tech garden

A new startup competition with a global profile is underway in Syracuse - its first U.S. location.The five teams taking part in Startup Labs - all from…

Microphone in hand, hopeful entrepreneurs began their pitches: a more portable sailboat?, a social network for food lovers?, a way to track when the next…

It’s a Friday afternoon at the Technology Garden, a business incubator in Syracuse. The dozen-or-so staff members of software design company Rounded…

Thirty-four teams got coaching from 115 mentors for three months in the Student Sandbox. Fifteen of those teams made it to Demo Day.The Sandbox, a startup…

Four years ago, Erick Cleckner was sitting next to his friend, Dave Chenell, in a class at Syracuse University. But they weren't exactly paying…

Ariel Norling, 20, is from San Antonio, Texas. She has a lip ring and a spunky attitude to match. She majored in policy studies at Syracuse University.Oh,…

Instead of painting houses or mowing lawns, a group of college students in Syracuse is spending the summer launching companies.The Student Sandbox…

Humans begin trying to protect their “street cred” as soon as they realize it exists - somewhere right around when they decide it’s no longer cool for mom…

"I have the perfect website and mobile app for you," says Kerry Maguire, a senior at Syracuse University and President of VenueSpy LLC, as he recites his…

Federal agencies have been dealing with slimmer budgets lately. That means they’re more willing to work with small companies, who might not have a ton of…