Helping founders find community and connections
The Staten Island SBDC at College of Staten Island provides free, confidential one-on-one business counseling and workshops to entrepreneurs and small business owners on Staten Island, covering business planning, financing, marketing, and more.
A program through the WNY Incubator Network that connects incubator startups to UB's full suite of resources — including student talent, faculty research expertise, lab facilities, and career fair access — through one-on-one needs assessments and targeted matchmaking.
Learn more →A grantmaking and leadership development foundation (Amplify Her® Foundation) that supports women and girls from underserved NYC communities in becoming transformative leaders and entrepreneurs through strategic grant partnerships, professional development programming, and access to networks of women leaders.
Learn more →BioBAT's entrepreneurship and business development programming for resident companies, including the Next Milestone Program, STEAM educational outreach, PhD opportunities at SUNY Downstate, and connections to investors and the broader Brooklyn biotech ecosystem.
Learn more →A venture development support program at BioInc@NYMC providing resident biotech/medtech startups with business strategy coaching, capital access guidance, investor introductions through TruMada Management, and connections to NYMC's clinical and research ecosystem.
Learn more →A network of free business outreach centers across NYC, Long Island, and Newark providing confidential one-on-one business counseling, training, and referral services to small business owners and entrepreneurs in underserved communities.
Learn more →A network of SBA-designated Women's Business Centers operated by BOC Network across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, offering free business training, one-on-one counseling, and financing resources focused on women entrepreneurs.
Learn more →A focused program for NYC Innovation Hot Spot and CUNY I-Corps alumni ready to submit a full SBIR or STTR proposal, providing technical assistance, proposal reviews, and individualized coaching during active submission windows.
Learn more →WEDC Mid-Hudson's business plan competition for women and minority entrepreneurs across Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess, Ulster, and Putnam Counties, providing business plan development support, presentation coaching, and opportunity for cash prizes at a regional pitch event.
Learn more →WEDC's business plan competition and pitch event for women and minority entrepreneurs in Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, providing participants with guided business plan development, presentation coaching, and the opportunity to compete for cash prizes and recognition.
Learn more →A specialized program by BOC Network helping home-based childcare providers in NYC establish and grow licensed childcare businesses, covering licensing, business planning, financial management, and subsidy programs.
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