CDFIs and Incubators
All Things WEDI
State Nicknames
All Things Buffalo
Math
100
The primary four CDFIs serving small businesses in Western NY.
Launch NY, PathStone, Pursuit (or Excelsior), and WEDI.
100
WEDI's annual fundraiser since 2014, featuring a live and silent auction, live music, food from WSB, and more...
Winterfest
100
The Sunshine State
Florida
100
COVID-19 permanently closed this chain pizza restaurant in the region, which had 17 locations in the Buffalo area.
Pizza Hut
100
The top number of a fraction
Numerator
200
Leading type of debt that WEDI observes most prospective borrowers bearing when applying for a loan.
Student loan debt
200
First business to graduate from West Side Bazaar, whos principal now sits on WEDI's Board of Directors.
Global Villages
200
The Empire State
New York
200
The only person in the 2021 Buffalo mayoral election that refuses to debate.
Byron Brown
200
The square root of 169
13
300
CDFI in Western NY providing home repair loans and grants, mortgages, and foreclosure prevention.
NeighborWorks (NeighborWorks Community Partners Buffalo)
300
A WEDI founder and creator of WEDI's online technical assistance platform, Fivenomics.
John Perry
300
The Garden State
New Jersey
300
Original owner of The Buffalo Bills
Ralph Wilson
300
To convert kilograms into grams, multiple by this number.
1,000
400
Two core things provided through a traditional CDFI.
Technical Assistance and Capital
400
WEDI's first President of the Board of Directors who recently re-joined WEDI's Board.
Betsy Mitchell
400
The Lone Star State
Texas
400
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions in Canada/at the border, this Toronto baseball team is currently using the Buffalo Bisons stadium for the current season.
Blue Jays
400
Pi =
3.14
500
**double jeopardy**
Two core things provided through a traditional business incubator.
Technical Assistance and Subsidized Costs
500
** double jeopardy**
The passage of this federal law enabled WEDI to lend to businesses selling hemp-based products.
Hemp Farming Act (of 2018)
500
The Wolverine State
Michigan
500
**double jeopardy**
Democratic primary candidates for Mayor of Buffalo.
Byron Brown, Le'Candice Durham, and India Walton
500
**double Jeopardy**
In 1,431 divided by 53 (which we will not have you solve) 53 is the divisor & 1,431 is this
Dividend