Last week, when I attended the opening of Smallcakes on Central Ave, I met Thomas Morley who is the director of the New York Small Business Development Center. I talked to him about some of the problems local businesses are having and asked if his network can be of help. Specifically, I told him about the small businesses and restaurants in downtown Ardsley and Dobbs Ferry that are suffering because of the Ashford Ave bridge construction. Some of the restaurants and businesses near the bridge construction have experienced significant decline in customers. I wanted to know if there are programs they might be eligible to benefit from. If you have a small business and could benefit from the assistance of this organization I encourage you to reach out. We want your business to be successful! To contact Thomas Morley: Thomas Morley <tmorley@sunyrockland.edu Please advise me of your experiences. The New York Small Business Development Center (www.nysbdc.org) network provides technical, business management, and business development assistance to start-up and existing businesses across the state. The NY SBDC network of 24 regional centers plus satellite offices combines federal, state, and university resources into a powerful business counseling and training service available at no charge to entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized companies, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses throughout the state. The NY SBDC is committed to delivering innovative, practical, and realistic advisement services that are responsive to the continuously evolving needs of small business. Our services include free, confidential business advisement services, training and workshops in areas such as: · Business plan development · Accounting guidance · Financial planning and cost-analysis assistance · Loan information and packaging assistance · Small business start-up guidance and entrepreneurial education · Organizational structure and productivity enhancement advice · Branding, marketspace, and positioning We also provide technical assistance without cost in areas such as: · Exporting & international business development · Technology & innovation · Cybersecurity · Energy efficiency · Disaster recovery · Regulatory compliance · Government contracting & procurement · 8(a), HUBZone, MWBE, WOSB/EDWOSB, and veteran certification
PAUL FEINER