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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