America's SBDC - New York
Small Business Development Center - Binghamton University
The City of Oneonta is pleased to announce a new $200,000 Microenterprise Program which was recently awarded to the City by the New York State Office of Community Renewal. The Microenterprise Program will provide financial assistance to entrepreneurs, start-up businesses, and existing microenterprises that will increase economic opportunity and/or create jobs for persons who are low-to-moderate income.The Microenterprise Program will offer grants between $5,000 and $35,000 to eligible projects. A minimum of 10% of the total project cost must be provided as owner’s equity. Eligible uses of funds include capital equipment and fixtures, working capital, inventory, and software that is specifically related to the proposed business activity. Funds cannot be used for construction, renovations or building repairs. Participating business owners are required to complete business ownership or entrepreneurial training. Other program requirements apply.
The program guidance materials, application, and training information can be obtained from Judy Pangman, Community Development Director, at the City of Oneonta, 258 Main Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 by calling (607) 432-0114, or by emailing jpangman@oneonta.ny.us. Applications are due by February 28, 2017. If funds remain after these applications are processed, another round will be offered at a later date.
13th Annual CANO Chili Bowl Sunday February 5 from 12 -4 PM
The thirteenth annual CANO chili bowl will be held this Sunday at the Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. Come be a part of this festive February tradition. Your entrance fee is the purchase of one of more than six hundred hand made bowls created and decorated by Doug Halberg and volunteer artists at the Carriage House Art Studio. You can fill your beautiful new bowl with any or all of our freshly made chili varieties and be aware that your purchase helps support CANO as we continue to restore the Wilber Mansion and provide the area with monthly art exhibitions and writers salons free and open to the public.
This year we will double the heated outdoor space thanks to one of our sponsors, Unalam. This will give us much needed elbow room outside the Mansion, while indoors we will be displaying the beautiful hand crafted quilts by Susquehannah Valley Quilts. After sampling twenty five varieties of chili and listening to the music of the Mansion Jam Band you will want to take a moment to vote for the chili of your choice and help choose the best chili in the area. Awards will be given for best chili, fireman’s choice chili, best bowl and the spirit award.
Press contact: Bhala Jones flyingdancer@aol.com
CANO contact: 432-2070
Stella Luna Ristorante
We are pleased to announce that our next Wine Night Event will be a real event and is set for the 8th of February at 6:30p.m.
We are planning a full course sit down dinner, as opposed to our usual tapas style small plate pairings.
Paired with the finest wines from Trinchero Family Estates, this will be a night of fun to remember!
Seats are limited.
Price is $100 per person, includes tax and gratuity.
Reservations and pre-payment requested by the 1st of February.
We look forward to seeing you then.
We look forward to seeing you then.
Call soon to reserve your seat.
As always, if you have any dietary restrictions, please let us know when you make your reservation so that we can accommodate the menu specifically for you.
Thank you,
Vinne & Tony
Stella Luna Ristorante
433-6746
United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties
PO Box 631
Oneonta, NY 13820
Taxpayers will be able to start filing their 2016 income tax on Monday, January 23, 2017. The Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CASH) Coalition of Otsego and Delaware Counties has announced that taxpayers who meet income eligibility requirements will have the following options in order to be able to prepare and file their state and federal income taxes for free.
MyFreeTaxes (MFT) is a service available to individuals and families who made under $64,000.00 in 2016. This program is available for use on any home computer or public computers (http://www.unitedway.org/
CDO Workforce Offices:
12 Dietz St., Oneonta, NY (8:30a.m.-5:00p.m., M-F)
21Liberty St., Sidney, NY (8:30a.m.-4:30p.m., M-F)
1 Gallant Avenue, Delhi, NY (8:30a.m.-4:30p.m., M-F)
The following public libraries will also have public computer’s available for use with a link to the MFT site:
Village Library of Cooperstown
Kinney Memorial Library
Huntington Memorial Library
Harris Memorial Library
Milford Free Library
Worcester Free Library
Fairview Public Library
Franklin Free Library
Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library
Stamford Village Library
William B. Ogden Free Library
Sidney Memorial Public Library
Assistance with MFT will be available on the SUNY Delhi Campus. For more information on this site, please contact Professor Adriene Clifford by email at cliffoaa@delhi.edu or by phone at 607-746-4102 for location and times.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is available for individuals and families who made under $54,000 in 2016. This program offers free tax preparation and filing by trained individuals under the supervision of volunteer site coordinators Jeff Weinell, SUNY Oneonta Professor and Lonnie O’Bryan, General Manager of Casella Waste Systems. Appointments are required for this program and can be made by calling Catholic Charities at 607-432-0061.
This service is provided at The First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, in Oneonta beginning Saturday, January 28 and will run through April 18. Hours of operation will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:00p.m.- 9:00 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
On the following Tuesday evenings, the service will be provided at the Rowe House, 31 Maple Street in Oneonta: 2/14, 20/21, 3/21, 4/4 and 4/18.
In addition, representatives from local financial institutions will be on site to offer information regarding available resources for building credit using tax refunds.
For more information about the CASH Coalition of Otsego and Delaware Counties, please call Susan Kurkowski, Executive Director at United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties, 607-432-8006 or email uwaysk@stny.twcbc.com.
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