TURN YOUR FOOD BUSINESS IDEA INTO A REALITY.
Hot Bread Kitchen’s Prep for Success program offers critical knowledge on business financials, marketing, strategic planning, customer service, and generating sales.

This 4-week course will guide a small group of women entrepreneurs in various stages of business development in the fundamentals of establishing a successful and sustainable small business. The course will conclude with a “Pitch Day” held at our offices in Manhattan’s Chelsea Market.

SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT
We highlight our area small businesses throughout all our programming, plus in our weekly newsletter, and on our social media and website.

We host regular merchant meetings and trainings on topics ranging from social media to financing to registering as MWBEs.

Each Saturday after Thanksgiving, we celebrate Small Business Saturday with special discounts at our small businesses. We use this day every year to tell the story of our small businesses and explain all that they mean to our neighborhood.

Harlem CDC’s Community Development programs provide information, technical and skills training to community-based organizations and individuals seeking to create independent projects and initiatives which support further investment in Upper Manhattan.
CERSP Grant Program
The CERSP Grant Program provides financial assistance for initiatives and events that advance HCDC’s mission.
Weatherization Assistance Program
The Weatherization Assistance Program reduces energy usage costs for low- income families in single family homes and multi-unit developments.

Business Services
Harlem CDC’s Business Services programs provide tools, including technical and financial assistance and skills training, to local entrepreneurs to start and grow small businesses.
THINK Initiative
The THINK Initiative provides tools for local entrepreneurs to start and grow small businesses.

NYS MWBE Certification
Harlem CDC’s Satellite MWBE Certification Center provides support to local businesses seeking NYS MWBE certification.

The Nonprofit & Small Business Clinic provides free corporate legal services to nonprofit organizations and small businesses throughout New York City.

The City Bar Justice Center’s Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP) provides free legal support to microentrepreneurs of limited economic means who seek to achieve financial stability through entrepreneurship.

For those looking for more general information on where to find legal aid in New York State.

The Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP) establishes EAP centers in local communities throughout New York State to provide instruction, training, technical assistance and support services to individuals who have recently started their own business or are interested in starting a business.

The Tech Startup Clinic provides high-potential startups pro bono legal services. The clinic guides startups through entity formation, funding questions, intellectual property issues, commercialization strategies, and operational and employment matters.

Assistance with Business Planning