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Business, Technical and Procurement Assistance

NYS Entrepreneurial Assistance Program Centers are located throughout the state. Through a network of community-based centers, EAP offers services ranging from classroom instruction and one-on-one counseling, to peer support groups and mentoring. Learn more, or find a location near you at http://www.empire.state.ny.us/Small_and_Growing_Businesses/entr_assistance.asp

Spencer Ferdinand
Executive Director                                                                                                                                                                             Queens Overall Economic Development Corporation
120-55 Queens Blvd – Suite 309
Kew Gardens, NY  11424-1015
Phone:  718-263-0546
Fax:      718-263-0595
Email:   sferdinand@queensny.org
www.queensny.org

The Jamaica Business Resource Center was designated in 1994 through Presidential authorization to become the national model and pilot for former President Clinton’s "One Stop Capital Shop" small business program. This program was developed at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Since becoming operational in 1995, the Jamaica Business Resource Center has provided technical and financial assistance to over 6,750 new and established businesses; secured over $300 million in financing and procurement opportunities for small, minority and women-owned businesses; and provided high quality, in depth training in the fundamentals of business management to over 4,800 entrepreneurs. 
Learn more, or find a location near you at http://jbrc.org/index.htm

Timothy H. Marshall, President and CEO
Jamaica Business Resource Center
160th Street
Jamaica, NY  11432
Phone:   718-206-2255
Fax:       718-206-3693
Email:   tmarshall@jbrc.org
http://jbrc.org/index.htm
                                                                                                                                   

Procurement Technical Assistance Centers provide business nationwide with an understanding of the requirements of government contracting and the marketing know how they need to obtain and successfully perform federal, state, and local government contacts.
Learn more, or find a location near you at www.aptac-us.org

Benjamin Hunt, Program Director                                                                                                                                                                       LaGuardia Community College PTAC
31-10 Thomson Avenue, Room C-918
Long Island City, NY  11101
Phone:  718-482-5306
Email:   benh@lagcc.cuny.edu
http://www.laguardia-ptac.org

Business  Outreach  Center  Network (BOC) 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, as well as capacity-building services. The BOC Network works to close the credit and technical-assistance gap limiting the growth potential and job-creation capacities of small businesses of in their largely minority and immigrant communities.
Learn more at http://www.bocnet.org
                                                                                                                                                                            

Queens Business Outreach Center
96-11 40th Road, Ground Floor
Corona, NY  11368
Phone:  718-205-3773
Fax:      718-205-3774
Email:   queens@bocnet.org
http://www.bocnet.org/boc/queens.html

Small Business Development Centers: http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/ or by phone (800) 732-SBDC. SBDC provides management assistance to current and prospective small business owners; a one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. The program is a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational community and federal, state and local governments and is an integral component of Entrepreneurial Development's network of training and counseling services.

City University of NY, York College
94-50 159th Street
Jamaica, NY  11451
Phone:  718-262-2880
Fax:      718-262-2881
Email:   sbdc@york.cuny.edu
http://www.nyssbdc.org/centers/

ACCION New York Inc. ACCION contributes to the economic development of the New York metropolitan region by providing micro loans and business advisory services to individuals and small businesses that do not have access to traditional sources of credit.
Learn more online at: http://www.accionnewyork.org/.

Corona-Elmhurst Center for Economic Development (Satellite Office)
39-13 104th Street
Corona, NY  11368
Phone:   212-387-0494
http://www.accionnewyork.org/
                                
The New York Business Solutions Center (Satellite Office)
168-46 91st Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jamaica, NY  11432
Phone:  212-387-0494
http://www.accionnewyork.org/

NYC Business Solutions Center.  NYC Business Solutions offers free, quick and reliable answers to a broad range of your business questions, whether you are an entrepreneur or an on-going enterprise – of any size.  The Mission of NYC Business Solutions is to help the business community of New York City find efficient solutions to common business problems.  The Vision of NYC Business Solutions is to transform the city into the resource of first-choice for business assistance.  NYC Business Solutions is an initiative of New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS).  SBS is a city agency dedicated to promoting the vitality and growth of small business in New York City, as an engine for job creation, neighborhood development and overall economic health.  Learn more, or find a location near you at
      http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/html/home/home.shtml


Pintso Topgay, Center Manager.                                                                                                                                                                  Queens
168-46 91st Avenue, 2nd Floor
Jamaica, NY  11432
Phone:   718-557-6772
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/html/

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