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Business licensing, forms, zoning laws, etc

New York Small Business Development Center
Through a network of 24 regional centers, the New York State Small Business Development Center delivers high quality business counseling and training to New Yorkers who want to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business. Thanks to our partners in the public and private sectors, our services are free of charge.

New York SBA District Office

The Business Outreach Center Network
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, New Jersey, as well as capacity-building services to organizations establishing and operating community and micro-enterprise development programs.

Canisius Women's Business Center
The Women's Business Center is a collaborative effort between the Small Business Administration and Canisius College. More than 4,000 professionals in Western New York have taken advantage of the Canisius College Women’s Business Center to develop thriving business enterprises

Women's Entrepreneurial Business Center in New York
The WEBC assists current and prospective businesses in Franklin, Essex, Clinton and St. Lawrence counties, including the Akwesasne Reservation, providing business counseling and technical assistance and training to current and prospective businesses owned and controlled by women. However, the WEBC is not discriminatory and also assists current and prospective male business owners.

Local Development Corporation of  East New York
The Local Development Corporation of East New York is a not-for-profit organization. LDC initiatives include working with city agencies to promote safety and sanitation, preserving and developing the local industrial base and attracting new businesses to the area. The LDC provides support to businesses located in the community’s industrial areas, commercial strips and retail malls. We also provide assistance to individuals who are starting or expanding businesses. These range from sole proprietorships with a few employees to larger companies employing hundreds of people.

The Women's Business Resource Center
Our mission is to assist women entrepreneurs as well as minority business owners through provision of financial and technical assistance services. We offer one-one-one counseling, monthly informational roundtables and entrepreneurial training courses. These services are offered both in English and Spanish.  Our main objective is to close the technical assistance gap that limits the growth potential and job creation capacity of small to mid-sized companies.

Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Center
The WISE center is an exciting resource for women entrepreneurs at all stages of business development. If you have a business idea or a dream, if you are starting a business, or have an established business which you’re growing, we can help. The WISE center provides expertise and support to business owners wanting to go to the next level of success . We offer counseling, coaching, consulting, and training. We also provide essential networking and mentoring opportunities.

The Women's Business Center - Upstate New York
The WBC is the first center of its kind in Upstate New York, dedicated to training and assisting women in business or those who want to startup a business. This Center provides a variety of business skills and ongoing technical assistance to women in thirty-four counties.

Women's Enterprise Development Center
The mission of the Women’s Enterprise Development Center is to build a vibrant community of women entrepreneurs by providing high-quality training programs and support services to both start-up and established women business owners in Westchester County and the Lower Hudson Valley, including training and access to microenterprise funding for minority and economically disadvantaged women.

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