Allegany County Economic Development

Allegany County Economic Development Creating a robust, sustainable, and diversified economy in Allegany County.

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ?Thereโ€™s never been a better time to turn your idea into reality ...
06/19/2026

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ?

Thereโ€™s never been a better time to turn your idea into reality right here at home. From storefronts and service businesses to manufacturing, agriculture, and startups, Allegany County offers the resources, support, and community connections to help entrepreneurs succeed.

โœ”๏ธ Business planning assistance
โœ”๏ธ One-on-one counseling and mentorship
โœ”๏ธ Workforce and training support
โœ”๏ธ Funding and incentive resources
โœ”๏ธ Affordable cost of doing business
โœ”๏ธ Strong local partnerships and community support

Whether youโ€™re opening your very first business or looking to expand, there are organizations across the county ready to help every step of the wayโ€”including ACCORD, the SBDC, SCORE, IncubatorWorks, Our Office, and more.

Allegany County is proud to support entrepreneurs, small businesses, agricultural ventures, and growing companies because local businesses are what keep our communities thriving.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™? ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐Ÿ‘‡

Development Homeย ย >ย ย Developmentย ย >ย ย Start Your Business Here Start Your Business Here Allegany County, New York offers a supportive environment for entrepreneurs, small businesses, agricultural ventures, and growing companies. Whether you are opening your first storefront, launching a farm-...

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06/17/2026

Curious if and how AI can help your business? Two free events for you to learn more!

Quoted from the article in the link: "๐‘ต๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’š ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“% ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’๐’˜๐’๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’”๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’๐’‘-๐’๐’...
06/15/2026

Quoted from the article in the link: "๐‘ต๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’š ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“% ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’๐’˜๐’๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’”๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’๐’‘-๐’๐’๐’•๐’„๐’‰ ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’“ ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ% ๐’”๐’‚๐’Š๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’šโ€™๐’… ๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’–๐’”๐’๐’š ๐’‰๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’๐’† ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’…๐’Š๐’…๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ ๐’๐’–๐’•."

We know expanding and hiring can be a daunting task for small businesses, but it doesn't have to be!

๐Ÿ‘‰Check out this quick read:

AI tools can streamline hiring, improve candidate matching, and help small businesses make more confident hiring decisions โ€” here's how.

๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ? ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž! ๐Ÿ—This place has been many things over the ye...
06/11/2026

๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ? ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž! ๐Ÿ—

This place has been many things over the years, and now it can be yours! If you need help starting a business or expanding, reach out to us!

๐Ÿฉ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐›๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!Weโ€™re grateful for all of ...
06/05/2026

๐Ÿฉ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐›๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

Weโ€™re grateful for all of the Allegany County establishments serving up sweet treats and helping make our communities a little sweeter every day.

But today, we want to give a special shoutout to K*m Essa โ€” known for handmaking some of the biggest (and most delicious!) donuts around. Their dedication, craftsmanship, and hometown hospitality are what make our local businesses so special.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Be sure to stop in, support local, and celebrate National Donut Day the best way possible โ€” with a fresh donut in hand!

๐Ÿ‘‡Tell us your favorite donut spot - drop a comment below ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐ŸŽฅ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž Genesee Valley Media ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ! ๐ŸŽฅThe GVM team is almost always behind the lens at events acr...
06/04/2026

๐ŸŽฅ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž Genesee Valley Media ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ! ๐ŸŽฅ

The GVM team is almost always behind the lens at events across Allegany County, capturing the energy, the people, and the moments that define our communities. From ribbon cuttings to festivals and everything in between, their photography and videography help tell the story of who we are.

Their work doesnโ€™t just document events - it elevates them, promotes them, and extends their impact far beyond the day itself. And when theyโ€™re traveling across the state for projects, they continue to represent Allegany County with professionalism and pride.

Weโ€™re fortunate to have such a talented and dedicated team as part of our business community, helping shine a spotlight on all the great things happening here at home.


Genesee Valley Media is a local production company, based right here in the beautiful Southern Tier area. We assist you in creating the video production of your companyโ€™s vision, with compelling HD videos and commercials! A great video can tell your story, and the advantages of your company in a w...

๐Ÿš€ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐Ÿš€Are you looking for space to launch your business? What if you could take your startup or ...
06/03/2026

๐Ÿš€ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐Ÿš€
Are you looking for space to launch your business? What if you could take your startup or incubator idea to the next levelโ€ฆ with ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ?
This is your chance to turn that idea into something real without the overhead holding you back.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Interested? Reach out to learn more and see if you qualify!

๐Ÿฆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒDid you know Allegany County businesses have access to a stro...
06/01/2026

๐Ÿฆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ
Did you know Allegany County businesses have access to a strong network of local banks ready to support you at all levels?

From everyday banking to major expansion projects AND start-ups, institutions like ๐…๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค, ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค, ๐.๐€., ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐‹๐‚๐Ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐” ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ offer a range of services designed with businesses in mind.

๐Ÿ‘‰One of the biggest advantages? Local decision-making. Community and regional banks understand our area, whether you're in agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, or retail, and can offer more personalized support.

๐Ÿ‘‰Need gap financing instead? If youโ€™ve already found your commercial lending soulmate but still need a secondary lender, check out STW - STEDO or ACIDA - LDC for more information.

๐ŸŒฑ Why it matters: Strong banking relationships help businesses grow, create jobs, and keep our local economy moving forward. If you're a business owner in Allegany County, now is a great time to explore your options or start a conversation with a local lender.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Through our Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) Program, weโ€™re here to help connect you with the right resources to support your next step.

Visit: https://info.alleganyco.gov/bre-allegany-county and schedule your meeting today.

If you're a local vendor, consider options like this throughout the season. If you're a resident, you should stop in to ...
05/29/2026

If you're a local vendor, consider options like this throughout the season. If you're a resident, you should stop in to Lake Effect Nutrition and check out the businesses featured!

๐ŸŒž SUMMER VENDORS WANTED ๐ŸŒž

Weโ€™re so excited to bring more pop-up vendors to Lake Effect Nutrition this summer ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿ’›

If you have a small business and would like to set up with us, weโ€™d love to hear from you! From crafts and baked goods to jewelry, candles, boutique items, and more โ€” weโ€™re looking for fun local vendors to be part of our summer events โ˜€๏ธ

Know someone who would be interested? Tag them below ๐Ÿ‘‡

Message our page for details and to reserve your spot! ๐Ÿ“ฒ

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