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.
In 2013, NYCEDC and CFDA launched the FMI’s Grant Fund to provide local production facilities with funding for equipment and technology upgrades, employees skills training, business development consultants, capital improvements to their facilities, and relocation costs in New York City. FMI has also included business development opportunities for grant recipients, such as subsidized industry trade show participation, CFDA designer Open Houses and consumer-focused retail partnerships merchandising NYC designed and made apparel to a global audience. The initiative also seeks to encourage and motivate emerging and established designers to produce in New York City, strengthening the value proposition and consumer demand for locally manufactured products to a U.S.-based and global audience.
The Partnership for New York City mobilizes private sector resources and expertise to advance New York City's standing as a global center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and innovation. It is a nonprofit organization whose 330 members are business leaders and companies that employ more than 1 million New Yorkers. The Partnership and the coalitions it forged during the pandemic have developed new programs to inform and accelerate recovery, including: the Homeless Assistance Fund, the Small Business Resource Network, Transit Tech Lab: COVID-19 Recovery Challenge, and quarterly economic status reports.
Professional Women In Construction (PWC)is a non-profit member association for entrepreneurs, professionals and managers (women & men) and companies and public agencies engaged in construction and allied industries. Mission: to advance the status of business and professional women in a male-dominated industry and educate the public regarding women's achievements. The organization offers business networking events, a newsletter, trade show & recruitment fair, referrals, workshops in trends of the industry and certification information for woman and minority-owned firms. Contact the association for information about chapers (NY, NJ, CT, DC) calendar of events and membership fees.
The Pace SBDC’s mission is to provide in-depth and confidential one-on-one business advisement, training and research to help small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs launch or grow their business, all at no cost. From helping develop business plans to producing top-notch loan packages, from product marketing to regulatory compliance, experienced and NYS-certified business advisors have the expertise to help your business reach its full potential.
The Pace University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is part of a statewide network created to help small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs launch or grow their business.
To make an appointment for counseling: Call (212) 618-6655 or use
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Services:
- Consulting: Our New York State-certified business advisors provide complimentary and confidential consultations customized to individual businesses’ needs.
- Training: We offer an array of free workshops and training programs curated to teach practical business skills.
- Resources: We coordinate with other programs and services, both public and private, to provide additional expertise to clients ranging from legal consultations to licensing and permitting guidance.
- Assistance in Spanish: https://www.pacesbdc.org/espa%C3%B1ol-homepage
In its day-to-day activities, STA represents its members in dealing with public agencies, authorities and private developers. STA’s philosophy centers on dispute resolution without the need for litigation, and the association has served its members for over 50 years in this area. Initiating informational meetings between the owner, the general contractor, the construction manager and the subcontractor have proved to be successful business strategies to advance dispute resolutions, clarify issues and advance best practices.
On the rare occasion when this approach has failed to produce results, members may be afforded the services of our legal counsel. The resulting “umbrella” legal action allows all affected subcontractors to share in a single representation. Legal fees are shared on a basis that is proportional to the claim and the strength of multiple representation is very evident in eventual resolution.
The Pratt Center's NYIRN project provides business development services to NYC manufacturers, including: real estate and incentive program referrals, marketing assistance, sourcing services, educational programming energy efficiency grants and more. The Pratt Center works for a more just, equitable, and sustainable city for all New Yorkers by empowering manuafacturing stakeholdes through open and inclusive decision-making that brings together labor, community, business and government to address economic policy issues, develop programs, and deliver services.
TiE New York is part of TiE Global, whose efforts lie in five foundational programs – Mentoring, Networking, Education, Funding and Incubation. TiE New York's primary mission is to provide access to mentoring, networking, and funding for entrepreneurs in all stages, in all industries.
Year-round programming includes:
- Charter Member Events
- Open Mic Nights -- focused on networking and pitching for New York’s entrepreneur ecosystem
- Mentoring Sessions -- provide one-on-one guidance to budding entrepreneurs by TiE Charter Members
- Pitch Competition -- allows founders to pitch to a room full of investors and other entrepreneurs
- TiE New York Angels Showcase -- TiE New York Angels is a part of the TiE Global Angels Alliance (TGAA). The local angel investment network empowers startups in early-stage and are seeking Seed or Series A funding.
- TiE University -- a global program to support college startups and founders to grow their entrepreneurial ventures/ideas into viable and sustainable businesses.
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TiE Women -- helping women entrepreneurs, inclusive of enterprise, origin, standing or background, across the globe to thrive via Learning, Mentoring, Access to Funding, Scalability, Safe Space and Community
WBEC Metro NY is a dynamic community of certified women-owned businesses, building on their success through mutually beneficial partnerships with Fortune 1000 corporations and other WBEs.
Furthering the success of women-owned businesses is WBEC's primary mission. We provide WBENC certification at the regional level, and serve as an advocate for certified women-owned businesses inWBEC's New York and Washington, D.C. regions, offering them educational programs, networking opportunities and recognition.
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