About FLEF

The Finger lakes Entrepreneur’s Forum (FLEF) is a vibrant group of  entrepreneurs who gather monthly for networking and educational opportunities.

“We cannot exist without continuous innovation in our products and how we manufacture them. New features, smaller sizes lower costs drive our markets.”--Greg Galvin, CEO of Kionix

FLEF has worked to help entrepreneurs connect with one another by providing a forum to meet, benchmark experiences, and share resources needed to develop their companies since 1995. FLEF’s programming provides engaging and informative forum topics throughout the year targeting the interests of innovative technology companies, from start-ups to more mature companies.

A strong entrepreneurial community is one of our greatest keys to success and your support is critical now more than ever. Please visit the Membership Section for more information on how to support FLEF.

Mission
The mission of the Finger Lakes Entrepreneurs’ Forum (FLEF) is to provide a mechanism by which entrepreneurs and others concerned with growing enterprises can meet regularly to exchange information.

NEWS

EVENTS

5/22/2013 Intellectual Property Presentation
May  22nd FLEF meeting on intellectual property including risks that arise from recent changes in US patent laws and other nuts and bolts you should know about protecting your IP. Meeting and presentation sponsored by Harris Beach PLLC. Time 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Hilton Garden Inn E. Seneca Street, Ithaca NY More...

2/27/2013 Something Ventured: Risk, Reward and the Original Venture Capitalists
FLEF February Meeting Networking & Film Screening February 27, 2013 Networking: 4:00pm to 4:45pm (Atrium) Film Screening: 5:00pm to 6:30pm (Rm B8) Cornell University Johnson School of Management Sage Hall Ithaca, NY Register for this event. Meetings are no charge, but please register so we know how many to plan for. Something Ventured: Risk, Reward, and the Original Venture Capitalists Directed by Emmy-Award-winning filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine (Ballets Russes), this entertaining and inspiring documentary nimbly maps the creation of an industry that went on to become the single greatest engine of innovation and economic growth in the 20th century. Told by the visionary risk-takers who dared to make it happen-Tom Perkins, Don Valentine, Arthur Rock, Dick Kramlich and others-the film also features the audacious industrialists behind such groundbreaking companies as Intel, Apple, Cisco, Atari, Genentech, PowerPoint and Tandem. More...

11/13/2012 Incubator Feasibility Study - FLEF meeting November 13, 2012
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