Products and features don’t always work, customers may have no interest in something you thought was extremely valuable or a global pandemic might completely change the way the world does business. Part of being a strong founder is knowing when something isn’t going to work and […]
READ ARTICLEOctober 13, 2020
Small businesses in Erie County have a new opportunity to apply for COVID-related aid. The Erie County Back to Business Grant Program, which kicked off today, is a $20 million relief fund offering direct financial assistance to qualifying Erie County-based small businesses. Between October 13 and November 2, small business owners can apply for grants […]
READ ARTICLESeptember 28, 2020
Re-post from Buffalo Business First Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant may have seemed like an unlikely match for Buffalo. And it may have seemed like the trajectory of their company, Squire Technologies, would succumb to the Covid-19 pandemic. But the duo continues to make an important mark in Western New York – most recently as the first Buffalo-based entrepreneurs […]
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