AWED Resource List 2007
Accion New York
115 East 23rd Street
New York, New York 10010
Tel: 212-387-0494, Fax: 212-387-0277
E-mail: info@accionnewyork.org
www.accionnewyork.orgContact: Debbie Wissel. Head of Women’s Initiative. 212-387-0377 x 336 or Alyssa Boyer. 212-387-0377
ACCION New York provides credit and other support services to "micro" entrepreneurs to increase business and family incomes, create jobs and revitalize the economically disenfranchised neighborhoods of New York City, Westchester and Long Island.
BOC Network (Business Outreach Center Network)
Central Office
85 South Oxford Street, 2nd Fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel.: 718 624-9115, Fax: 718 246 1881
Email: info@bocnet.org
www.bocnet.orgThe Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network is a micro-enterprise/small business development organization low-income entrepreneurs in New York City and, more recently, in Newark, New Jersey. Capacity-building services to organizations, establishing and operating community and micro-enterprise development programs.
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
25 Elm Place
Suite 200
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 718-875-1000, Fax: 718-237-4274
E-mail:info@brooklynchamber.com
www.ibrooklyn.comThe Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit business assistance and economic development organization dedicated to helping Brooklyn businesses grow and to promoting economic development of the borough.
BEDC (Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation)
175 Remsen Street, Suite 350, Brooklyn, NY 11201-4300
Tel: 718-522-4600, Fax: 718-797-9286
Email: jes@bedc.org
www.bedc.org
focus: Brooklyn. Queens.A private, not-for-profit organization that works with government agencies, educational institutions, and the private sector to offer comprehensive business consulting and economic development services. Entrepreneur training programs including classes on business planning, marketing, finances, accounting and incsurance.
Contact: James E. Sanford
CACCI (Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 5
63 Flushing Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Tel: 718-834-4544 Fax: 718-834-9774
E-mail: info@CACCI.org
www.cacci.orgProvides business development seminars, technical assistance, referrals, and training programs in business growth and management. Comprehensive Business Resource Center provides a variety of business services and programs. CACCI's Micro Enterprise Loan / Trickle Up program assists disadvantaged home-based businesses with small grants and training.
ClickBank Marketplace
www.clickbank.comOne of the largest sources of electronic publications on the Internet. Business-to-Business, Money & Employment, Computing & Internet - also health, fitness, home, family, and lots more. Reasonably priced, available for instant download, and very informative.
Count-Me-In
240 Central Park South, Suite 7H
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-245-1245
Email: info@count-me-in.org
www.count-me-in.orgContact: Kathryn Keeley. Opportunity Innovator / Chief Credit Officer. 212-245-1245
An online micro-lender that provides access to business loans, consultation, education and networks for women business owners.
Grace Institute
1233 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212-832-7605, Fax: 212-486-2869
www.graceinstitute.orgTheir entrepreneurship program offers courses on marketing strategies, business plan writing, and where to seek funding. Past topics include Intro to Bookkeeping, Marketing, Legal Structures, Insurance and Management.
Local Development Corporations
Brooklyn
Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation
494 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tel: 718-875-8993, Fax: 718-935-0832
E-mail: atlanticave@atlanticave.org
www.atlanticave.org/Cypress Hills LDC
Contact: Mildred Keel Williams and Tarek Bolden
32-14 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11208
Tel: 718-647-8100, Fax: 718-647-2104
E-mail: CYPED@hotmail.com
Technical assistanceLocal Development Corporation of Crown Heights
Contact: Caple Spence
Physical
752 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Mailing
230 Kingston Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Tel: 718-604-0020, Fax: 718-467-8803Loans from $2,000 to $50,000 available to minority and women-owned businesses in Crown Heights, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, and East Flatbush to the Verrazano Bridge.
Local Development Corporation of East New York
80 Jamaica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Tel: 718-385-6700, Fax: 718-385-7505
E-mail: LDCENY@hotmail.com or LDCENY1@aol.com
www.eastbrooklyn.orgServes industrial and commercial businesses in the East New York and Brownsville communities and provides finance-related programs, Business Counseling, E-Business Technology classes (Internet and E-Commerce), Business Software and Quickbooks classes. Includes a Women's Business Center.
Oceanhill Bushwick Bedford-Stuyvesant Local Development Corporation
1079 Gates Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Tel: 718-452-6150Counseling, real estate assistance
South Brooklyn Local Development Corporation
269 Van Brunt Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Tel: 718-625-1381Networking, real estate assistance, seminars
Manhattan
Central Harlem Local Development Corporation
Harlem Economic Literacy Program [H.E.L.P.]
Affiliation: Abyssinian Development Corporation
131 West 138th Street
New York, NY 10030
Tel: 212-368-4471, Fax: 212-368-5483
E-mail: khelm@adcorp.org
www.adcorp.org
Contact: Kyle Helm, Manager. Kina Reed, Vice President of ProgramsTraining and counseling in marketing, finance, and management for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Also provides resources for networking, locating state and federal assistance, legal resources and grant money.
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
1555 Third Avenue
Suite 202
New York , NY 10128
Tel: 212-479-7772, Fax: 212-831-4244
Email:info@manhattancc.org
www.manhattancc.orgNonprofit member organization offering a wide range of programs, including seminars, events, networking and referrals for small and medium-sized firms doing business in Manhattan.
My Own Business, Inc.
13181 Crossroads Parkway North
Suite 190
City of Industry, CA 91746
Phone (562-463-1800)
Fax (562-463-1802)
www.myownbusiness.orgMy Own Business is a nonprofit providing a free, complete and in-depth online course on www.myownbusiness.org. The course focuses on the most important areas of business for start-up and already operating businesses to achieve success. The program stays current by incorporating the experience and expertise of entrepreneurs and business executives.
NAFE (National Association of Female Executives)
260 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 800-927-6233
www.nafe.comProvides resources and services - through education, networking, and public advocacy - to empower its members to achieve career success and financial security.
NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners)
Tel: 1-800-55-NAWBO, Fax: 703-506-3266
www.nawbo.orgNew York City Chapter
Tel: 212-400-1170
Email: dsteins@nawbonyc.org
www.nawbonyc.org
Contact: Dorothea SteinsGain access to certification and procurement opportunities. Important networking opportunities through conferences, seminars, NAWBO’s online membership directory. Access to research conducted by the Center for Women’s Business Research on the trends, regulations and new technologies that impact your business.
New York City Dept. of Small Business Services
110 William St., 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-513-6300, 212-618-6306, Fax: 212-618-8991
www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/home.htmlProvide business assistance, fostering neighborhood development, and promoting financial and economic opportunity through government procurement.
New York City Business Solutions Center
Tel: Call 311 from anywhere in NYC and ask for NYC Business Solutions.
Other: dial 212-NEW-YORK.
Email: businesssolutions@sbs.nyc.govBronx
555 Bergen Avenue, 3rd Fl.
Bronx, NY 10455
at South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. (SoBRO)Brooklyn
25 Elm Place, 2nd Fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
at Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (BBC)Manhattan (serving all boroughs)
110 William Street
New York, NY 10038
at NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS)Offers business and financial counseling as well as networking opportunities. Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program offers training in business certification process.
New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce
3763 White Plains Road
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718-944-7842, Fax: 718-652-9979
Tel: 212-721-7700, Fax: 212-580-5610
Email: info@nywcc.org
www.nywcc.orgA private not-for-profit organization working to unite business and professional women in a prominent network. Offers business training programs in such subjects as marketing, sales, business insurance at finance. Membership benefits include the opportunity to network with other women business owners as well as access to career and business counseling.
Project Enterprise
144 W. 125th St., 4th Floor
New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212-678-6734, Fax: 212-678-6737
Email: info@projectenterprise.org
www.projectenterprise.orgContact Person: Beth Dunphe
Leigh Miselis. Program Coordinator. 212-678-6734Micro-lender to small businesses in New York offering micro-loans under $12,000 as well as valuable business networking and leadership development opportunities. Offers access to capital without the restriction of credit and background checks, collateral requirements, prior business planning, and prior business experience.
SBA (Small Business Administration) Online Women’s Business Center
SBA Address:
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3100
New York, NY 10278
Tel: 212-264-4354 , Fax: 212-264-4963Information on SBA Women’s Business Center
Tel: 202-205-6673 at 1-800 U ASK SBA
Email: owbo@sba.gov or answerdesk@sba.gov
www.onlinewbc.org
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
The Bronx
Herbert H. Lehman College [CUNY]
Lehman College / Old Gym Building
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Room 007
Bronx, NY 10468
Tel: 718-960-8806 or 8697, Fax: 718-960-7340
E-mail: bxsbdc@binc.org
www.nyssbdc.org
Contact: Clarence Stanley, DirectorBrooklyn
SBDC at Boricua College
9 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Tel: 718-963-4112, x563, Fax: 718-963-2031
E-mail: BoricuaSBDC@mindspring.com
www.nyssbdc.orgContact: Angel Roman, Director
Free individualized counseling and workshops on business plan development, organizational structures, financial planning and strategies, loan information assistance, etc.Jamaica
SBDC at York College – focus on Queens
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.,
Jamaica, NY 11451
Tel: 718-262-2880, Fax: 718-262-2881
E-mail: atitone@york.cuny.edu
www.nyssbdc.org/Contact: Alfred Titone
NewYork / Manhattan
SBDC at Pace University
Pace University
163 William Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-346-1900, Fax: 212-346-1613
E-mail: sbdc@Pace.edu
manhattan.nyssbdc.orgContact: Ira Davidson, Director
SBDC at Baruch College
One Bernard Baruch Way, 25th Street (bet. Lexington and Third Aves.)
New York, NY 10010
Tel: 646-312-4790, Fax: 646-312-4781
E-mail: FieldCenter@baruch.cuny.edu
http://www.nyssbdc.org/Staten Island
SBDC at College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd. Bldg. 2A, Room 300
Staten Island, NY 10314
Tel: 718-982-2560, Fax: 718-982-2323
E-mail: schwartzm@postbox.csi.cuny.edu
www.library.csi.cuny.edu/sbdc/SOBRO (South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation)
555 Bergen Avenue
Bronx, NY 10455
Tel: 718-292-3113, Fax: 718-292-3115
Email: info@sobro.org
www.sobro.orgSoBRO works with micro-entrepreneurs and small, medium, and large businesses, (many woman- and/or minority-owned), helping businesses to get started, grow, encouraging businesses to relocate to the South Bronx and supporting businesses that are there.
SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
26 Federal Plaza, Room #3100, New York, NY 10278
Tel: 212-264-4507, Fax: 212-264-4963
E-mail: info@scorenyc.org
www.scorenyc.org
Contact: Martin R. Lehman
Not-for-profit volunteer association of business people who provide free confidential business consulting and regularly offers seminars and workshops on a variety of topics including How To Start A Small Business; Exports; Business Plans; and Financing.Brooklyn
Brooklyn Public Library - Business Library
280 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 718-623-7010Bronx
198 E. 161st Street, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10451
Tel: 718-590-3522Harlem
Business Resource & Information Service Center
290 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10027
Tel: 212-876-2246Staten Island
Independence Community Bank, 1550 Richmond Road 10304, Staten Island, NY
Tel: 718-727-1221
www.score476.orgQueens
120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 333, Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Tel: 718-263-8961, Fax: 718-263-9032
E-mail: SCORE-588@aol.com
Trickle Up
104 W. 27th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001-6210
Tel: 212-255-9980, Toll Free: 866.246.9980, Fax: 212-255-9974
Contact: Rebecca Ontero X 202
Email: info@trickleup.org
www.trickleup.orgAssists low income people worldwide take the first steps out of poverty, by providing (in partnership with local agencies) conditional seed capital, business training, and relevant support services essential to the launch or expansion of a micro-enterprise.
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Head Office
2175 K Street NW Suite 100
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: 800-USHCC86, 202- 842-1212, Fax: 202-842-3221
ushcc@ushcc.comThe Bronx
Bronx Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
849 St. Anne's Avenue
Bronx , NY 10456
Tel: 718-918-0039, Fax: 718/292-1043Manhattan
Manhattan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 3494 Grand Control Station
New York , NY 10163
Tel: 212-683-5955, Fax:212- 683-5999
ManhattanHCC@aol.com
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
Karen Lawson
Administrative Assistant
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202- 872-5515 ext. 10, Fax: 202-872-5505
klawson@wbenc.org
www.wbenc.org/In partnership with women's business organizations throughout the United States, WBENC provides access to a national standard of certification and information on certified women's businesses to purchasing managers through an Internet database – WBENCLink.
Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement
198 Broadway, Suite 400
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-964-8934, Fax: Fax: 212-964-0222
http://www.wceca.org/Non-profit organization committed to the career and economic self-sufficiency of women of color and other women in the New York City metropolitan area. Provides job training workshops and classes.
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
National Office of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: 888-41-USWCC. Toll free
www.sblink.us/html/uswcc.aspxThe USWCC is creating economic and leadership opportunities for women by building a strong community voice, providing programs and networking opportunities to support the growth of American business women.
Women President’s Organization
155 East 55th Street, Suite 4-H
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212.688.4114, Fax: 212.688.4766
Email: info@womenpresidentsorg.com
www.womenpresidentsorg.comProvide a networking and informational environment for women entrepreneurs using monthly newsletters, a Web site, media referrals, a national membership directory, annual national meetings.
Women’s Venture Fund
240 West 35th Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-563-0499, Fax: 212-868-9116
Email: info@wvf-ny.org
www.womensventurefund.org
Contact: Naurys Marte. 212-563-0499 X519
Denise Martin. Director of Client Services. 212-563-0499Micro-lending non-profit organization providing capital and mentorship to minority women entrepreneurs. WVF also provides a comprehensive entrepreneur training program including specific curriculums for businesses located in Lower Manhattan.
WIBO (Workshop in Business Opportunities)
220 East 23rd Street, Room 309
New York, NY, 10010
Tel: 212-684-0854, Fax: 212-684-1096
www.wibo.orgNon-profit corporation that enables small business owners and budding entrepreneurs in under-served communities to obtain financial success in starting, operating, and building successful businesses that develop economic power, provide jobs, and improve communities.