NYC Small Business Resource Center

Information about this site

In 1997 staff at the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce created the New York Small Business Resource Center (SBRC) to assist small businesses. The New York Public Library’s Science, Industry and Business Library took over the website in 2001 and expanded and redesigned the site. In 2002, the New York City Council, impressed by the website content, sought permission to use the online Programs Locator (now the Services Directory) as the basis for their print publication, Resource Guide to Small Business Development in the Five Boroughs. In 2003, The Commerce Department Technology Opportunities Program awarded the Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) a three year grant to expand the website with additional features, designed to build a virtual small business community. The expanded website includes these features:

Services Directory- Organizations that provide services to both established small businesses and start-ups.
Business Owner’s Manual- A guide to starting and running a small business in New York.
Events- A calendar of metro area small business seminars, training sessions and meetings.
Videos- Small business seminars videotaped for web presentation, viewable at any time.
Forum- Online forums in small business topics, moderated by business experts.
Ask a Question- E-mail reference service on small business.
FAQ- Frequently asked questions about the NYC small business environment.

About the TOP grant:

In October 2003, The U.S.Department of Commerce, Technology Opportunities Program, National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded SIBL a three year grant to expand the Small Business Resource Center. This grant enables the Library, working with seven partner organizations, to create a virtual small business community. Organizations and entrepreneurs will share expertise, information, and training online. SIBL’s contributing partner organizations on the grant are: Accion, Financial Women’s Association, New York Industrial Retention Network, Partnership for New York City, SCORE, SOBRO, and WIBO.

Site Credits:

Content and/or design contributors:
Business Owner's Manual: Benetar, Bernstein, Schair & Stein; Madeleine Cohen; Erminio D'Onofrio; Joseph Dalton, Betty Lacy; New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce; New York State Business Group; SIBL Small Business Team; Weiben Wang; Liz Werby, Chris Mulholland, Michelle Misner.
Services Directory: Betty Lacy, Betty Hall-Towles. Ask a Question: Marose Quioque
Technical development: NYPL Research Library Web Development Office: Michelle Misner, Chris Mulholland
Calendar and Forum: Winmill Software; Videos: Jeffrey Weiss

Editing by SIBL’s small business team and others including: Kristin McDonough, Madeleine Cohen, Anne Lehmann, Jackie Gold, Betty Lacy, Betty Hall-Towles.