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.
CMP equips immigrants with the skills and network they need to be economically self-sufficient and contributing members of the greater New York City community.
One of the services CMP offers is the Entrepreneur Assistance Program (EAP). It combines individual technical assistance with classroom training to offer a 10-week, 60-hour intensive training to aspiring entrepreneurs. Participants finish the program with a business plan, complete with follow up support from program staff. Individual Counseling is provided to clients in assisting them to actually go through the process of business incorporation, identifying and assisting in application of low interest loans, obtaining WMBE status, and referring them to professional resources such as legal, accounting, and taxation services.
CMP Financial Literacy Workshops and Topical Workshops such as social media marketing, MWBE certification, and government resources, etc. were offered throughout the year to support startup and business expansion.
Over the past 10 years, CMP Business Outreach Center (BOC) assisted over 930 entrepreneurs and small business owners through one-on-one counseling and coaching services. In addition, we hosted 712 workshops and seminars, helped 122 businesses increase sales by $4.2 million, created 137 jobs, and assisted businesses to secure $4.5 million loans and grants.
Renaissance Economic Development Corporation (REDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution. REDC’s mission is to transform low-to-moderate income and immigrant communities in New York City by providing low-interest small business loans, training and counseling services. REDC maintains offices in Manhattan’s Chinatown/Lower East Side and Flushing and Jackson Heights Queens. Services are available in English, Chinese, Korean and Spanish. REDC is a Small Business Administration-approved microlender a Community Advantage lender.
Flushing Office: 133-29 41st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355 Telephone: (718) 961-0888
The REDC Small Business Loan Program is a low cost, flexible loan program for pre-revenue start-up and existing businesses that have working capital or start-up budget needs. This loan program is especially helpful to those who are not able to access traditional bank financing. Loan funds are flexible and can be used for renovations, inventory, marketing, debt refinance, and working capital.
Flushing office: 133-29 41st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355 Telephone (718) 961-0888
