Rochester Black Businesses

Upstate new York in general and Rochester in particular is the historical home of everything from Xerox, Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, Delco, Otis Elevators, Jello, the pressurized municipal water supply system and fire hydrants. Rochester is also home to a thriving community of Black Entrepeneurs. Here a just a few Rochester Black Businesses:

Brown and Hutchinson

2 State Street, Suite 925
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: 585 454-5050
Fax: 585 454-5066
Website Address: www.brownhutchinson.com
Email Address - abrown@brownhutchinson.com

Description of Products or Services

Law Firm, Legal Services

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

  • T. Andrew Brown, Esq., Managing Partner
  • Michelle Hutchinson, Operations Partner

Major Customers

  • General Motors;
  • Eastman Kodak,
  • Shell Oil Company,
  • Honeywell International,
  • The Hartford Insurance Company,
  • Rochester Gas and Electric,
  • Travelers Insurance Company,
  • Frontier Corporation,
  • Global Crossing,
  • Pitney Bowes,
  • University of Rochester,
  • Darden Restaurants,
  • Olive Garden Restaurants,
  • Ford Motor Company,
  • International Paper,
  • Household Finance
  • related companies and many other businesses, non-profits and individuals.

BTIER, LLC

1253 Lyell Avenue
Rochester, NY 14606
Phone: 585 254-5130
Fax: 413 502-1295
Website Address: www.btier.us
Email Address: info@btier.us

Description of Products or Services

Computer Consulting, Sales, Services & Upgrades
Computer Training, Seminars & Workshops
Tax, Bookkeeping & Payroll Services
Video/Audio Duplication, Transfer and Conversion
Desktop Publishing & Data Entry
Cellular Phones & Accessories
Copy/Fax/Print/Scan, Internet Access, Laptop Printing, CD Burning
Web Development / Hosting

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Mr. Best Batcheau, President/Director

Major Customers

  • Rochester Housing Authority
  • Rochester City School District
  • BOCES

CreativEye Photo

28 Glasgow Street
Rochester, NY 14608
Phone: 585 232-5364
Fax: 585 232-1526
Website Address: www.creativeyephoto.biz
Email Address:creativeyephoto@aol.com

Description of Products or Services

Onsite Portrait Printing Stations
Location and Studio Sessions
Event Coverage
Portraits
Digital Albumns
CreativEye Collages
Live Slide Presentations
Personal Portfolios
Posters

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Kevin Leysath, Owner

Major Customers

  • Action For A Better Community
  • Cornell University
  • The Health Association
  • Rochester Area Community Foundation
  • Rochester Fatherhood Resource Initiative
  • SUNY Brockport EOC
  • The Urban League of Rochester
  • Wilson Commencement Park

Datrose, Inc.

660 Basket Road
Webster, NY 14580
Phone: 585 265-1780
Fax: 585 265-4016
Web Site: www.datrose.com
Email Address: junderwood@datrose.com

Description of Products or Services Staffing Services:

Contract Labor Recruiting
Direct Hire
Executive Placement
Employee "Payrolling" Services
Vendor Managed Programs
Finance and Accounting Outsourcing

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

William Rose, President & CEO
Cheryl Keck, VP & COO
Jerome Underwood, VP & CFO

Major Customers

  • Kodak
  • ITT
  • Bausch & Lomb
  • IBM
  • Fidelity
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Xerox

DG&M AGENCY

3700 East Avenue, Suite 101
Rochester, NY 14618
Phone: 585 271-3040

Description of Products or Services

All forms or insurance - auto, home, life (individual & group), business, bonds, employee benefits, disability (individual & group), professional liability, non-traditional group insurance products. I.e. Group, auto, home) risk management consulting

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Dale K. Trott, President
Tessa Hewitt, Personal Lines Manager
Karen Anhechino, Commercial Lines Manager

Major Customers

  • ABC, Inc.
  • Baldwin Richardson Foods
  • Datrose,Inc.
  • Dyco Electronics
  • Town of Perinton
  • Henderson Automotive Family

ELTREX INDUSTRIES, INC.

65 Sullivan Street Rochester, NY 14605
Phone: 585 454-6100
Fax: 585 263-7766
Website Address: www.eltrex.com
Email Address: mail@eltrex.com

Description of Products or Services

logistics and supply chain management company

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Matthew Augustine, President/CEO
Ron Augustine, Executive VP of Operations

Major Customers

  • Xerox Corporation
  • Eastman Kodak Company
  • Rochester Gas & Electric
  • Frontier
  • Flextronics

Environmental Services

917 East Main Street
Rochester, NY 14605
Phone: 585 241-3071
Fax: 585 241-3512
Email Address: Lbrayboy@yahoo.com

Description of Products or Services

Janitorial Services

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Leta Brayboy

Major Customers

  • Wegmans Food Markets
  • City of Rochester
  • Jasco Tools
  • New York State

fbGifts

1100 Culver Rd
Rochester, NY 14609
Phone: 585 224-0635
Fax: 585 654-8602
http://www.fbgifts.com
customerservice@fbgifts.com

Description of Products or Services:

Gift Shop Men's Leather Accessories Ladies Leather Accessories, Men's Jewelry, Ladies Jewelry,
Jewelry Boxes, African American Art, Paintings, Crystal figures, Candles, Fragrance Oils, Body Oils, Cards, Balloons, Plush, Clocks

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

William Harris: President, Planning and Operations
Flozell Harris: President, Marketing and Finance

Major Customers

General Public

G.L. DIXON FUNERAL HOME, LLC

1080 North Street
Rochester, NY 14621
Phone: 585 266-7000
Fax: 585-241-3301
Email Address - gdixon@rochester.rr.com

Description of Products or Services

Full Funeral Service Funeral Home

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Geraldine L. Dixon - Owner Manager, Licensed Funeral Director

Major Customers

General Public

Global Business Services, LLC

595 Blossom Rd, Ste. 312
Rochester, NY 14610
Phone: 585 292-6073
Fax: 585241-3301
Website Address - www.global-business-services.net
Email Address - acaine@global-business-services.net

Description of Products or Services

Information Technology Solutions

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Nitin Shah - CEO
Alan Caine - CFO
Shirley Wilson - CIO

Major Customers

  • Rochester City School District
  • RBBA

HOPE Advertising, Inc.

50 Chestnut Street, Ste. 602
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585 262-2440
Fax: 585 262-2449
tcmccauley@hopeadvertising.com

Description of Products or Services

Providing Advertising and Marketing excellence.

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Tim McCauley
Alicia Rodriquez

Major Customers

  • Greece Hyundai
  • Greece Ridge Lincoln Mercury
  • Webster Ford
  • Webster Chrysler Jeep
  • Ruby Gordon Furniture
  • Wealthodology Institute

Henderson Automotive Family

2111 Empire Blvd
Webster, NY 14580
Phone: 585 671-1010
Fax: 585 671-0352
Web Site Address: http://www.hendersonautomotivefamily.com/
Email Address: rbhenderson@websterchryslerjeep.com

Description of Products or Services

New Chrysler, Jeep, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Nissan vehicles.
All makes and models of used vehicles
Service and Parts for all major makes and models.
State of the Art Collision and Paint Shop

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Randy Henderson
Sue Silvernail
DaMaris Corzatt
Jimmy Deguzman
Grace Tate
Mark Ledtke

Major Customers

  • Xerox
  • Bausch & Lomb
  • City of Rochester
  • Ibero-American Action League
  • Action for Better Community
  • WDKX
  • Harris Interactive
  • City of Webster
  • Town of Irondequoit
  • Issac Heating & Air Conditioning

JJM Holdings, LLC

940 Holt Rd # 129
Webster, NY 14580
Phone: 585 733-0809
Fax: 585 265-3128
E-Mail Address: ejm59@yahoo.com

Description of Products or Services

Rental Management for single and multi-family properties

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Ernest Myers, Owner

Major Customers

Just Wash Hand Car Wash

1628 Dewey Avenue
Rochester, New York
Phone: 585 966-9569

Description of Products or Services

Detailing of all types of vehicles. Wax, doll-up, shampoo, basic hand wash.

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Anthony Thomas
Rutheia Monson

Major Customers

  • Irondequoit Dodge

Lou Shorter Collision

231 First Street
Rochester, New York 14605
Phone: 585 482-5430
Fax: 585 482-5433

Description of Products or Services

Complete Collision, Unibody and Frame Service Auto Care Repairs.

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Louis Shorter, Owner

Major Customers

  • City of Rochester
  • Gleason Corp
  • Wegmans Food Markets
  • All Major Insurance Companies.

Monroe County Broadcasting Corp.- WDKX RADIO

683 East Main Street
Rochester, NY 14605
Phone: 585 262-2050
Fax: 585 262-2626
Website Address: www.wdkx.com

Description of Products or Services

Radio Broadcasting

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Andrew A. Langston, CEO/Owner
Gloria Langston, Chairman & Station Manager
Andre M. Langston, President & Program Director

Major Customers

  • McDonald's
  • Coca Cola
  • Kodak
  • Xerox
  • Fleet Bank
  • RIT
  • Wegmans
  • Chase Bank
  • Citibank
  • M&T Bank
  • Time Warner
  • City of Rochester

QUNET GROUP, LLC

250 Mill Street
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: 585 777-4006
Fax: 585 777-4108
Website Address: www.QuNetGroup.com
Email Address: iqreshi@qunetgroup.com

Description of Products or Services

Business and Technical Consulting Service
Project & Program Management
Information Technology

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Irshad Qureshi

Major Customers

Confidential

SHEEN & SHINE

214 West Main Street
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: 585 423-2282
Fax: 585 423-2297
Website Address: www.sheenandshine.com
Email Address: snsinc@frontiernet.net

Description of Products or Services

Asbestos & Lead Abatement, Interior Demolition, Janitorial Services.

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Charles Cuylear, Executive Vice-President
Maria Williams, Office Manager
George Smith, Comptroller
Russel Buell, Operations Manager

Major Customers

  • MRC Bearings
  • SKF Aerospace
  • Celltech Pharmaceuticals
  • Dormitory Authority

State Farm Insurance Company

2284 Culver Road
Rochester, NY 14609
Phone: 585 266-4500
Fax: 585 266-8687
Email Address: bill.davis.gjb5@statefarm.com

Description of Products or Services

Insurance and Financial Services

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

William "Bill" Davis, Jr. Agent

Major Customers

General Public

Shimmer Hair Salon

2992 East Henrietta Road
Rochester, New York 14467
Phone: 585 359-4010

Description of Products or Services

Relaxers, perms, coloring, hair-cuts and styles.

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Wanda Miller, Owner
Rutheia Monson, Stylist

Major Customers

  • University of Rochester
  • Rochester Psychiatric Center

V Weis Construction Solutions, LLC

125 State Street
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: 585 760-5324
Fax: 585 760-5365
Email Address: bwilson@vweisconstruction.com

Description of Products or Services

General Construction, Construction Management

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Val Weissert, Owner

Major Customers

  • Eastman Kodak
  • Xerox
  • Johnson & Johnson

Todd Bullard, Esq., P.C.

30 West Broad Street, Suite 200
Rochester, New York 14614
585/325-3010

Description of Products or Services

Legal Services

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

H. Todd Bullard

Major Customers

  • Various Riff-raff

Ham Whitt Agency, Inc.State Farm Insurance

3953 Dewey Avenue
Rochester, NY 14616-2587
585-663-0960

Description of Products or Services

Insurance and Financial Services

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Deborah Whitt

Major Customers

General Public

Adams Faith D., DPM

510 Perinton Hills Ofc. Pk.
Fairport, NY 14450
585-425-1880

Description of Products or Services

Podiatric Care

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Faith D. Adams, DPO

Major Customers

General Public

Cyber Integration

P.O. Box 411
Fairport, NY 14450
Phone: 585-234-3818

Description of Products or Services

Computer Network Consultant

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Morgan Randolph

Major Customers

General Public

Genesee Webmasters

Robert Harrison
91 Berkeley St.
Rochester, NY 14607
585-271-6878 (office)
585-473-5643 (fax)
Web Site: www.geneseewebmasters.com
Web Site: www.beeslender.com

Description of Products or Services

Web Site Design, Development And Search Engine Optimization

Key Personnel/Officers/Partners

Robert Harrison

Major Customers

General Public