Are You Lender Ready? 8/25/26

Are you an entrepreneur looking to secure a small business loan? Unlock Your Business Potential at the Are You Lender Ready?! workshop, a free event in partnership with SBA’s Buffalo District Office designed to help you prepare financially and connect with potential sma......More

Are you an entrepreneur looking to secure a small business loan? Unlock Your Business Potential at the Are You Lender Ready?! workshop, a free event in partnership with SBA’s Buffalo District Office designed to help you prepare financially and connect with potential small business lenders. This program will walk you through the documents needed when applying for a small business loan, teach you the key elements that lenders look for in strong applications, how SBA loans can help and show you how to start the conversation! Join us and connect with resources, lenders and fellow entrepreneurs building relationships that can support your business growth. Don't miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge and connections to secure the funding your business needs!

Women's Business Center at Canisius University, Science Hall 1901 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14208

ProNet 2nd/4th Wednesday

ProNet provides a forum for you to expand your marketing base for your product or service through networking.  It is a fantastic way to get to know other chamber members and provide a casual setting in which to promote your business and develop leads. Each ProNet grou......More

ProNet provides a forum for you to expand your marketing base for your product or service through networking.  It is a fantastic way to get to know other chamber members and provide a casual setting in which to promote your business and develop leads. Each ProNet group meets twice a month in the morning.  

Amherst Chamber of Commerce

Professional Job Seekers Career Networking 8/26/26

Northwest Amherst Community Center 220 Northpointe Pkwy Amherst, NY

Frank's Mr. Plumber's Car Wash Fundraiser 8/29/26

Frank's Mr. Plumber love any excuse to support our local schools, and they're excited to partner with the Tonawanda Timberwolves Volleyball Team for a car wash fundraiser! On Saturday, August 29, from 11 AM to 2 PM, the team will be at Frank's Mr. Plumber washing car......More

Frank's Mr. Plumber love any excuse to support our local schools, and they're excited to partner with the Tonawanda Timberwolves Volleyball Team for a car wash fundraiser! On Saturday, August 29, from 11 AM to 2 PM, the team will be at Frank's Mr. Plumber washing cars to help raise money for their upcoming season. Every donation goes directly toward supporting the players, so if your car could use a little TLC, this is the perfect excuse. The students will be charging $7 per car. All funds go directly to the Tonawanda Timberwolves Volleyball team. While you're there, enjoy a free hot dog fresh off the grill, meet the team, and help give these student-athletes a great start to their season. Frank's Mr. Plumber would love to see our customers, neighbors, family, and friends stop by for a few minutes. Whether you come for a car wash, a hot dog, or just to show your support, every visit makes a difference.

Frank's Mr. Plumber

SUNY Erie Saturday Night Lights 8/29/26

SUNY Erie North Campus

ProNet 1st/3rd Wednesday

ProNet provides a forum for you to expand your marketing base for your product or service through networking.  It is a fantastic way to get to know other chamber members and provide a casual setting in which to promote your business and develop leads. Each ProNet grou......More

ProNet provides a forum for you to expand your marketing base for your product or service through networking.  It is a fantastic way to get to know other chamber members and provide a casual setting in which to promote your business and develop leads. Each ProNet group meets twice a month in the morning.  

Amherst Chamber of Commerce 400 Essjay Road, Suite 150 Williamsville, NY 14221

Small Business Forum 9/2/2026

Jewish Community Center

LIFT ProLIFT 9/3/2026

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Leadership & Inspiration for Trailblazers (LIFT) is a women's networking group that focuses on the core values of Empowerment, Education, Connection, Inspiration, and Inclusion of our WNY community. We welcome you ......More

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Leadership & Inspiration for Trailblazers (LIFT) is a women's networking group that focuses on the core values of Empowerment, Education, Connection, Inspiration, and Inclusion of our WNY community. We welcome you to engage with this group to find self discovery and contribution to your professional journey. The mission is to support professional women so they can succeed. All Members welcome! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   Facilitators: Employer Services Corporation HR Manager, Mary Ward & HR Business Partner & Team Lead, Amy Bessel Topic:  Leading Across Generations Timeless Wisdom Meets Tomorrow's Workforce                 Today’s employee landscape brings together an unprecedented mix of generations, each carrying distinct communication styles, workplace expectations and approaches to technology.  Managing this diverse dynamic can either be a point of friction or a powerful strategic edge.    Join ESC’s experts for an open, roundtable discussion focused on bridging these operational divides.  We will touch on varying dynamics of today’s workforce, exploring how distinct age groups approach accountability, feedback, and personal expectations   This session isn’t about changing how individual generations think; it’s about discovering the shared cultural middle ground that will help keep your projects on schedule,  your teams engaged and your operational goals on track.  

Amherst Chamber of Commerce

ProNet 2nd/4th Wednesday

ProNet provides a forum for you to expand your marketing base for your product or service through networking.  It is a fantastic way to get to know other chamber members and provide a casual setting in which to promote your business and develop leads. Each ProNet grou......More

ProNet provides a forum for you to expand your marketing base for your product or service through networking.  It is a fantastic way to get to know other chamber members and provide a casual setting in which to promote your business and develop leads. Each ProNet group meets twice a month in the morning.  

Amherst Chamber of Commerce

GGWNY Pie Raffle 9/9/26

  We can’t wait to see you at our 11th annual Pie Raffle and Harvest Celebration! This event celebrates the year’s harvest with baked goods by local community gardeners and applauds the accomplishments of gardeners, school partners, and volunteers with our annual ......More

  We can’t wait to see you at our 11th annual Pie Raffle and Harvest Celebration! This event celebrates the year’s harvest with baked goods by local community gardeners and applauds the accomplishments of gardeners, school partners, and volunteers with our annual award ceremony. Guests win a wide range of pies and baked goods made by restaurants and bakeries from across Western New York, all while enjoying an evening of food, music, lawn games, garden tours, and more. After selling out the past two years, be sure to get your tickets early! We express a huge thank you to our returning sponsors: Five Points Bakery Briana Popek Grants Lumsden McCormick CPA Thrive Community Consulting Dinner Food is included with your admission ticket! Our friends at La Verdad will once again be catering this event with delicious barbecue favorites. Haven’t heard of them? Yelp has! This year, they were rated #19 on the Yelp Elite Squad’s Top 100 BBQ places in the United States! Inside Five Points Bakery, say hi to the incredible crew hosting this event. <3 Tunes Back by popular demand, The Bitter Nasties will grace the mainstage with folksy tunes, perfect for a crisp autumn night out.  

Five Points Bakery

WNYWF: Money Power Purpose 9/10/26

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UB: Rise Respond & Rebuild 9/11-12/2026

Why attend? Explore gun violence as a public health issue affecting communities nationwide Learn from experts working across medicine, public health, education and community-based practice Discover practical tools, models and strategies that support prevent......More

Why attend? Explore gun violence as a public health issue affecting communities nationwide Learn from experts working across medicine, public health, education and community-based practice Discover practical tools, models and strategies that support prevention, healing and collaboration Connect with colleagues and partners committed to creating safer, healthier communities   Conference Schedule Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 1–1:30 p.m. Registration & Welcome Reception 1:45–2 p.m. Opening Remarks 2:15–3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Community Resiliency After Gun Violence Melissa Archer, MSN, PMHNP-BC, and Fred D. Archer, MD, will explore the impact of gun violence on individuals and neighborhoods, highlighting approaches to healing and community recovery following the Tops mass shooting. Are Mass Shooters a Social Kind? Kurt Blankschaen, PhD, will examine how terms such as mass shooter shape public understanding of gun violence and influence prevention efforts. Stop the Bleed: Survivability, Engagement and Magical Thinking Tracey Nerney, RN, BS, MPA, will discuss how Stop the Bleed programs combine lifesaving emergency-response training with community engagement and violence prevention. 3:15–3:30 p.m. Break 3:30–4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Law Enforcement and Community Relations   Facilitators Eddie Payne and Adrienne Garr, LMSW, will lead a discussion on trust, communication and collaboration. 4:45–5:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Femicide as a Gun Violence and Public Health Crisis Kimberly Slew-Ngarambe will examine the intersection of intimate partner violence, firearm access and gender-based violence through a public health lens. Street Engagement Team: Violence Interruption in Buffalo Pastor James E. Giles will discuss how Buffalo's community-based violence interruption program builds trust, prevents violence and strengthens neighborhood safety. Teaching Medical Students How to Support Trauma Patients Mike Lamb, PhD, will explore how trauma-informed training prepares future physicians to better understand and support patients beyond the hospital setting. 5:30–7 p.m. Keynote Speaker and Dinner Reception: From Nonfatal to Fatal: Tracing the Community Firearm Violence Pipeline in Baltimore and Its Public Health Implications Brian Wade, PhD, will examine the pathways that connect nonfatal and fatal firearm violence, drawing on community-based research in Baltimore to explore the broader public health implications of violence exposure and opportunities for prevention. Hosted by Heather M. Gardiner, PhD, MPH, this conversation will further explore firearm violence as a public health crisis and highlight strategies for prevention, intervention and community healing. Meet the Speakers Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 8:30–9 a.m. Check In / Grab-and-Go Breakfast  9–9:45 a.m. Welcome and Poetry Performance 10–10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions: Compassion Fatigue: Identifying Risk and Promoting Resilience in Health Care Workers Chandra Grabill, PhD, will explore compassion fatigue, burnout and secondary traumatic stress, with practical strategies to build resilience and support well-being. Means Reduction Through Erie County Suicide Prevention Coalition Initiatives Members of the Erie County Suicide Prevention Coalition, including Elena Miller, will discuss how means reduction efforts are advancing suicide prevention across the community. Showcasing the Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention (FIMP) Pilot Program Representatives from SAFE (Scrubs Addressing Firearms), UB Chapter, will highlight how the FIMP pilot program is expanding across Western New York to connect patients at risk for firearm violence with safety resources. This session will last a full hour.  10:45–11:15 a.m. Networking 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Keynote Speaker and Lunch Reception: Ethical and Equitable Considerations: The Use of AI and Digital Storytelling in Gun Violence Research Joseph Richardson, PhD, will discuss how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and digital storytelling, are shaping gun violence research and prevention efforts, with a focus on ethics, equity and community engagement. Location: Active Learning Center 1:15–2:15 p.m. Panel Discussion: Imagining a Childhood Without Firearm Violence Patricia Logan-Greene, PhD, MSSW, will lead an interactive discussion exploring the impact of firearm violence on children, families and communities, while encouraging participants to envision prevention-focused approaches that promote safety, healing and healthier childhood experiences. 2:30–3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: There's Light on Our Faces, Now Join Jillian Hanesworth for an interactive poetry workshop exploring community violence, healing and the power of storytelling. From Trauma to Healing: Survivor-Led Solutions for Safer Communities Aswad Thomas will share how survivor-led initiatives can transform trauma into healing, strengthen communities and help prevent violence. Wellness-focused Session  3:45–4:30 p.m. Community Conversation Location: Active Learning Center

The conference will be held at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 955 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203.

Amherst Chamber Toastmasters

Learn more: https://amherstchamber.toastmastersclubs.org/ If you’re looking to improve your public speaking skills and take on leadership opportunities, this is the club for you! The Amherst Chamber Toastmasters meets from 8-9 a.m. monthly on the third Friday of the m......More

Learn more: https://amherstchamber.toastmastersclubs.org/ If you’re looking to improve your public speaking skills and take on leadership opportunities, this is the club for you! The Amherst Chamber Toastmasters meets from 8-9 a.m. monthly on the third Friday of the month at the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, 400 Essjay Rd., Suite 150, Amherst, NY 14221. Come early to network! Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Headquartered in Englewood, Co., the organization’s membership exceeds 364,000 in more than 16,200 clubs in 145 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators and leaders. The Amherst Chamber Toastmasters Club was chartered in October 2014 to provide the benefits of Toastmasters to Amherst Chamber of Commerce members. Membership is open to anyone who is a member of the chamber, so come visit our next meeting and see how Toastmasters can add value to your business! Get to know your officers:

Amherst Chamber of Commerce 400 Essjay Rd Ste 150 Williamsville, NY 14221