Rochester-area startups seek more care and feeding

So you want to start a business

Tips from Jan Pisanczyn, regional director of the Small Business Development Center at The College at Brockport:
1. Start with a good idea and conduct research to ensure that you'll be meeting a need.
2. You're more likely to succeed if you have some experience in the field you want to enter.
3. Write a business plan. You can find free resources to help, such as the Small Business Development Center. Also, establish a team of advisers who can help with unfamiliar issues.
4. Make sure you have enough access to capital. The business plan should include a budget and it should err on the high side. Often, people underestimate expenses and overestimate revenues.
5. Stay on top of the business plan and make sure it's working.

Some recent Web startups

UNYStartups: Founders Julian Baldwin and Oren Bennett. Not technically a company, but a blog started to track the upstate startup ecosystem. It has expanded to cover startup activity across the state and now stands for "Uncovering NY Startups." UNYStartups.com.
Rochester Web Startups Group: Founder Matt Foley started this group on Meetup.com "to find or create a startup scene outside of what exists at RIT." It consists of entrepreneurs, professionals and others looking to make connections and meets regularly. meetup.com/Rochester-Web-Startups-Group.
Stampede.it: Founders Justin Groden, Conrad Barrett and Austin Overton. This social bargain site offers deals on digital goods and services, such as e-books, software and Web applications. Stampede.It.
Confidently: Founders Carl Phelps, Matt DeMayo and Britton Vona. This job board exclusively posts entry-level openings and internships for college students and recent grads at a small fee for the job seeker. Confidently.co.
CrowdCause: Founder Amy Kauffman. This social couponing site offers promotions to local companies and gives 90 percent of proceeds to local charities. CrowdCause.org.
Down4Lunch: Founder Jess Sadick. This site streamlines the networking process by allowing users to select whom they'd like to meet and when they'd like to meet them. Down4lunch.com.
Auto Swatch : Founder Nick Sergeant. Simplifies the car buying process by letting users search for specific vehicle year and model. Eventually it will then send users to places that have the vehicle in stock. Autoswatch.com.

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