The Schoharie Economic Enterprise Corporation (SEEC) proudly hosted a pivotal MWBE Certification event at 287 Main Street last week, just days before Women’s Equality Day. This luncheon brought together 17 women-owned small businesses, along with local business owners and agency representatives, to provide crucial insights and support for pursuing Minority-Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) certification. The event underscored SEEC’s commitment to empowering local entrepreneurs and advancing business opportunities in the community.

SEEC announces the “NYS Sail-Thru Summer MWBE Certification Chat,” scheduled for Thursday, August 22nd. The event will take place at 287 Main, Schoharie, and will feature a panel of distinguished representatives from New York State’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) certification office of Empire State Development. This certification is intended to support and enhance opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses across all sectors, by providing access to government contracts, funding opportunities, and other resources designed to help them grow and succeed. Schoharie County has 16 certified MWBE businesses, and local MWBE owners have been invited to attend and share their experiences with interested guests.

SEEC designed Digital Power Hour to help Schoharie County business owners excel at digital marketing strategies. The four-part series breaks down the most challenging, yet necessary topics of running a business successfully online into actionable steps and hands-on advice. Digital Power Hour is a resource bin for digital marketing essentials designed specifically for Schoharie County business owners.

On February 26, 2024, SEEC announced that Schoharie County was awarded an additional $500,000 for their Digital Marketing Grant, by the NYS Office of Homes & Community Renewal. This fund is used strategically to improve digital marketing strategies of small businesses in Schoharie County, and make them more competitive and resilient. The program is in cooperation with Schoharie County government, and is a part of the Schoharie County Digital Strategies Initiative: a resiliency-based, proven, and data-supported means to add value to local businesses. The goal is to increase small business access to professional technology services, improve use of digital tools, and enable the hiring of digital strategists, content creators, and technicians-in addition to recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to this addition, bringing the program total to $1.2 million, the program has assisted twenty-six businesses in Schoharie County by expanding their customer reach, creating new full-time employment positions, and overall stabilizing their businesses.

The Schoharie Economic Enterprise Corporation (SEEC) is pleased to announce an event for Schoharie County Main Street stakeholders: a charette and public talk led by esteemed architect and Village of Perry, NY Mayor, Rick Hauser, representing his Downtown Studio of In. Site: Architecture.

SEEC is delighted to announce a new locally-funded grant opportunity coined The Curb Appeal Program. The comprehensive approach involves free design consultations, online resources and an architect charette to be scheduled for early March. Commercial businesses and property owners located in the Village centers and hamlets are eligible with preference given to historic district improvements.

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