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 the United States, the Accion Opportunity Fund creates economic opportunity by connecting small business owners to affordable capital and the the business support they need to create and grow healthy enterprises and contribute to local economies. The Fund works by connecting entrepreneurs to affordable capital, educational resources, coaching, and networks. Through innovative partnerships and outreach strategies, Accion targets underserved entrepreneurs -- including entrepreneurs of color, low-income entrepreneurs, and women -- who often lack access to the financial services they need to build and grow their businesses.
Astella Development Corporation is a not-for-profit community based organization dedicated to providing affordable housing, commercial revitalization, and improving the quality of life in the Coney Island community.
Astella was founded in 1975 by Coney Island residents who were concerned about the deterioration of their community. The mission that they set for the new community development corporation was to:
The Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network is a micro-enterprise/small business development organization with over a decade-long record of delivering customized business services to under-served entrepreneurs in New York City and, more recently, in Newark,NJ as well as capacity-building services to organizations establishing and operating community and micro-enterprise development programs.
BOC business counselors provide one-on-one needs assessment, business planning, marketing and management guidance, as well as access to resources through the BOC Network’s extensive linkages with the full spectrum of public and private business assistance sources.
The Business Outreach Center Network has four business centers focused on serving entrepreneurs in the greater New York area.
BOC Network programs and services are designed to help you and your business succeed. Our services include Business Outreach Centers, Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers, BOC Capital Corp, BXL Bronx Incubator, Industrial Business Services Project, BOC Women's Business Centers, Childcare Business Development Project, Ascend NYC, and Manhattan MBDA Business Center.
Our Childcare Business Development Project helps home-based childcare providers develop and enhance their businesses. Now, needed services and support in achieving economic self- sufficiency are available to childcare providers through this special project, including: Individualized start-up and operations assistance, Practical business training, Business and marketing planning, Free legal assistance if qualified, Free tax assistance, Access to grants and loans, Networking opportunities.
Under the Business Outreach Center Network (BOC), the Women’s Business Center is a collection of resources with a focus on women, aspiring entrepreneurs and current business owners in the greater New York City area.
With locations in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, the Women’s Business Center strives to provide accessible and equitable opportunities to individuals in New York looking to carve out their own industry spaces. At each resource center, our trained business and professional development counselors offer guidance on a variety of topics from finance and lending to legal advice.
The Brooklyn (Kings County) Hispanic Chamber of Commerce helps foster Brooklyn small business success by helping to process loans, assisting with Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) certification, hosting educational/networking seminars and by assisting aspiring entrepreneurs in getting started by providing extensive and thorough education to those who wish to become small business owners.
If you're an aspiring entrepreneur or an existing business owner with bigger dreams, CAMBA services can strengthen your enterprise and drive growth. CAMBA offers one-on-one consultations, business plan workshops, start-up or expansion loans, and technology training. CAMBA will connect you with other business developmet partners and get you on track for a successful launch.
To find out more about our numerous Small Business Services, go to: https://camba.org/program/economicdevelopment/smallbusinessservices/
The Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (CACCI), founded in August 1985, is a statewide membership organization, which has developed expertise in providing business assistance to small and start-up business owners, in areas of business planning, financing, procurement, certification, expansion, and export/import opportunities.
Activities include: sponsorships, partnerships, trade initiatives, and many more.
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.
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