We are The RARE Place, Inc. a small non profit organization with a huge mission to build economic and leadership infrastructure for underestimated communities in Buffalo, NY.

Many of us sit in rooms every week discussing Economic Development, Procurement, Workforce, MWBE and SDVOB participation, Small-Business Growth and the investments happening across Western New York.

But there is another side of that conversation:

What does all of this look like to the business owner trying to figure out where they fit?

3rd Annual Buffalo Niagara MWBE & SDVOB Training Day Conference & Expo

If you're receiving The Blueprint Report for the first time, Welcome!

I hope you'll take a few minutes to read it, share it with a business that could use the information, and most importantly, join us in the room.

There is a lot happening in Western New York.