Events for Small Businesses

The Science, Industry & Business Library (SIBL) is now the Thomas Yoseloff Business Center and has relocated to the completely renovated Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). 

• The Thomas Yoseloff Business Center offers a wide variety of small business programs and classes. Please check listings to determine if a program is in-person or online.
• The Pace University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has teamed up with the New York Public Library’s Thomas Yoseloff Business Center to provide in-person business counseling sessions at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. These FREE, confidential 1:1 sessions with Pace SBDC-certified business advisors help existing small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with access to financing, implementing marketing and sales strategies, identifying and submitting for procurement opportunities, business planning, and more. Sessions are one hour in length and are by appointment only. To arrange a 1:1 session, sign up and complete the online counseling request using the new SBDC eCenter system, NYSBDC eCenter Direct. You will be prompted to create an account username and password in order to complete your counseling request. After your account is created and counseling request submitted, an SBDC counselor will be in touch to confirm your appointment date and time. You should receive a confirmation email after you've completed the final step.
• The Pace University Small Business Development Center launched an in-person, one-to-one small business advisory services at the Brooklyn Public Library Business and Career Center. The 1:1 sessions are held every Thursday. Visit NYSBDC eCenter Direct to request an appointment.
• The Pace University Small Business Development Center has created a Spanish-language version of their website. Spanish-speaking small businesses can access their Contacto page to request a meeting with a business advisor, and can find Success Stories written in Spanish about other Spanish- and English-speaking business owners who achieved their business goals with the SBDC’s help.
• NYC Department of Small Business Services Webinar Calendar. Free events, courses, and WE NYC mentor sessions on Eventbrite. Click here to register.
• Every Tuesday at 2:00 PM the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce hosts a webinar which provides answers and resources to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Click Here to join.

• Stay tuned for more offerings in the Bronx. 

• The Pace University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers FREE, weekly, one-on-one business advisement at Brooklyn Public Library’s Business & Career Center. These business advisement sessions are available to existing small businesses and to aspiring entrepreneurs. Visit their calendar to make an appointment.
• The Brooklyn Public Library Business and Career Center’s new workforce advancement program – LevelUp - is designed to help Black women get to the next stage professionally and build wealth. The 10-week courses – sponsored by the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women initiative - provides mentoring, financial coaching and in-depth knowledge on key industries where Black women have a low percentage of employment. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis for all cycles.

• The Port Authority of NY & NJ announced the launch of the JFK Institute of Concessions (IOC), a community development initiative designed to equip local and diverse businesses with the knowledge and applied skills necessary to successfully operate concessions at JFK Airport. The IOC teaches vital competencies that cover a range of topics including, but not limited to, Airport 101, financial investments, design and buildout, legal operating models, security and customer experience. Participants will also have exposure to day-to-day operations of airport concessions and will practice responding to solicitations through mock role-play activities. Graduates of the IOC will serve as a curated pool of competent local and diverse businesses for the Port Authority and its partners to consider as potential concessionaires through a competitive bidding process. For any questions about the IOC, send an email to Info.Concessions@panynj.gov.

• The Staten Island Economic Development Corporation [SIEDC] is launching the Veteran and Immigrant-Owned Business Incubator Program. The program's goal is to assist and support these targeted businesses via SIEDC programs and services. To apply for the program contact Jacqueline Diaz at 718-477-1400, ext 829, or jacqueline@siedc.org.

• The European Patent Office is offering a series of webinars for patent information users.