Business Assistance

Whether you are an existing, established business or a fledgling business, this section of the GVCCC website provides you with some helpful tips for opening and operating a business in New York City. Success in business often depends on heaving the right information at the right time. Herein, we provide some tips that may be just the information you need or force you to ask a question of your business that will help you along the way!

Writing a Business Plan

U.S. Small Business Administration Details specifically how to write an effective business plan to all small business nationwide.

NYS SBDC A Practical Guide to Preparing your Business Plan to all the small businesses in the State of New York.

NYC Business Solutions They offer free courses, on a first-come, first-served basis, on business planning and operations specifically in New York City.

Landmarks Preservation

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Links to all the necessary forms needed in order to work in a landmarked site, nominate a new landmark and alert the Commission to potential violations.

The New York Landmarks Conservancy
They provide technical services that provide expert architectural and preservation advice to property owners, developer and contractors. They have the Historic Properties Fund- now the nation’s largest revolving loan fund

Financing

U.S. Small Business Administration
Guides you through the process of what it takes to apply for a loan, a grant or any kind of financing. Also delineates the different kinds of loans and grants and lets you assess if your business is ready to apply for them or still needs a little bit more work.

New York State’s Empire State Development Site
The small business revolving Loan Fund us a $50 million fund designed to provide greater acces to capital for small businesses. If you have had difficulty accesing regular credit markets, check to see If you qualify for a loan here.

Listing of Alternative Funding Sources Provides various links to different organizations and credit unions that provide funding for small businesses. Some of the financial resources are statewide and some are citywide.

New York City Economic Development Corporation Financing and Incentives- Provides useful information on how to get your business to take advantage of all the incentives and financing it’s eligible for- from low-cost financing programs, tax incentives, energy savings and more.

NYC Business Solutions
Helps you, at no cost, to secure the financing you need, by helping you identify leaders and packaging your loan application.

Permitting

New York City Small Business Services – NYC Business Express
The most comprehensive tool to let you know what permits and licenses your business needs to apply for. They have various tools to faciliate the legitimization of your business like EasyStart, which lets you create your own scenario and the ability to make payments online, among others.

U.S Small Business Administration
Lists the Business laws and Regulations that a Small Business has to comply with nationwide by categories: Advertising Law, Employement and Labor, Finance, Intellectual Property, Online Business Law, Privacy Law, Environmental Regulations, Uniform Commercial Code, Contacting a Government Agency, Foreign Workers/Immigration/Employee Eligibility, Workplace Safety and Health.

NYS SBDC The NYSBusiness Development Center is the main business asssistance organization in New York State warns that people should pay attention to local laws and cosult with their local government. But they offer assistance on permits and licenses in two categories: starting a business and online permitting assistance and licensing.

New York First Permits and licenses required for Businesses in New York State
Aim to provide assistance to business with regard to Federal, State and local rules, regulations and licenses.

Insurance

New York City Health Insurance Link- Small Business
For health insurance, a small business is defined as having 2-50 employees. Answer a small survey to determine the kind of insurance plan that best fits your small business. They also have resources for sole proprietors to apply for health insurance.

NYS SBDC
They also provide insurance information on three types of insurance: business insurance, health insurance and unemployement insurance.

New York State Department of Insurance – Other resources Access to make an inquiry and e-mail small business to ask them insurance questions.

The Mogil Organization A full-service insurance brokerage house that also provides financial planning tools. They offer a complete set of both corporate and personal insurance products to a wide range of businesses and families.

Honig Conte Porrino An insurance company that provides a listing of different categories of policies, as an outline of the coverages available through their carriers. They also offer free quotes.