Buffalo BizPeople Thu, 23 May 2013 08:15:30 +0000 Bizjournals RSS http://www.bizjournals.com/rss/flex_feed/blog_post/buffalo/blog/small_business/ American City Business Journals, Inc. and its licensors. All rights. reserved. Tue, 14 May 2013 17:42:42 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/05/paper-trail-secret-service-buffalo.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/05/paper-trail-secret-service-buffalo.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola A May 14 event at UB Center for the Arts will offer a twist on anti-bullying messages. One, they'll be delivered as song or dance. Two, they'll be delivered by high school students. "BAND Against Bullying" was coordinated by Michael Bryant, vice president at M&T Bank who oversees physical security, loss prevention and fraud. A former special agent on charge of the U.S. Secret Service Buffalo office, he was looking for a way to bring awareness to the issue. All total, 10 acts will be performed…]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 13:11:05 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/05/battle-of-bands-has-anti-bullying-theme.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/05/battle-of-bands-has-anti-bullying-theme.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:54:02 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/03/coca-cola-perrys-waiting-for.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/03/coca-cola-perrys-waiting-for.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:54:13 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/03/ford-gum-prez-is-too-tall-for.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/03/ford-gum-prez-is-too-tall-for.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:49:47 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/03/another-voice-tells-the-same.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/03/another-voice-tells-the-same.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:26:07 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/02/theres-a-shark-on-the-34th-floor.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/02/theres-a-shark-on-the-34th-floor.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola The Buffalo Sabres set Twitter on fire. On Wednesday, many followers first learned about Lindy Ruff being relieved of his duties as Sabres coach at the site, as the team issued a short statement via that social media platform. The tweet created a loud buzz locally and throughout North America. And in this age of online social media dependence and the hoaxes that come along with using that medium, I wondered for a brief moment if it was real, or if we all were being misled. Shortly after 3 pm,…]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:57:21 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/02/sabres-coaching-change-was-a-trend-on.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/02/sabres-coaching-change-was-a-trend-on.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola Might New York state finally get the green light to drill the Marcellus Shale for natural gas? Brad Gill thinks so. Gill, executive director of Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York, thinks New York State will finally, after a four-and-a-half year wait, have hydraulic fracturing regulations in place by month’s end. Like others in New York’s oil and gas industry, Gill has Feb. 13 circled on his calendar. That’s when New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is expected…]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:39:39 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/02/anticipation-builds-as-deadline-nears.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/02/anticipation-builds-as-deadline-nears.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola Meet my dog Murphy. He’s the one on the left with what appears to be a lampshade on his head. A real party animal, you might say. Not quite. My golden retriever, man’s best friend, is wearing the “cone of shame” for the third time since we brought him home as a handful of tan fluff in 2007. If memory serves, there were around nine in the litter. Based on what we’ve spent on surgeries – including this latest one for a burst blood vessel in his left giant floppy ear – we could have…]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:01:54 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/02/keeping-the-dog-after-7000-in-vet.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/02/keeping-the-dog-after-7000-in-vet.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola Look around and ask yourself: Who among us hasn't needed to protect themselves from the threat of zombies? Come on now, be honest. One area company is keenly aware of the need to do so and created a strong-selling product line. A zombie, as you may know, is a corpse that has been resurrected by some means. As legend has it, they must eat human brains to remain active (I was going to write "stay alive," but that didn't seem right). They're classified as undead, they probably smell something awful,…]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:47:19 +0000 http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/01/ProtectYourselfZombie.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/blog/small_business/2013/01/ProtectYourselfZombie.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search David Bertola David Bertola