Third Annual Entrepreneur Expo Invites Vendors

The public is invited to taste, try and buy food, beverage, and other products made by the small businesses and farms from throughout the Mohawk Valley and Upstate New York. The Expo will provide an opportunity for artisan, health, beauty and farm-to-table businesses to showcase their products to sponsors, buyers, and the community.

Last year’s Expo featured over 100 value-added products, and 2025 is expected to be even bigger!

Registration deadline: Friday April 21, 2025

We look forward to having your participation in this event!

About the Institute for Rural Vitality

The Institute forRural Vitality at SUNY Cobleskill has a clear mission that encompasses a broad range of initiatives and activities: to engage the substantial resources of SUNY Cobleskill in collaboration with regional partners to enhance community and economic vitality in rural New York.

About the Mohawk Valley Entrepreneur Assistance Center (MV-EAC)

The Institute for Rural Vitality (IRV) at SUNY Cobleskill is proud to have been designated as the official Mohawk Valley Entrepreneurship Assistance Center (EAC) by Empire State Development, New York State’s economic development agency. As a result of this designation, the IRV will be offering an array of business development services going forward, regardless of industry; these services include a FREE 10-week Business Development Bootcamp course in the fall and spring as well as one-on-one counseling and support to meet each entrepreneur’s specific needs and help them grow their businesses.

Eligibility

In order to receive services through the IRV’s EAC, you will need to operate your business or have economic impact in the Mohawk Valley – including Herkimer, Fulton, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, or Schoharie County. But that’s it! You can receive support through the EAC regardless of what stage your small business is at or what product or service you would like to offer.

If you have questions about the services, the EAC program, or the IRV itself, please send an email to Institute@cobleskill.edu.

Empire State Entrepreneur Expo, image by Institute for Rural vitality

On Friday, April 25th, at 11:00 a.m., Jennifer Donovan and others from Fulton County CRG will be cleaning historic markers throughout Downtown Gloversville.