Office of the Queens Borough President, New York City Local Government
   Queens Borough President, Helen M. Marshall  

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Business Assistance and Events


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Get Help and Training
The following agencies can help answer your questions and direct you to other busienss resources.

Artisan Baking Center
36-46 37th St.
Long Island City, NY 10011
Tel: (718) 392-0025 Fax: (718) 392-1173
Counseling & classes for businesses in food service and preparation

Asian Women in Business
42 Broadway, Suite 1748
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 868-1368 Fax: (212) 868-1373
www.awib.org
Counseling primarily for Asian business women

Asian Americans for Equality
108 Norfolk St.
New York NY 10002
Queens office: 133-04 39th Ave., Flushing
Tel: (212) 979-8381  Fax: (212) 979-8386
www.aafe.org
Counseling in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean

BOC Network (Business Outreach Center) - Central Office
85 South Oxford St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel: (718) 624-9115 Fax: (718) 246-1881
www.bocnet.org
Counseling primarily for low income entrepreneurs

Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc.
125 Canal St., Suite 302, NY  10002
Tel: (212) 966-7328
www.cmpny.org
Entrepreneurship classes in Chinese

Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corp.
Mr. Isa Abdur-Rahman, Esq.
111-20 Farmers Boulevard
Saint Albans, NY  11412
Tel: (718) 262-0682
Fax: (718) 732-2656
www.farmersblvd.org

Greater Jamaica Development Corp. Business Services
Mr. Richard Werber
90-04 161st St.
Jamaica, New York 11432
Tel: (718) 291-0282 Fax: (718) 658-1405
www.gjdc.org/
Ask for the Business Services Group at 718-291-0282 or email them at bsg@gjdc.org.

The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation helps coordinate and deliver valuable state and city programs, including Empire Zone tax credits, to attract and retain businesses in the Jamaica area.

Health Insurance:
NYC Health Insurance Link
Office of Citywide Health Insurance Access (OCHIA)

Human Resources Administration
180 Water Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Ph: 212-331-4229
http://www.nyc.gov/hilink

Industrial & Technology Assistance Corporation (ITAC)
253 Broadway, Room 302
New York, NY 10007-2300
Tel: (212) 442-2990 Fax: (212) 442-4567
www.itac.org
Counseling; marketing & site assistance to the industrial/manufacturing sector

Jamaica Business Resource Center
90-33 161st Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tel: (718) 206-2255
Fax: (718) 206-3693
www.jbrc.org
Counseling; entrepreneurial training; access to loan information & procurement assistance

Keep It in Queens
Joint Initiative with Online Database
Website: www.keepitinqueens.com/
Registration form: nyc.gov/html/kiiq/

LaGuardia Procurement Technical Assistance Center
29-10 Thomson Ave., 9th Floor
Long Island City  11101
Tel: (718) 482-5306

National Association for Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
171 Madison Ave., Suite 1308
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 252-1100 Fax: (212) 252-1800
www.nawbonyc.org
Membership organization providing counseling for women-owned businesses

New York Industrial Retention Network
11 Park Place, Suite 914
New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 404-6990
Fax: (212) 404-6999
www.nyirn.org
Counseling; real estate relocation; energy; & marketing assistance to industrial/manufacturing businesses; Coordinates 'Food from New York,' and Green Manufacturing initiatives

NYDesigns Business Center
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

45-50 30th St.
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 663-8400 Fax: (718) 663-8390
www.NYDesigns.org
Counseling, classes & resources for design related business

Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York
1350 Broadway, Rm. 1801
New York, NY 10018
Tel: (212) 502-4191 Fax: (212) 502-4189
www.npccny.org
Business assistance for non-profit organizations

Queens Business Solutions Center
168-25 91st Ave., 2nd Floor
Jamaica, New York 11432
Tel: (718) 577-2152
Tel: 311 - ask for "business solutions center in Queens"
www.nyc.gov/smallbiz
Counseling; human resource aid/recruitment/placement; marketing; tax planning & site selection assistance

Queens Economic Development Corporation
120-55 Queens Boulevard, Suite 309
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Tel: (718) 263-0546 Fax: (718) 263-0594
www.queensny.org
Counseling; neighborhood development; Queens marketing & tourism; State-sponsored entrepreneurial training program (EAP class); SBA Women's Business Center, & local affiliate for Project Enterprise

Small Business Development Center LaGuardia Community College/CUNY
29-10 Thomson Ave., 9th fl.
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 482-5303 Fax: (718) 609-2091
www.Laguardia.nyssbdc.org
Counseling; entrepreneurial training & access to loan information

Small Business Development Center York College/CUNY
94-50 159th Street 
Jamaica, NY 11451 
Tel: (718) 262-2880 Fax: (718) 262-2881
www.queens.nyssbdc.org
Counseling; entrepreneurial training & access to loan information

SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business
www.scorenyc.org

Counseling; information on SBA loan and loan guarantee programs

(In Queens)
120-55 Queens Blvd., Rm 333
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Tel: (718) 263-8961 Fax: (718) 263-9032


(In Manhattan)
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
Tel (212) 264-4507 Fax: (212) 264-4963

Seedco
915 Broadway, 17th floor
New York, NY 10010
Tel: (212) 473-0255 Fax: (212) 473-0357
www.seedco.org
Provides technical and financial assistance

Small Business Initiative of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York:  Neighborhood Entrepreneur Project
42 West 44th St.
New York, NY 10035
Tel: (212) 382-6633 Fax: (212) 354-7438
www.abcny.org/CityBarFund/SmallBusinessInitiative.htm
Legal counseling to qualified businesses

 

 

 

 

Upcoming
Business
Events


9/9/2010
Business Planning Basics
 


9/13/2010
5th Annual Queens StartUP Business Plan Competitio
 


9/13/2010
How to Search the Internet to Find a Job
 

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