BN Partnership rolls out free membership for small businesses and local restaurants [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nick Fattey says owning a small business can sometimes feel like you’re in the trenches. 

“I don’t think people realize how hard it is right now. There’s so many different things that happen that you have to change every year,” he said, standing outside Fattey Beer Company’s location on Genesee Street in Buffalo. “Small businesses, we don’t have that safety net that other folks do.”

Now for the first time, his bottleshop and taproom will be able to join and tap into resources from the Buffalo Niagara Partnership for free. 

“This hyper small entrepreneurial space, we’ve never done really well in,” President and CEO Dottie Gallagher said. “We really felt we wanted to represent all employers in the region, both profit and not-for-profit, and this was sort of an …