Recruits volunteers with expertise in business matters to help small business owners to conduct seminars and other ways.

Provides free or low-cost legal resources to established or start-up businesses, in the form of consultations with attorneys and educational programs on small business legal topics.

Provides assistance, resources, and education to Southern Tier entrepreneurs with focus on service and retail businesses. Provides free and low-cost programs and consultation on business start-up.

Provides assistance with loan applications and borrowers to individuals seeking to start or expand a small business. Also provides ongoing and technical support.

Provides counseling and support to those in the community interested in developing a small business, or already involved in a small business enterprise. Offers various workshops.

Provides counseling and support to those in the community interested in developing a small business, or already involved in a small business enterprise. Offers various workshops.

Provides counseling and support to those in the community interested in developing a small business, or already involved in a small business enterprise. Offers various workshops.

Provides counseling and support to those in the community interested in developing a small business, or already involved in a small business enterprise. Offers various workshops.

Works in partnership with the private sector and the community-based organizations to provide financial assistance and business planning primarily in rural areas. Helps fund projects or provides loan guarantees that create or preserve quality jobs and/or promote a clean rural environment. Recipients of these programs may include individuals, corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, public bodies, nonprofit corporations, Indian tribes, and private companies.

Provides accelerated training, in-demand skills certification programs, and customized training solutions to meet the needs of participants. Offers Continuing Professional Education and non-degree programs to help participants meet their career goals, as well as community classes and activities for personal enrichment. Staff, instructors, and trainers will assist in developing and implementing a training plan that supports the participant's individual needs or business model.

Assists women thinking of starting their own business or who have questions regarding a current business, to make an appointment to talk with an Advisor from New York State Small Business Development Center of SUNY Stony Brook.

Provides face to face mentoring to small business entrepreneurs starting up or already in business.

SCORE provides counseling for individuals about to enter into business or now currently managing a small business; varied expertise in accounting, banking, management and retailing.

Provides an opportunity to promote community growth, through the local business community, by networking and community activities which bring about community involvement.

Provides direct counseling and coaching, technical training and development, business education programs, and micro-lending (see separate listing for Micro Loan Program).

Provides a forum for business owners to network, create more business opportunities, and work together to build a strong economic community.

Offers free, expert counseling to small businesses in Erie and Wyoming Counties. Works to help clients: - Understand the importance of a business plan - Discover sources of funding - Prepare for e-commerce - Identify avenues for exporting goods and services - Develop marketing plans - Assess an invention’s viability - Comply with licensing and regulations

Offers The Veteran's Business Program; a service of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) which is a program designed to enable men and women who have served in the Armed Forces to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by owning and operating their own business. In addition to the comprehensive services offered by the SBDC, the Veteran's Business Program also offers mentorship and networking services designed for veteran business owners. Please give us a call if you would like to make an appointment to meet with one of our advisors.

Provides business counseling for businesses in Sullivan. Helps with organization, financial planning, health insurance information, promotion, and tourism.

Updates employers on the latest labor issues. Keeps lines of communication open between the Labor Department and the employer community. Provides a vehicle to inform employers of the services and programs of the Labor Department and let employers know how they can benefit from them. Provides expert information to employers on issues that affect the business community. Effects beneficial legislative changes at state and federal levels.

Encourages youth to take a philanthropic approach to entrepreneurism by working on vision development, how to build a buisiness plan, the difference between goods and services, how to promote and launch a new business idea as well as work ethics, creative thinking, and problem solving skills.

Facilitates and supports activities which increase job opportunities, maximize the quality of life, and foster a rural economy within the County.

Provides education and information pertaining to business management skills involving cash flow management, bookkeeping practices, business planning, and succession planning for business transfers.