ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING
The SBDC provides no-cost, personalized, confidential, one-on-one consulting for start-ups, entrepreneurs and existing businesses.
It’s easy to register! Just click on the green “Get Started” button above the navigator bar. After you sign up, you’ll be contacted by your local SBDC Center to discuss next steps.
Business Assistance
We provide expert advice, mentorship, and other resources, in the house and through our business partners, that help you grow your business, make strategic business decisions and better navigate the unique complexities of launching and operating a business in New York.
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Latino Leaders Luncheon
Our Latino Leaders Luncheon is dedicated to honor prominent Leaders in our communities who have made a positive impact on the quality of life and economy for us here on Long Island and surrounding areas. Our theme “Stronger Together” will create opportunities to provide support for each other as we face a new business world that has been left behind due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hope you can join us to celebrate this year’s honorees.
Get Out Stay Out Program Leader Application:
Program Leader: Program Leaders have the unique opportunity to facilitate hands-on outdoor programming in a variety of locations accross the Central Coast. We have curriculum, but there is room for you to create and challenge participants to learn and grow. Program Leaders are responsible for curriculum facilitation during outdoor excursions only. Program Leaders will be required to undergo background checks and monthly relevant trainings.
VLA LEGAL FELLOWSHIPS
Legal Fellowships at VLA are available to recent law school graduates and deferred associates who can secure independent fellowship funding. VLA’s Legal Fellows interact daily with clients and gain hands-on experience analyzing, interpreting, and counseling members of New York’s arts community on legal issues pertaining to various areas of law, including intellectual property, contract, and non-profit and for-profit corporate matters.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Troutman Pepper SEED’s holistic approach combines the resources of an experienced, multi-disciplinary team into an affordable package for startups and early-stage companies that are accepted into the program. The unique, deeply discounted program includes a nominal entry fee, a full suite of essential basic legal documents, effective legal counseling, and, for no additional charge, mentoring in areas such as board development and management, business plan review, and investor relations.
Small Business Services
STEP provides access to technical assistance, one-on-one support, and
affordable lending options for local small businesses.
Pathways to HousingHaving a safe, affordable, clean and dignified place to call home is key for families and communities to thrive. Stanislaus Equity Partners connects residents with affordable mortgages. STEP also works to demonstrate new housing models that can be replicated or scaled to provide more affordable housing options.
The Brooklyn NYC Business Solutions Center is a program of the NYC Department of Small Business Services and is run by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. This office offers FREE assistance for small businesses and individuals interested in starting small businesses.
NYC Business Solutions
- Business Education Courses:
- Pro-Bono Legal Assistance:
- Recruitment and Training Grant:
- Financing:
- M/WBE Application Assistance:
- Regulatory Assistance: