Benefits to companies located in NY State
• The “Offering Du Jour” is StartupNY – advertised on TV and elsewhere
StartupNY.com – portal to the mission and application process
Read the Bold Print & Read the Fine Print
• Yes – Advanced Mfg, Materials, Life Sciences, IT, Imaging
• No – Retail, Restaurants, Law Firms, Medical Offices, Real Estate
Other National & Regional Benefits and Lending
• SBA – (National), risky lending, underwriting
• PTAC – Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
• Commercial Banks
• SBIR, STTR grants – a process, a pathway, a commitment
• Empire State Development – Grants = Common Funding Application
• Industrial Development Agencies
• EDC’s - Economic Development Corporations (private) – guidance, goodwill
• UVANY - Upstate Venture Association of NY
More Sources of Benefits
• SCORE
• SBDC - funding by SUNY and local sources
• Community Capital Development of New York (Westchester)
• Chambers of Commerce
• Community Funds
• Women, Minority, Disadvantaged, Disabled, Veteran
• Business Incubators, Accelerators
• NBIA – National Business Incubator Association
• BIANYS – Business Incubator Association of NY