Starting a business can be overwhelming. If you own a minority- or women-owned business, the Minorities and Women Business Enterprise program coordinates a variety of workshops and training to offer guidance on such topics as writing proposals and how to get state certified.
Also, plenty of resources at the local, state and federal levels are available to help you launch a successful business.
- New York State Small Business Development Center
SBDC provides technical assistance to start-up and existing small businesses with full-time staff professionals.
Rockland Community College
Brucker Hall #6101
145 College Road
Suffern, N.Y. 10901-3699
Contact: Thomas Morley, Director
Tel: (845) 356-6065
E-mail: tmorley@sunyrockland.edu
- Launch1000
The Launch1000 program is designed to help residents evaluate an idea for a new venture, test it with potential customers, and see if it seems likely to succeed.
- Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
SCORE is a national network of volunteer business executives who provide start-up and small business expertise. SCORE volunteers serve as "Counselors to Americas Small Business."
120 Bloomingdale Road
White Plains, N.Y. 10605
Tel: (914) 948-3907
E-mail: scoreinfo@scorewestchester.com
- Professional Development Center at Westchester Community College
PDC provides a comprehensive curriculum of counseling for business owners, their employees and entrepreneurs.
Route 9A
Valhalla, N.Y. 10595-1698
Contact: Ann Rubenzahl
Tel: (914) 606-6618
E-mail: Ann.Rubenzahl@sunywcc.edu
- Women’s Enterprise Development Center
WEDP is a micro-enterprise development program that provides women with the training and resources needed to manage a small business.
901 North Broadway, Suite 23
White Plains, N.Y. 10603
Contact: Anne Janiak, Director
Tel: (914) 948-6098 ext. 12
E-mail: ajaniak@wedcbiz.org
- Community Capital New York
Community Capital serves as an economic catalyst working to strengthen the prosperity of our communities and the lives of the people who live in them. By leveraging education, human and civic resources and through flexible, innovative and responsible financing, we enable traditionally underserved people to become stake holders in a more inclusive economy.
7 West Cross Street
Hawthorne, N.Y. 10532
Tel: (914) 747-8020
E-mail: info@communitycapitalny.org
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
The SBA provides information about various programs that can help position businesses for contractual opportunities within federal government.
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3100
New York, N.Y. 10278
Contact: Larry Pontillo
Tel: (212) 264-9494
E-mail: Larry.Pontillo@sba.gov