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Greg Pokriki

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The deadline to apply for 43North is this week.
May 24 to be exact.
11:59 p.m. to be extra exact.

43North is a startup competition that is kick-starting our entrepreneurial ecosystem in Buffalo. Winning companies will win $500,000 or the grand-prize of $1 million(!) and move their operations to Buffalo for a minimum of one-year. But if we’re being honest, Buffalo has so much to offer, why would you stay for just one?

Here are 43 reasons to both apply to 43North and start up business in Buffalo Niagara:

  1. $5 million available for startups
  2. Culture of innovation
  3. Ping pong
  4. Dynamic entrepreneurial community
  5. Center for Computational Research
  6. Buffalo Manufacturing Works
  7. Start-UP NY
  8. Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
  9. Innovation Center
  10. D!G
  11. Center for Advanced Technologies Research Funding (CAT)
  12. Z80 Labs Incubator & Fund
  13. Business incentives
  14. Accessible local business leaders/mentors
  15. Available sites
  16. Annual Pre-Seed Workshop
  17. Ranked #1 Favorite City (Travel and Leisure)
  18. Buffalo Startup Weekend
  19. Startup Grind Buffalo
  20. Home of America’s First PC tablet assembler
  21. Work and play
  22. History
  23. Canalside
  24. America’s Most Affordable City (Forbes Magazine)
  25. Niagara Falls
  26. Two professional sports franchises #OneBuffalo
  27. A revitalized downtown core
  28. Most Affordable Major U.S. Housing Market (National Association of Home Builders)
  29. Livable, walk-able communities
  30. Bike-friendly city
  31. Craft breweries and distilleries
  32. Home to masterworks of America’s greatest architects
  33. Buffalo Olmsted Park System
  34. Critical Path Life Science Accelerator
  35. Great Lake city on the Erie Canal terminus
  36. International border community
  37. 21 local colleges and universities
  38. LaunchNY Venture Development Group and Seed Fund
  39. Average commute time 20.6 minutes (5.2 min. faster than the national average)
  40. Second largest city in New York State
  41. Ranked a Top 10 City for Career Opportunity (Smartasset)
  42. Third best food city worldwide (National Geographic)

43-North-number.pngMost importantly, Buffalo wants you. And doesn't everyone want to be wanted? 

With $5M in prizes in the 43North startup competition, Buffalo, NY could be the right place for you.

Interested?

Apply to 43North
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