Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
We think New York is great for small business -- and so do our clients. If you -- or your business -- reside in New York, the Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center (SBDC) can maneuver you around the obstacles to success. Among other things, we help our clients:
- Understand the importance of a business plan
- Discover sources of funding
- Prepare for e-commerce
- Identify avenues for exporting goods & services
- Develop marketing plans
- Assess an invention's viability
- Comply with licensing and regulations
The Columbia-Harlem SBDC is a member of a network of 24 regional small business development centers, organized through the New York State Small Business Development Center. These SBDCs delivers high quality business counseling and training to New Yorkers who want to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business.
Thanks to our partners in the public and private sectors, our services are free of charge and have significant impact.
Columbia SBDC Staff
Rebecca Rodriguez, Director
Alex Yepes, Associate Director
Bruce Lincoln, Entrepreneur in Residence
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Make an Appointment
Are you starting or growing a business in New York State? Make an appointment for free business advisement.
Request in-person counseling.
Request online counseling (e-mail).
Campus Location
The Columbia-Harlem SBDC is located in Room 533A of the Seeley W. Mudd Building, located the southwest corner of Amsterdam Avenue and 120th Street. The building entrance is on the south side of 120th Street.
Directions. Five bus lines (M4, M5, M11, M60, M104) and one subway line (the #1 local) serve the Columbia neighborhood. The Columbia University subway stop is 116th Street. (The #2 and #3 express trains do not stop at Columbia University; if you take either of these trains, be certain to transfer at 96th Street to the #1 local northbound to get to Columbia.)
Mailing Address
The Columbia-Harlem SBDC
Attn. Rebecca Rodriguez
Columbia University/SEAS
510 Mudd Bldg, MC 4714
500 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
Tel. 212 854 6444
Fax. 212 864 0104
E-mail: rr2037@columbia.edu