Adopt-A-Business

Happy GREAT Week, everyone! As a part of SUNY Geneseo's GREAT Day tradition, our wonderful Adopt-a-Business intern team put together a video showcasing our work this year in the local small business community. Check out how our program and the businesses we've partnered with have adapted and excelled despite pandemic challenges by watching at this link! https://cloud.ensemblevideo.com/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/Fe6g7X3K/view

Special thanks to one of our interns, Ryan Houser, for producing this video!

Feel free to see the rest of Geneseo's GREAT Day program at this link as well: https://www.geneseo.edu/greatday-submissions/schedule

Adopt-a-Business in the Pandemic: Small Businesses, Big Obstacles, Bigger Opportunities Join the Adopt-a-Business internship team as we observe the unique challenges facing Western New York small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the academic year, our interns have collaborated with local business owners to work toward digital transformation by developing social media...

Do you own a small business near Geneseo? Are you interested in collaborating with one of our hard-working interns to improve your online presence and marketing tactics?

Adopt-a-Business is seeking businesses to partner with (virtually or in person) during the upcoming spring semester! Our trained, experienced student interns will be back in February and are eager to coach local businesses toward digital transformation.

You can register your business at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1hdCqCdCzYFzZoKTAGo-dSBAmtJ3uuUFUGUqHGg4okjzAkA/viewform?usp=sf_link

..or help us get the word out by sharing the form with a friend. We can't wait to continue working with more local businesses in just a few weeks!

Adopt-a-Business Application Form (2020-2021) Use this form to register your interest in working with an Adopt-a-Business student intern. A member of the Adopt-a-Business team will be in touch with you shortly to discuss next steps. If you have any questions or problems filling out the form please email [email protected]. Thank you!

BIG NEWS FOR RURAL SMALL BUSINESSES!

💥 Special Edition // Small Business Grants! As part of our continuing commitment to elevate our impact in rural America, OneLISC is inviting small business owners in rural locations across the country to apply for the LISC-Lowe's Rural Relief Small Business Grants program. 

Check out the feature on SUNY Geneseo's Adopt-a-Business program in SUNY's Applied Learning Newsletter - the Umbrella!

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Our last Intern Spotlight is Nick Gartner! Nick is a senior Economics major with a minor in Business Studies. He is excited to have the opportunity to work with the local Geneseo community and sit down with clients to assist them in areas that need work. Nick is looking to gain experience communicating with clients and analytical skills. In his free time, Nick enjoys doing activities outdoors that include snowboarding, hiking, swimming, and various sports.

Thanks for tuning in while we have featured our eight interns over the past few weeks! Our consultations with local businesses have started and we are still looking for businesses to partner with this semester. Connect with us and register for a consultation if you or a business you know is looking to grow their digital presence!

Next up for our Intern Spotlight is Emma Janusz! Emma is a senior Business Administration major and Marketing minor from Buffalo, NY. She is excited that this internship will give her an opportunity to give back to a community that made her college experience so memorable. She is looking forward to getting to know her fellow interns and members of the community! Emma hopes to expand her knowledge about social media marketing and the importance of maintaining a strong digital presence. Outside of Adopt-A-Business, Emma is a member of RLK and spends her free time baking and making Spotify playlists. A fun fact about Emma is she was born in Cleveland, Ohio!

Our next Intern Spotlight is Ryan Houser! Ryan is a senior Communication major and Film Studies minor at Geneseo. What excites him about this opportunity is that he gets to meet a lot of new people around the community and help local businesses improve their social media presence. Ryan is looking to improve his interpersonal communication skills and develop more knowledge on how to use the different social media platforms. His passions are playing basketball, writing sports articles, and making podcasts with his close group of friends. A fun fact about Ryan is that he is an uncle!

Our next Intern Spotlight is Valentina Chavez! Valentina is a junior Business Administration major with a Marketing minor. The thing that excites Valentina the most about this internship is being able to give back to the community that has helped shape who she is today. The Geneseo community is very important to her, and she is very thrilled to have the opportunity to help small local businesses in her home-away-from-home! A couple skills that she hopes to improve are time management, communication, and entrepreneurship. Outside of Adopt-a-Business, Valentina is a Live Sales Coordinator for University Tees. A fun fact about Valentina is that she was born in Colombia, raised in Queens, NY, but just recently moved upstate!

Google's Annual Holiday Livestream will be held this Wednesday, October 14th from 9-10am!

Join us for a virtual watch party where you'll learn how to sell online to customers as they kick off their holiday shopping!

Can't make that date? No problem! Just click the link below and a playback link will also be sent to you.

Register here:

Partner Event: Workshop: 2020-10-14 Learn how to sell online to customers as they kick off their holiday shopping this season. We’ll walk through the benefits of setting up an online store with Shopify and how to list your products on Google Shopping so that you can sell from anywhere. Plus, learn about more helpful tools to stand o...