Resources

Other Development Agencies	Web Address
Amherst IDA	www.amherstida.com
Buffalo Urban Development Corporation	www.buffalourbandevelopment.com
Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency	www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/Home/City_Departments/BURA
Buffalo Niagara Enterprise	www.buffaloniagara.org
Cheektowaga Economic Development Corporation	www.tocny.org/Departments/CommunityDevelopment.aspx
Clarence IDA	www.clarenceida.com/
Concord IDA	www.townofconcordny.com
Erie County Office of Economic Development	www.erie.gov/environment/planning_ecdev/index.asp
Hamburg IDA	hamburgida.com
Lackawanna Community Development Corp.	www.lackawannany.com
Lancaster IDA	www.lancasterny.com/lida/intro.html
Town of Tonawanda Development Corp	www.tonawanda.com

Local Government	Web Address
Buffalo	www.ci.buffalo.ny.us
Cheektowaga	www.tocny.org
Clarence	clarence.ny.us
Erie County	www.erie.gov
Lancaster (Town)	www.lancasterny.com
Lewiston	www.niagara-lewiston.org
Niagara County	www.niagara-usa.com
Niagara Falls	www.niagarafallsusa.org
Orchard Park	www.orchardparkny.org
Tonawanda (Town)	www.tonawanda.ny.us
West Seneca	www.westseneca.net

Local Resources	Web Address
Asian American Business Development Center	www.aabdc.com
Buffalo Building Trades Council	www.buffalotrades.com
Buffalo Niagara Partnership	www.thepartnership.org
Insyte Consulting	insyte-consulting.com
The Center for Industrial Effectiveness	http://www.tcie.buffalo.edu
National Grid	www.nationalgrid.com
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority	www.nfta.com
NYS Electric and Gas Economic Development	www.nyseg.com
UB Business & Entrepreneur Partnerships	buffalo.edu/startup-support
Upstate Venture Association of New York, Inc.	www.uvany.com
Western New York Foreign Trade Zone	www.wnyftz.com
Western New York Venture Association	www.wnyventure.com
Workforce Investment Board	www.becwib.org
Worksource One	www.worksourceone.com

State Resources	Web Address
Empire State Development Corp.	www.empire.state.ny.us
NYS Assembly	www.assembly.state.ny.us
NYS Business Council	www.bcnys.org
NYS Economic Development Council	www.nysedc.org
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority	www.nyserda.org
NYS Government Information Locator	www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils
NYS Science and Technology Foundation	www.nystar.state.ny.us
NYS Senate	www.nysenate.gov/

Federal Resources	Web Address
Bureau of Census	www.census.gov
Dept. of Housing & Urban Development	portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD
Export Import Bank	www.exim.gov
IRS (tax & resources for business)	www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed
Library of Congress	www.loc.gov
Official Government Gateway	www.firstgov.gov
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	www.opic.gov
Small Business Administration	www.sba.gov
U. S. Gov. Export Portal	www.export.gov
US House of Representatives	www.house.gov
US Senate	www.senate.gov

Business Research	Web Address
Business Assistance Directory	www.erie.gov/environment/pdfs/business_assistance_directory.pdf
Hoover's online	www.hoovers.com
North American Industry Classification System	www.naics.com
NY Assembly & District Search by Address	nymap.elections.state.ny.us/nysboe
WNY Telephone Numbers	www.talkingphonebook.com
Workforce Buffalo Career Connections Podcast	www.workforcebuffalo.org/podcast-01
World Wide Phone Directories	www.infobel.com
World Wide Phone Directories	www.phonebooks.com/international-phone-book.html