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• Employer benefits include free recruitment assistance, customized training assistance and training cost reimbursement.
• Job seekers benefits include resume writing workshops, career counseling and job training opportunities.
The OED also supports – and partners with – a host of organizations that provide business resources geared specifically towards:
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
THE ACCELERATION PROJECT (TAP)
www.theaccelerationproject.org
TAP consultants work with small business owners to provide customized tools and structured, results-oriented action plans that drive them to achieve their goals.
NYS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
www.nyssbdc.org
High-quality business consulting and training for businesses launching or ex- panding in New York State.
SCORE WESTCHESTER
www.scorewestchester.com
Free workshops and professional coach- ing to help start or grow a small business.
SMALL BUSINESS
INSTITUTE AT WESTCHES-
TER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
www.sunywcc.edu
Professional development and training courses geared towards small businesses.
The groundbreaking at 55 Bank Street, LCOR’s Tranit Oriented Development project in downtown White Plains. The project received support from The Weschester County Industrial Development Agaency (IDA).
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
www.sba.gov
Small business loan and assistance pro- grams, special outreach efforts and initia- tives to aim and inform small businesses.
COMMUNITY CAPITAL RESOURCES
www.ccrhv.org
Loans between $1,000 and $50,000 to small and medium-sized businesses, with a focus on women, veteran and mi- nority-owned companies.
MINORITY-OWNED ENTERPRISES
AFRICAN AMERICAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF WESTCHESTER AND
ROCKLAND COUNTIES
www.aaccnys.org
Advocates for local African American- owned businesses and promotes eco- nomic development and business oppor- tunity for its members.
WESTCHESTER HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.whccny.com
Promotes the economic growth and de- velopment of Hispanic businesses and professionals in Westchester.
WOMEN-OWNED ENTERPRISES
WOMEN’S ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
www.wedbiz.org
Empowers entrepreneurs to build suc- cessful businesses by providing high- quality training programs, advisory ser- vices and access to capital to generate economic growth in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley.
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
OF WESTCHESTER
www.professionalwomenofwestchester. com
The Professional Women of Westches- ter is a women’s networking group that offers a broad array of networking opportunities.
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