New York State Hemp Symposium+Expo

The New York State Small Business Development Center (NYSBDC) at Binghamton University has announced a Hemp Symposium and Expo to be held January 11 at the Innovative Technologies Complex on the campus of Binghamton University.  The center is seeking to provide access to learning and engagement opportunities to help guide individual and small businesses who are interested in the emerging hemp market.   

The Symposium will feature more than twenty different learning opportunities, beginning at 8:30am.  In addition, the event will allow exhibitors to come and offer products and services related to the hemp industry.  Early-bird registration is $40, and will be available through Wednesday, December 11, with Symposium registration closing on Tuesday, January 7.  Registration will include access to learning opportunities, a continental breakfast, lunch, and parking for the day.

The full slate of presenters is being finalized, but will include Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Kaelan Castetter of CSG Hemp, Janice Gegni from Cornell Cooperative Extension, and Marcel Lamb from the New York State Department of Labor.  Courses will be available in areas that include financing, employment practices, compliance, market identification, and agricultural management. The presentations will provide information and resources that cover technology, retail, agriculture, and processing.

Attendee registration and exhibitor information is available online by visiting http://bit.ly/HempSymposiumExpo or by calling 607.777.4024.

The New York State Small Business Development Center (New York SBDC) – the premier business assistance organization in New York State – provides expert management and technical assistance to start-up and existing businesses across the state. The New York SBDC is administered by State University of New York and funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New York, and host campuses.

The Small Business Development Center’s goal is to assist entrepreneurs, business and industry in the solution of their problems, which leads to increased profitability for the entrepreneur and increased investment and job creation for the community. By assisting new and existing small business firms, the SBDC contributes to the stability and growth of the small business sector of the economy in New York State.

Since inception in 1984, the SBDC in Binghamton has assisted 26,783 clients and helped to raise more than $350 million in private and public funding for their businesses, and has helped create or save 16,420 jobs across the Southern Tier of New York.  The SBDC Regional Office in Binghamton provides support for 12 counties in New York State: Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins, Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates Counties.