FLX Gateway

08/26/2026

Curious how entrepreneurs are using AI in their businesses?

Rev: Ithaca Startup Works is hosting a free event: Networking@Rev: Innovating with AI on Thursday, September 10 from 6:00–8:30 PM in Ithaca.

The event will bring together entrepreneurs, innovators, and professionals for conversation, networking, and idea sharing around the role of artificial intelligence in startups and small businesses.

Register here:

Networking@Rev: Innovating with AI

08/24/2026

SUNY Morrisville’s fully online Food & Agribusiness M.S. program may be worth a look for professionals working in agriculture, food businesses, entrepreneurship, supply chains, market development, or farm management.

The program is designed to build leadership, business, marketing, analytical, and management skills for people working across the food system.

Learn more:

FAB M.S. graduates are equipped with the tools to address the tremendous challenges facing agribusinesses, the food system and society. Graduates can pursue or enhance their careers throughout the food system including agribusiness/food entrepreneurship, farm advising, farm appraisal, market and pol...

08/23/2026

SUNY Corning Community College is offering a free (yes, FREE!) Manufacturing Technician Program beginning September 28.

This 160-hour program is designed to prepare students for opportunities in local industry and includes OSHA 10 training, blueprint reading, precision measurement, basic electricity, resume and interview preparation, facility tours, AND interviews with local manufacturers.

September 28 – November 20, 2026
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Airport Corporate Park, Big Flats

Contact Adam Switzer at 607-936-7383 or [email protected].
Link:
https://workforce.corning-cc.edu/manufacturing-tech/index.php

08/21/2026

Don’t forget — August’s Schuypreneur Boot Camp puts your business questions on the agenda.

Bring the project you’ve been putting off, the technology that’s driving you crazy, the marketing question you can’t figure out, or simply something you’d like another set of eyes on.

You bring the problem. We’ll work on it together.

📅 Wednesday, August 26
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 FLX Works, Watkins Glen
💲 FREE

RSVP required: https://tinyurl.com/bjasyw84

When you register, tell us what you need help with so we can come prepared.

08/20/2026

Have an early-stage idea for a value-added dairy product?

Cornell’s Dairy Runway Program is a free, virtual entrepreneurship course for food innovators developing cow-, goat-, or sheep-milk-based dairy products.

Participants work through customer discovery, product-market fit, business planning, branding, and next steps for bringing a product to market. Selected teams may also advance to a Kitchen Incubator phase with prototyping support from Cornell food science experts.

Applications close September 16, 2026.

Learn more: https://dairyinnovation.org/dairy-runway-program/

08/18/2026

AEDO accreditation is not just a reflection of FLX Gateway. It is also a reflection of the partnerships that make economic development possible in Schuyler County.

Thank you to our board, investors, municipal partners, businesses, community organizations, and regional partners who work with us to support growth and opportunity across the county.

This accreditation recognizes the standards behind the work — but the work itself depends on collaboration.

We are grateful to continue doing that work on behalf of Schuyler County.

FLX Gateway | Committed to growth.

08/16/2026

Economic development is not one project, one grant, or one ribbon cutting.

It is the steady work of helping businesses grow, preparing sites for investment, supporting local communities, building partnerships, and connecting projects to the resources they need.

FLX Gateway’s AEDO accreditation reinforces that Schuyler County has a professional economic development organization working to support that long-term effort.

This recognition matters because strong systems, credible partners, and consistent follow-through help communities compete for investment and move projects from idea to implementation.

08/14/2026

What does AEDO accreditation mean?

For FLX Gateway, it means our organization has been reviewed against professional economic development standards through the International Economic Development Council.

That review looks at how an economic development organization operates, plans, partners, and serves its community.

For Schuyler County, AEDO accreditation is a signal that our economic development work is being carried out with professional standards, accountability, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

08/13/2026

Have a business question, problem, or project you just can’t seem to get off your to-do list? Bring it to August’s Schuypreneur Small Business Office Hours.

This month, you choose the topic. There’s no presentation or predetermined lesson. Tell us what you’re working on, and we’ll work through it together.

RSVP Required - https://tinyurl.com/bjasyw84

08/12/2026

FLX Gateway has earned accreditation as an Accredited Economic Development Organization through the International Economic Development Council.

AEDO accreditation recognizes professional excellence in economic development and includes an independent review of an organization’s operations, structure, and procedures.

For Schuyler County, this recognition reinforces the work we do every day to support business growth, strengthen local partnerships, pursue funding opportunities, and move community and economic development projects forward.

Thank you to our board, investors, municipal partners, and community partners who make this work possible.