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

Since our start in 1986, the expert advisors of the Brooklyn SBDC have worked directly with 11,756 businesses, helping them to invest $56,041,653  in the area's economy, and create or save 2,841 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 Brooklyn SBDC:

Address:
25 Chapel Street, 11th Floor
Howard Building
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Directions to the center

Director: Catalina Castano

Email Address:
sbdc@citytech.cuny.edu

Hrs. of Operation:
M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm