Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center Serving New York County Make an appointment for counseling: Use our online form Center Success Story: Bottom Line Construction & Development Columbia-Harlem SBDC in the News more news Empire State Digital 10/5/2020 Jamestown SBDC Named State Center Of Excellence Of The Year 10/3/2020 We think New York is great for small business -- and so do our clients. Since our start in 2009, the expert advisors of the Columbia-Harlem SBDC have worked directly with 2,941 businesses, helping them to invest $82,647,045 in the area's economy, and create or save 4,325 jobs. Learn and Prepare: Some of what our center provides: *Small business workshops *Intensive business education programs *Credit counseling *Benchmarking *Financial projections *Cash flow, budgeting *Sources of funding *Developing marketing plans *Complying with licensing & regulations The Columbia-Harlem SBDC is a member of a network of 24 regional small business development centers, organized through the New York State Small Business Development Center. These SBDCs deliver high quality business counseling and resources to New Yorkers who want to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business. If you or your business reside in New York, the SBDC can maneuver you around the obstacles to success. The Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center offers specialized programs as well: * Minority and Women Owned Business (MWBE) support and certification * Anchor institutions & corporation procurement * NYC Pitch Workshop Series and Competition * The Columbia Community Business Program (CCBP) * Harlem Local Vendor Program (HLVP) 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 Columbia-Harlem SBDC: Center: (646)745-8573 Address: Interchurch Center 475 Riverside Drive, 3rd floor New York, NY 10115-6902 Directions to the center Director: Kaaryn Simmons Email Address: sbdc@columbia.edu Website: http://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/sbdc/ Hrs. of Operation: M - F, 9 AM - 5 PM Sign up for our email newsletter