People interested in starting their own businesses had an opportunity today to learn more about help being provided by Binghamton and Cornell Universities.
The Southern Tier Business and Entrepreneur Conference was held at BU today.
Both universities shared advice on business planning, intellectual property and funding programs.
BU also unveiled two new initiatives meant to encourage business start-ups.
One offers funding to BU faculty who incorporate a entrepreneurship component to their classes.
The other is a special advisor, Zhihao Yang, who helped start a high-tech local business with the help of the university.
Eugene Krentsel says, "He will work with our faculty and students to help them bridge that gap from not being sure about what they want to do, and how to do it, and how to become a successful entrepreneur."
Yang co-founded NanoMas Technologies.
