Business Development

as Resource Access

We believe that the businesses that are a part of our hyper-local economy have the opportunity to transform both the resource access concerns and overall economic conditions.

Social Enterprise Incubator

The myHopeprint incubator facilitated by the Hopeprint Association seeks to equip and launch aspiring and emerging social entrepreneurs, including those who are seeking to service the West Pond Microneighborhood.

Northside Business Partnerships

Northside Business Partnerships is facilitated by NEHDA, seeking to serve businesses throughout Syracuse’s Northside, including in the West Pond Microeneighborhood.

Northside Business Directory

[COMING SOON]

This online Northside Business Directory will highlight the services and resources available within Syracuse’s Northside.

The West Pond Local Economy Pledge

  1. Stop the bleed of local dollars, both earned wages and government subsidies, leaving the community
  2. Foster genuine accessibility for all local residents, with ADA, language access, and cultural competency
  3. Facilitate ownership of the land and enterprises by residents by all means possible
  4. Foster local job opportunities by encouraging local hiring
  5. Promote local investment opportunities with wealth-building access for current residents 
  6. Build local financial literacy to understand the basics of the economy and each household’s power in it 

Are you a business owner or manager on the Northside with open job opportunity/ies?

Please enter the job information below to be shared via the West Pond Alliance site and Living Room