North Country SBDC: Serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington Counties

Make an appointment for counseling:
Call (518)564-2042 or use our online form

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We think New York is great for small business -- and so do our clients.

Since our start in 1984, the expert advisors of the North Country SBDC have worked directly with 6,883 businesses, helping them to invest $77,190,165  in the area's economy, and create or save 2,581 jobs.

If you or your business reside in New York, the SBDC can maneuver you around the obstacles to success.  Among other things, we help our clients:

  • understand the importance of a business plan
  • discover sources of funding
  • prepare for e-commerce
  • identify avenues for exporting goods & services
  • develop marketing plans
  • assess an invention’s viability
  • comply with licensing & regulations

And thanks to our partners in the public and private sectors, our services are free of charge.

Contacting the North Country SBDC:

Address:
 SUNY College at Plattsburgh
194 US Oval, Room 248
Plattsburgh, NY 12903-3900

Directions to the center

Director: Karen Stehlin

Center: (518)564-2042
Fax: (518)564-2043

Email Address:
sbdc@plattsburgh.edu

Hrs. of Operation:
8:30 AM -- 5:00 PM


Outreach Offices:
Essex County Industrial Development Agency
7566 Court Street
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce
2176 State Rt 9
P.O. Box 272
 Lake George, NY 12845
Fax: 518-668-4286
Lake Placid
Essex County Business Council
2160 Main Street @ Lake Placid Visitors Bureau
 Lake Placid, NY 12946
 Phone: (518)564-2042
Malone
OneWorkSource of Franklin County
158 Finney Blvd.
 Malone, NY 12953
 Phone: (518)564-2042
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