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Top Resources for Local Entrepreneurs
Community Capital New York:
www.communitycapitalny.org
New York State Small Business Development Center:
www.nysbdc.org
Professional Development Center at Westchester Community College: www.sunywcc.edu/continuing-ed/pdc
SCORE Westchester: www.westchester.score.org The Acceleration Project (TAP):
www.theaccelerationproject.org
The Business Council of Westchester (BCW):
www.thebcw.org
Westchester County Association: www.westchester.org
Westchester County Office of Economic Development:
www.westchestercatalyst.com
Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC):
www.wedcbiz.org
“We are particularly good with those who are ready to scale, once they have their business model; we are very good at helping them really catapult,” says Veron. “Our sweet spot is that we can help a business analyze their data, particularly around their financials — as that is one of the biggest stressors for business owners — really understanding how they are making money, what their margins look like, what are their ultimate goals.”
TAP is often introduced to these under-resourced businesses through various lenders, municipalities, and chambers of commerce and offers its professional consultancy services at below-market rates, having assisted 450 small businesses and “solopreneurs” to grow and thrive since its inception. Veron says that after the COVID crisis, many businesses are now looking to really ramp up, after years of trying to just preserve cash.
“We are looking to help home businesses and Main Street businesses,” she adds. “Small business ownership is such a pathway for economic independence and for the American dream — we are seeing more and more women and people of color; this is an important way to support families and communities and to create generational wealth.”
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