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Business Advisory Groups
Business Advisory Groups
Entrants in the New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition are required to meet at least once with a business advisor while developing their business plans. We recommend more than one meeting as you begin to develop your business plan.
At the first and any subsequent meetings, ask the advisor to sign the verification sheet linked below to verify the appointment took place and to provide any follow-up instructions or feedback on your plan. Once completed, this form should be sent to startup@nypl.org.
The groups listed below can provide one-on-one advisory session(s) to applicants of the New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition.
Be prepared for your appointment! Have a written outline of your business idea and concepts for your business ready for your first meeting with your business advisor.
Entrants are not limited to the advisory groups listed here.
One Pace Plaza, Room W501
New York, NY, 10038
(212) 618-6655
Email Address: SBDC@Pace.edu
Hours of operation: 9:00 am–5:00 pm, weekdays
The Pace University SBDC is staffed by full-time small business advisors, who offer FREE virtual small business counseling sessions at their Lower Manhattan campus, the New York Public Library's Thomas Yoseloff Business Center or virtually. Please call (212) 618-6655 or email sbdc@Pace.edu to schedule a 1:1 counseling session and be sure to mention that you are an entrant in the New York StartUP! competition. And for more information check out https://www.pacesbdc.org/counseling-form.
SCORE mentors regularly provide mentoring services to entrants in business plan competitions sponsored by the New York Public Library's Thomas Yoseloff Business Center and by several NYC universities. When you make an appointment, mention that you are a StartUP! entrant. For more detailed information about SCORE NYC and a comprehensive listing of the experience and expertise of our 65+ business counselors, please visit their website Counselors are available to participate in remote mentoring sessions via phone, email, and video.Click here for more information and sign up for an appointment.
Baruch College, Field Center
55 Lexington Avenue Room 2-140
New York, NY 10010-2318
Phone: 646. 312.4790
Email: sbdc@baruch.cuny.edu
Assists clients with:
Understanding the importance of a business plan
Discovering sources of funding
Preparing for e-commerce
Identifying avenues for exporting goods & services
Developing marketing plans
Assessing an invention’s viability
Complying with licensing and regulations
Click here for more information and sign up for an appointment.
Sponsored by the Chinatown Manpower Project
Call: 212 571-1692
Email at: bocinfo@cmpny.org
A wide range of business services is available, including information and assistance with:
Starting up
Business plan development
Access to financing
Marketing
Financial management
Licensing and permit information
Lehman College Campus
250 Bedford Park Blvd., West
Bronx, NY 10468-1589
Email: sbdc.bronx@lehman.cuny.edu
Appointments are required. To make an appointment for counseling, call (718) 960-8806 or use the online form.
Information and assistance with:
Understanding the importance of a business plan
Discovering sources of funding
Preparing for e-commerce
Identifying avenues for exporting goods & services
Developing marketing plans
Assessing an invention’s viability
Complying with licensing and regulations
555 Bergen Ave. 3rd Floor
Bronx NY, 10455
Main: (718) 292-3113
Email: info@sobro.org
Website: www.sobro.org
SoBro's Entrepreneur Assistance Center
SoBRO offers training, support, and business development resources to start-up Bronx businesses and residents, including one-on-one business counseling and technical assistance in the areas of financing, management, marketing, government procurement, and loan packaging.
Women’s Business Center, Staten Island
686 Forest Avenue
Staten Island, NY, 1010
Phone: (718) 816-4775
Fax: (718) 816-7234
Email: wbcsi@siboc.org
Website: www.siboc.org
Executive Director: Nina Flores
The Staten Island Business Outreach Center (SIBOC) is a Woman Business Center (WBC) a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The BOC Women’s Business Center (WBC) offers business training, one-on-one counseling and financing resources to help women entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. By educating and empowering underserved minority and women entrepreneurs, the WBC contributes to the economic, cultural, and social vitality of our communities. SIBOC offers FREE Programs to assist all new entrepreneurs and existing businesses. Our one-on-one business counseling and seminars on timely business topics are available to all Staten Island. We now offer ONLINE Virtual Business Counseling Sessions - call or email our office to schedule an appointment.
College Of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd., Building 3A Rm. 105
Staten Island, NY, 10314-9806
Center: (718) 982-2560
Fax: (718 )982-2323
Assists clients with the following:
Business Planning
Cost Analysis/Financial Management
Procurement Assistance Services/BidLinx
Minority Women Business Enterprise
Marketing Plans
Click here for more information and sign up for an appointment.
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