EXHIBIT 32.2



                                  CERTIFICATION
      PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Rand
Capital SBIC, L.P. (the "Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's
knowledge, that:

         The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2003 (the Form10-Q) of the Company fully complies with the requirement of
section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.





    Dated: November 12, 2003


                                                 /s/ ALLEN F. GRUM
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Allen F. Grum, President of Rand Capital
                                                   Corporation
                                      (equivalent of chief executive officer of
                                             Rand Capital SBIC, L.P.)

    Dated: November 12, 2003


                                              /s/ DANIEL P. PENBERTHY
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Daniel P. Penberthy, Treasurer of Rand
                                               Capital Corporation
                                      (equivalent of chief financial officer of
                                              Rand Capital SBIC, L.P.)