Startup Week Volunteer Kickoff Set; Fashion Runway Returns

Here's what's happening in the WNY Startup Community, brought to you by BootSector.

Weekly Recap - Happy Labor Day!

Feeling fashionable? Of course you are - you're reading the BootSector Weekly Recap after all. Check out the intersection of art and fashion on September 16 at the Buffalo Fashion Runway → show - Powered by BootSector. And as always send us your thoughts, questions, or ideas using the button below. Send BootSector Your Feedback!

BootSector Spotlight

Buffalo Startup Week Volunteer Kick Off

BSW23 Volunteers are all invited to a Volunteer Kickoff - so if you are already a volunteer or hope to be one let us celebrate you by buying you a drink and filling you in what's up! Email kat@joinbootsector.com with any questions!

Good Neighbor…Fun!

http://www.lu.ma/gnfun

GNF had so much fun back in March that they're ready to do it again. Get your party hats out and join GNF on Tuesday 9/26 at Twin Petrels for a night of networking, food, drinks, and good ole neighborly fun. They exceeded capacity last time, so get your ticket today to save your spot → !

Powered by BootSector Headlines

Leaders Powered by BootSector are making moves. Check out these items!

• BootSector gets a shout out from Buffalo Business First in its article on expert advice for entrepreneurs (404 Link Removed)
• Alison Bukowski (404 Link Removed) will be leading GNF's Buffalo team as their first Chapter Director. Congrats Alison!

Startup Community Events

Looking for something entrepreneurial to do? Why don't you come out to these upcoming events?

This Week's Events

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• Buffalo Startup Coffee - Powered by BootSector - Tuesday, September 5 from 7:30-9am at HANSA
• Buffalo Cannabis Network - Powered by BootSector - Wednesday, August 6 from 8:30-9:30am at 505 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY
• Creative Collisions w/ Startup Grind Rochester and RocGrowth - Powered by BootSector - Thursday, September 7 from 5:30-7:30 at Roc Brewing
• Buffalo Fashion Runway - A Confluence of the Arts - Powered by BootSector Saturday, September 16 from 5-9pm at 500 Seneca

And here's a few other startup community events to check out this week:

• Financial Model Teardown with Forecastr | Gust/Forecastr - Tuesday, September 5 from 3-4pm
• New Media Symposium I Invest Buffalo Niagara - Thursday, September 7 from 12:30-6pm
• The Entrepreneurs' Resource Guide | Upstate Capital Association - Friday, September 8 from 12-1pm

But wait, there's more! You can see all of the WNY Startup Community Events on BootSector's Venture Herd Calendar. Click the button below to see more! Check here for more events!

Startup Funding

Looking for news on fundraising opportunities or recent raises. We got you covered!

Get Seeded! - $500 - November 24

https://ubuffalo.startuptree.co/event/s/LtBXG2fXwJvrXBxgz9JJr6/Get-Seeded

Need some funding to get your idea off the ground? Monthly Get Seeded! Pitch events are for aspiring student entrepreneurs. Your venture must have a current UB student as a member of your team/venture.

A Whole Bunch of Grants!

Friend of BootSector, Flossie Hall (404 Link Removed) , shared a list of great grants available to entrepreneurs. Check out her post and hit that apply button → Is there funding news that we missed? Let us know!

In Case You Missed It - News Briefs

Check out these news briefs compiled by the BootSector team!

• Open4 renews a significant grant (404 Link Removed) in support of the University at Buffalo School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL).
• Business First talked with three local leaders (404 Link Removed) about their biggest pieces of advice for launching a business.
• Buffalo Urban League is creating niche programming for entrepreneurs (404 Link Removed) , social enterprise groups through a new $1.1MM grant.
• The Foundry's Youth Entrepreneurship Program, sponsored by Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation, is here to turn young minds into future business moguls.
• Filings reveal the massive wealth (404 Link Removed) that the 43North Foundation is sitting on. Let's deploy that money!
• Buffalo Business First continues their reporting on where 43North's business plan competition (404 Link Removed) has been investing taxpayer money. Software, mostly (404 Link Removed) !

Did we miss something? Send us your ICYMI!

BootSector's Gives

BootSector believes in Giving First. So here's what we're giving this week.

Half Off Coworking at HANSA

Get half off a coworking pass on Wednesday, September 6th. Make sure to book at HansaWorkspace.com → !

BootSector's Asks

Once you give, it's ok to ask. So here's what BootSector is asking for this week.

$5k Matching Grant

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BootSector received a $5k challenge grant! That means this grant will match every donation made until December 31, 2023 up to $5,000. Donations are starting to come in, but we still have a way to go!

Are you a business or philanthropist that wants to make a meaningful impact in the WNY Startup Community? Looking for a tax-deductible charitable donation by the end of the year. look no further. 100% of your donations to BootSector goes toward community growth.

Want more information? Click the button below or reach out to the sponsorship team Help Unlock $5,000 for BootSector today!

Startup Jobs & Future Employees

BootSector is always on the look out for job opportunities in the Western New York Startup Community. Post your openings on the WNY Community Slack → ! And let us know if you have a position to fill using the button below.

Job Openings

New This Week

• Sales Development Representative (SDR) at LenderLogix
• Full Cycle Sales Account Executive (Technology Sales) at Zizo Technologies
• Compliance Law Clerk at Centivo
• ERP Business Analyst at Odoo
• Vehicle Condition Inspector at ACV Auctions

From Last Week

• Director of Product Management at BetterMynd
• Senior Analytics Engineer at Torch
• Customer Experience Specialist through JMS Technical Solutions

Two Weeks Old (and leaving our list!)

• Senior Intelligence Analyst at Blackbird.AI
• Customer Support Specialist I - UK at Squire
• Director, FP&A at Tackle.IO

Got a job you want to post? Send it to BootSector!

Parting Thoughts

Setting Patterns

Every decision you make reverberates. Each time you chose to do something (or not) generates a bit of momentum in that direction.

Every enduring habit began with a momentary choice. Good or bad. And it's true for determining interpersonal standards. Also true for people, how you let some treat you at the start establishes a trajectory for how they treat you later.

So the next time you're at a crossroads, from startup decisions to that morning workout, ask yourself what pattern you want to set for the future. And then put that pattern into action.

Jordan Walbesser Executive Director, BootSector Share this mailing list with your friends!