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‘This helps them’: Buffalo Niagara Partnership offers complimentary resources for small businesses
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BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — "46 percent of new jobs that get created in our community, and throughout the country, are from small businesses," said Dottie Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. "We have a lot of small businesses that have been created that need support. We really feel like this is what that will help accomplish."
The BNP Pro Free membership will be made available to local businesses with five employees or fewer, as well as locally owned and operated bars and restaurants of all sizes. BNP Pro Free waives the traditional fee for small companies and offers complimentary access to important resources including workshops and networking events.
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