NYC Small Business Services (SBS)

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A Recovery for All of Us: New York City Announces Concierge Service To Slash Red Tape for Small Businesses

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and SBS Commissioner Jonnel Doris launched NYC Business Quick Start, a historic, $11 million concierge service for small businesses. This new interagency initiative will cut red tape and make New York City the easiest place in the United States to open or reopen a small business.

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New York City Launches 'Shop Your City' Challenge

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and SBS Commissioner Jonnel Doris announced a new campaign to encourage New Yorkers to take a break from big box retailers and shop at local small businesses. The "Shop Your City" Challenge is a 30-day multi-channel marketing campaign featuring a contest and chance to win a $50 gift card to spend at neighborhood businesses.

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City Hosts Juneteenth Events To Support Black-Owned Businesses

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The Five Boro Black Business Forum: The Future Starts Here, is a first-of-its-kind virtual event designed to help the City's Black-owned businesses convene, network, and connect to available City, State, and Federal resources to support and scale their businesses during the City's economic recovery.

City Announces Business Improvement Districts Invested $170 Million in NYC Neighborhoods During Fiscal Year 2020

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Commissioner Jonnel Doris announced in a new report that the City's 76 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) invested more than $170 million in New York City neighborhoods during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, boosting approximately 93,000 businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In New Report, WE NYC Program Surveys Five Years of Service to Nearly 17,000 NYC Women Entrepreneurs

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and SBS Commissioner Jonnel Doris announced nearly 17,000 women have been served through the City's landmark initiative, Women Entrepreneurs NYC (WE NYC), which connects women entrepreneurs with the resources and support they need to start and grow thriving businesses. This achievement comes with the release of a report that measures the program's outcomes during its first five years.