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- This guide (available in seven languages) offers step-by-step advice for immigrant entrepreneurs planning, launching, or growing a small business. Topics include: signing a commercial lease, navigating government, and understanding the rights of immigrant New Yorkers.
- Getting certified in NYC as a Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE), Locally Based Enterprise (LBE), or Emerging Business Enterprise (EBE) will help you compete for government contracts and access exclusive programs designed to help small businesses grow.
- In Fiscal Year 2017, the City's network of 75 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) invested $147.8 million into neighborhoods across the five boroughs, supporting more than 93,000 small businesses.
- Our staff will help you identify financing options that are the right fit for you, build your application, and position you for success by connecting you to financing experts and our network of 40+ lenders in New York City.
- Attend an upcoming course in person or online to develop your business plan, learn computer-based bookkeeping, master marketing, sell to the government, and much more. Non-English courses are also available.
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M/WBE Certification
Ensures minority and women-owned businesses have greater access to public contracting opportunities.
Ensures minority and women-owned businesses have greater access to public contracting opportunities.
Ensures minority and women-owned businesses have greater access to public contracting opportunities.
Commercial Lease Assistance
Free legal services to help eligible businesses negotiate a lease, respond to eviction notices, etc.
Free legal services to help eligible businesses negotiate a lease, respond to eviction notices, etc.
Free legal services to help eligible businesses negotiate a lease, respond to eviction notices, etc.
Industrial Commercial Abatement Program
Provides subcontracting opportunities on some of the most dynamic construction projects
Provides subcontracting opportunities on some of the most dynamic construction projects
Provides subcontracting opportunities on some of the most dynamic construction projects
