Fueling Growth: Access to Capital for your Small Business

The Empire State Development Southern Tier Regional Office invites you to Meet the Lenders and learn how to access capital for your business.

We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming event in the Southern Tier that will bring together traditional lenders, non-traditional lenders, community leaders, business owners, and local entrepreneurs to share in exciting opportunities emerging through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and New York Forward (NY Forward) programs. 

This event will offer a platform to discuss the process to obtain capital for businesses in the region through traditional and non-traditional means.  We believe your voice and participation are essential to the continued success of these efforts.

Local businesses, entrepreneurs, or MWBE certified firms who may be considering applying for funding through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA), and representatives of municipalities who may be considering or eligible to apply for funding through the DRI or NY Forward programs.

We look forward to your presence at this important event.   

To RSVP, please send an email to nys-southerntier@esd.ny.gov.

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025

Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm

Location: Ithaca, Tompkins County

Venue: Tompkins County Public Library – Borg Warner Room

101 East Green Street, Ithaca, NYParking is pay-per-use and available on the street, at the Cayuga Street Garage behind the Library, and at the Green Street Garage down the street from the Library. There is a handicapped spot and a handful of 15-minute accessible spots on the Cayuga Street side of the Library building.