Small Business Services Directory
Use the search fields below to find hundreds of organizations in New York City that can provide you with help in starting or running your small business. Included in this searchable database are programs which offer business advice, loans, grants, location assistance, and a wide range of other services for small businesses throughout the city — often at no cost or for a low fee.
The Brooklyn Business Center [BBC] is part of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (BSRC). The BBC’s services include individual coaching and counseling, access to capital, application for MWBE certification, free legal services, business plan development and implementation, workshops and seminars.
The BBC assists with locating third party resources such as pro bono legal services. The BBC is funded in part by the New York State Entrepreneurial Assistance program and is an Entrepreneurial Assistance Center.
Formerly known as EWVIDCO, Evergreen manages the Greenpoint/Williamsburg and North Brooklyn Industrial Business Zones and the North Brooklyn Empire Zone. Through the NYC Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) program, Evergreen is responsible for meeting the business service needs of more than 10,000 industrial businesses in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg and North Brooklyn Industrial Business Zones and Ombudsman Zones. These businesses depend on Evergreen for free, quick and reliable assistance with tax credits, incentives, financing, real estate and relocation assistance, energy and green issues, workforce needs, and advocacy. Evergreen provides these services in concert with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community organizations.
Land that first job, obtain a high school diploma, and acquire the skills needed to secure high-wage jobs and support your family.
St. Nicks Alliance's Workforce Development Center has helped thousands of North Brooklyn residents land and keep high-paying jobs in high-demand industries. We partner with major North Brooklyn employers. Each client is assigned to a job coach who guides them through assessment and training and helps them overcome any barriers to getting and keeping a job.
Our goal is to train and place all our clients into high-quality, full-time, permanent jobs that pay a living wage.
Services include: Skills Training, Adult Education, Career GPS.
