Useful Links:
Office of Sponsored Research Services
Albert J. Simone
Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipNamed after Al Simone, President Emeritus of RIT, the Simone Center is a partner of the incubator and provides cutting-edge and interdisciplinary course curriculum, applied entrepreneurial experiences, and various entrepreneurship-related programs to RIT students.
E. Philip Saunders College of Business
RIT's E. Philip Saunders College of Business is ranked among America's Best Colleges 2010 according to U.S. News & World Report.
Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies
A key partner with Venture Creations' Clean Energy Incubator, CIMS is home to over 170,000 square-foot in specialized applied technology laboratories and facilities.
Cooperative Education and Career Services
Access information on engaging RIT students or alumni for co-op, internship, or employment opportunities.
Research at RIT
Learn about the leading research being conducted on the RIT campus and access resources to connect with RIT's researchers and laboratories.
Sponsored Research Services
Part of the Office of the Vice President for Research, Sponsored Research Services facilitates all aspects of externally funded research grants and contracts.
The Entrepreneurs Network
An initiative geared towards helping Upstate New York businesses focused on life sciences, technology-based, and/or scalable high-revenue potential succeed.
Business Development Stage Definitions
A chart to help entrepreneurs predict and map the growth of their business depending on the time and resources available to them.
Digital Rochester
A membership organization focused on fostering the growth of technology companies in the Rochester area.
SCORE Rochester
An organization of experienced business professionals that offers free counseling and business advice, as well as low cost educational programs to small business owners.
About.com
Advice to small business owners on how to start up and maintain a small business.
Business Owners Toolkit
Tips business owners including templates, how to's, a monthly newsletter, and an advice column.
Business Resource Center
A compilation of resources for entrepreneurs including everything from marketing plans to sample contracts.
Dow Jones
A membership resource dedicated to helping businesses tap into their full potential through the use of resources available in private markets.
Garage Technology Ventures
A capital fund interested in investing in new companies with new solutions to new problems in software, services, clean technology, and material sciences.
Kaufman Foundation's Entrepreneurship Site
A wide range of resources geared towards helping with every step of the entrepreneurship process from research to policy making.
Money Hunter
A search engine and collection of resources for prospective and current business owners.
Score - Counselors to America's Small Business
An online and in-person resource for free and confidential small business advice.
Small Business - British Columbia
A company dedicated to providing resources to small businesses in order to assist with development, growth, productivity, profitability, and to ensure success.
US Small Business Administration
An agency of the U.S. government developed to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small businesses.
