✨Tony and Adam and Lindsey, oh my! ✨ The 2024 Mastery Forum Retreat took us to the stunning Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 🌿🏞️ We dove deep into three powerful workshops, led by these incredible experts: 💼 Unlocking Business Potential with AI: Tools, Techniques, and Competitor Insights - Tony DeSimone 📈 The Art of the Possible: How to Grow Meaningful Influence Online That Can Lead to Revenue Growth - Adam Rodricks 💬 How to Have Difficult Conversations at Work - Lindsey Zajac As Adam said, “If we aren’t generating conversations with our social media presence, we are leaving so much on the table.” Let’s keep those conversations going! #UBuffalo #MasteryForum2024
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership | University at Buffalo School of Management
Higher Education
Buffalo, NY 2,388 followers
35 years of supporting small business leaders in Western New York!
About us
The University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) recognizes and supports the power of entrepreneurship to unlock human potential, create jobs, inspire wealth and invigorate the greater Western New York economy and community. The CEL provides an individualized and interactive education in entrepreneurship. Designed by entrepreneurs and for entrepreneurs, the CEL is based on proven principles, centered on best and next practices and backed by the thought leadership of the UB School of Management. Established in 1987, the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the University at Buffalo School of Management provides participants with individualized and interactive education in entrepreneurship. More than 1,400 CEL alumni employ more than 23,000 Western New Yorkers, and their businesses are worth more than $2.3 billion to the local economy. Our courses: - Core: A peer-based, mentor-driven program to guide entrepreneurs in overcoming business challenges, creating new opportunities and developing meaningful connections within the business community. - CEL Mastery Forum: A professionally-facilitated, coach-based forum that guides participants as they implement and execute plans developed in Core. -Allstate Minority & Women Emerging Entrepreneurs: Provides a framework to help emerging entrepreneurs move their companies to the next stage of development. -Key Persons: Coaches key members of your company on how to reach organizational goals using individual strengths, learning styles, and communication methods. -Mastering Your Financial Reports: Make better informed financial decisions and lead your team to long-term success and financial stability. - Business Essentials Workshops - These programs are workshops in the truest sense of the word. After attending our hands-on, interactive classes, you and/or your staff will leave with a solution that helps solve a specific business challenge.
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http://mgt.buffalo.edu/entrepreneurship/center-for-entrepreneurial-leadership-cel.html
External link for Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership | University at Buffalo School of Management
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Buffalo, NY
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1987
- Specialties
- Strategy, Mentorship, Business Development, Community Building, succession planning, family business, Growth, Small business, and Entrepreneurship
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77 Goodell Street, Suite 201
Buffalo, NY 14203, US
Employees at Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership | University at Buffalo School of Management
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Kurt Amico
#officefurniture
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Stephanie Martinez
Leadership Development Coach, Talent Development Leader, Consultant, Trainer, & Co-Author
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Anthony DeSimone, CPA CMA (Working on my ChatGPhD)
I'm in the business of monitising yours! Simple and actionable tips on accounting, leadership, ChatGPT, and AI to help your small business improve…
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Susan Steffan
Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Updates
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October is National Women’s Small Business Month! 🎉 ⭐️ We’re incredibly proud of the amazing women-owned businesses that have come through CEL. This monthlong celebration not only recognizes the accomplishments of women in business but also emphasizes the critical need to support and empower their economic growth and innovation. 💪👩💼 Here’s how you can make a difference: 🌟Support women-owned businesses - Shop at local boutiques, restaurants, and online stores owned by women. Your purchase makes a big impact! 🌟Advocacy - Push for policies that increase the access to funding, promote gender equality, and offer more resources to women in business. 🌟Celebrate & share stories - Highlight the success of women entrepreneurs. Their stories inspire others and remind us why it’s so important to support women in business! 🔗 Visit our website to learn more about how CEL can be a resource for entrepreneurs -> https://lnkd.in/gjqWTbz #UBuffalo #WomensSmallBusinessMonth #Entrepreneur
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Did you know today is #InternationalPodcastDay? 🎙 What are some of your favorite business podcasts? Let us know in the comments! #UBuffalo #Podcast
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Scott Perry, owner of Aurora Sewing Center, shares insight on how CORE got his attention and the way that it provided key knowledge in growing his business. Learn more about our CORE program 👉 http://ms.spr.ly/6044lnmuO #UBuffalo #UBMgt #UBCEL #testimonial #alumni http://ms.spr.ly/6043lnmu3
CEL Core Program Testimonial - Scott Perry
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Work hard, play hard! 💪🎉 Our Core Retreat at Beaver Hollow was an unforgettable weekend! This year’s Core program participants bonded through engaging workshops and fun activities, thanks to Gerry Murak, Tony DeSimone, Dr. Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah, and our CEL team. 🌟 Special shoutout to Aaron Partridge, Core ‘24, of Double A Landscaping, LLC, for demonstrating a Clinic to our new class. Here’s to an exciting year ahead with Core ‘25! #UBuffalo #CoreProgram #CoreRetreat
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Wow! 🎊 we are thrilled to announce that our Core program is fully booked! Thank you to our incredible participants - we couldn’t have done it without YOU! 👉Missed out? Don’t worry! We are currently accepting applications for next year’s cohort. Spots are limited, so head to our website below to learn more and apply today! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ef9ttk3C #UBuffalo #Entrepreneurship
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Exciting beginnings! 🎉 Yesterday we welcomed 40 incredible local businesses to our Class of ‘25 Core Program orientation. Led by Core Program Director Kate Moody and Clinic Facilitator Dave Cervi, day 1 set the stage for a transformative year ahead. We can’t wait to see the continued success of this amazing group! 🚀 #CoreProgram #UBuffalo #entrepreneurship 🔗 For more information on the Core Program and other programs we offer, please visit our website -> https://lnkd.in/gjqWTbz
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Yesterday kicked off the M&T Bank Emerging Entrepreneurs (EE) program, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome our Class of ‘25 entrepreneurs! 🎉 Day 1 was filled with energy, new faces, introductions by our Executive Director, Susan Steffan, and our Program Facilitator, Mercedes Wilson, insightful workshops by Craig Garner & Dr. Marsha King, and of course, first-day donuts to fuel the fun! Here’s to an amazing journey ahead! #UBuffalo #entrepreneurship Visit our website to learn more about our EE program -> https://lnkd.in/eAFkz3rf
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Nick Sarles, owner and coach at Strive Sports Performance, shares how the CORE program provided tools for success in running his business. Learn more about our CORE program 👉 http://ms.spr.ly/6049lnm3t #UBuffalo #UBMgt #UBCEL #testimonial #alumni http://ms.spr.ly/6047lnm3S