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Business Assistance Organizations
Guide to Technical and Financial Assistance for Delaware County Businesses
It is hoped that this information, prepared by the NYS Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, will help guide Delaware County business and economic development leaders to the major state, federal, regional and local resources providing financial and technical assistance.
Brief descriptions are given of organizations that help companies seeking to establish, expand or modernize their operations, or aid local governments and community agencies wishing to develop strategies for planned growth and development and to secure the financial resources to help those plans succeed.
When contacting any of the offices listed, it helps to explain your needs first, rather than simply request application materials for a specific program. Programs are always in a state of flux and program staff often can steer callers to alternative or newly budgeted programs that do not appear here.
This list, though not all-inclusive, provides entry to the vast range of assistance provided by public agencies and other organizations, where you will find committed and capable professionals providing direct assistance and/or referral to other agencies or private/not-for-profit services.
State Agencies and Programs
NYS Dept. of Economic Development/Empire State Development Corp.
One-Stop Business Assistance (giving entry to all programs funded in current state budget, plus referrals to programs of other state agencies which apply).
Projects facilitating job retention/creation
help firms meet location, expansion, modernization, marketing and training needs. One-stop access to state business services. Cooperative packaging of assistance programs. Loans, loan guarantees, and grants. Technical assistance via publications, workshops, and/or sites visits.
Call regional DED office at
Southern Tier: (607) 721-8605
NYS Science and Technology Foundation
Research and Development Grants
Industrial Extension
Small Business Innovation Research Promotion
Productivity Development Program
Centers for Advanced Technology
Technology-based businesses
Matching grants for feasibility studies
University-based research grants
Industrial innovation extension
Capital for companies to commercialize innovative technologies
Productivity development advice
Support regional Technology Development Organizations
AM & T
Wide range of Small Manufacturer Services
Grant Research
Engineering Services
Strategic Planning
(607)-774-0022
www.amt-mep.org
3. NYS Banking Department, Community Affairs Unit
Small businesses; Entrepreneurs
Technical assistance to access credit for businesses via partnering and packaging. Website contains a directory of small business financing programs.
(212) 618-7106
Website:www.banking.state.ny.us
4. State University of New York
Small Business Development Centers
Small businesses
Free counseling, business planning, accounting, marketing/export research. Fee basis assistance for extensive services.
Albany Regional Center at (518) 442-5577
Binghamton Univ. SBDC at (607) 777-4024
5. NYS Dept. of Labor/Job Development Authority
Community Services Division Offices
Workforce Development
Training Entities,
Businesses, employees, dislocated workers,
start-up entreprenuers,
unemployed persons, youth vocational career awareness,skills-training
Helps firms with costs of training and upgrading employees' skills on-site, using federal funds. Provide training at community colleges for dislocated workers. Loans to businesses for real estate and machinery acquisition. Micro loans to start-up entreprenuers. Workforce development training in conjunction with local administrators of SDA.
DOL Community Services Divisions with Labor Exchange Services
Oneonta at
(607) 432-4800.
Workforce Development and Training
Chenango-Delaware-Otsego Workforce Investment Board
(607) 334-1405
State Office: (518) 457-0361
6. NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
DEC Wood Utilization and Marketing Program
Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC)
EFC Technical Advisory Service
EFC Clean Air Small Business Assistance
Program
EFC Industrial Finance Program
Municipalities and businesses needing to prevent or remediate pollution, recycle waste, obtain waste-processing or water supply equipment and locate markets
Wood Utilization and Marketing Program for timber producers/harvesters, trade show participation.
Pollution prevention clearinghouse and technical assistance/workshops. Waste and wastewater management. Clean Air Act compliance.
EFC: Industrial Finance Program - loans for resource recovery, waste disposal, sewage, water supply.
Region 4 Headquarters at Schenectady: (518) 357-2234
Regional Forestry Headquarters at Stamford: (607) 652-7364
Environmental Facilities Corp:
(800) 882-9721
7. NYS Department of Transportation
Industrial Access Program (IAP)
Public Transportation
Freight Economics
Municipalities, businesses
IAP grants/loans for road and bridge access related to job creation/retention and investment leveraging. Development of Public Transit Services. Technical assistance for rail freight planning.
IAP: (518) 457-3429
Transit Systems Bureau: (518) 457-8343
Aviation Services Bureau: (518) 457-2821
Freight Economic Division: (518) 457-7331
8. NYS Department of Education
Boards of Cooperative Educational Services
Apprenticeship Training
Employment Preparation Education
JTPA "8 Percent" Program
Education, training and employment services for youths and adults
Apprenticeship training in trades and crafts for unemployed. Employment preparation for adults lacking H.S. diplomas. School-to-work systems in local schools to prepare youths for high skill work.
Workforce prep/vocational ed: (518) 474-3981
Youth-at-risk community/business partnerships: (518) 486-6090
Apprenticeship training and JTPA grants for workplace preparation: (518) 474-4809
Adult employment prep: (518) 474-8920.
9. NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
Division of Agricultural Protection and Development Services
Public Affairs Office
Farms and agribusinesses
Tax exemptions for farmers
production, marketing and export assistance
Public Affairs office publishes list of Agricultural Organizations representing farm businesses.
Agricultural Protection and Development: (518) 457-7076
Public Affairs: (518) 457-3136
10. NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation
Municipalities, heritage areas, historic sites
Technical and financial assistance with projects related to NY destinations with historic/tourism and natural heritage potential.
State Grants-in-Aid: (518) 474-8372
Government and Community Relations: (518) 486-2934
11. NYS Power Authority
Power for Jobs Program
Small and large businesses, not-for-profits of any size
Dedicates 400 megawatts of power, over three years, to businesses in danger of closing, curtailing or leaving the electric grid. Temporary, transitional assistance.
(212) 468-6871
12. NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
Energy Efficiency Workshops
Municipalities, private companies and non-profits
Technical assistance for industrial and commercial clients on cost-sharing basis. Workshops on reducing energy use.
Energy Efficiency Workshops
Technical Assistance Office: (518) 862-1090
13. Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform
Business and industry
Helps businesses apply for permits and licenses; assists in an ombudsman role.
(518) 473-8197
14. New York Main Street Alliance
Downtown revitalization
Assists with planning/design of downtown renovations, adaptive re-use of historic structures.
(518) 432-3650
15. New York Business Development Corporation
(private pool of bankers)
Small and medium-sized businesses, with emphasis on minority and women-owned
Lends to small businesses with emphasis on Community Revitalization Act compliance and assists with some start-ups. Funding and loan referrals to 129 member banks.
(518) 463-2268
Federal Agencies and Programs
16. U.S. Department of Agriculture/Rural Development
Rural Housing and Community
Development Service
Rural Business and Cooperative
Development Service
Rural Utilities Service
Farm Service Agency
Businesses, Cooperatives, Municipalities
Business and Industry
Direct and Guaranteed Loans, Rural Business Enterprise and Opportunity Grants, Intermediary Re-lending Program, Economic Development Loans and Grants, Cooperative Development Service. Loan and Grant program for Rural Utilities (energy, telecommunications, water/waste disposal systems)
Rural Development Office in Oneonta at
(607) 432-6261
Syracuse Headquarters Offices: Rural Development at 315-477-6400
Farm Service Agency at 315-477-6303.
17. U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Natural Resources Conservation Districts
Resource Conservation and Development
Councils
NRCS: land/water conservation
RC & D Councils: sustainable natural resources-based economic development.
NRCS provides technical and financial assistance for land/soil/waterway/ecological conservation activities. RC&D's provide technical and financial packaging assistance to natural resources-dependent businesses and communities.
Natural Resources Conservation Service:
(607) 777-9829
South Central NY RC&D Council:
(607) 334-4715.
18. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grants
Small Cities Program
Empowerment Zone Program
Non-entitlement communities
Units of local government with population less than 50,000 and non-metro counties
Loans and grants for housing, economic development, public facilities affecting public health.
For Delaware County, call Buffalo Office at (716) 551-5768.
19. U.S. Small Business Administration
Volunteer Service Corps of Retired Executives
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
at universities (see #4 above)
One-Stop Capital Shops (with HUD and
USDA).
Small businesses
Training, counseling and business development via loan guarantees. Programs for guaranteeing contractors' surety bonds, for export, legal, financial and technical assistance, for technology transfer, veterans, women and minority enterprise development. Disaster assistance.
(800) 8-ASK-SBA. Internet at www.sba.gov and www.business.gov.
20. Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
Community Investment Program
Housing, economic development projects.
Local FHLB member banks get below-market rates; can re-lend at lower rates for community reinvestment.
Phone (212) 441-6600 to get name of nearby participating member bank.
21. U.S. Dep't of Energy
Office of Industrial
Technologies
Technology Access Partnerships for
Industrial Excellence Technologies
Municipalities, business, universities, non-profits, individuals
Six programs support technology deployment, promote energy efficiency, clean production, economic competitiveness, etc.
(303) 275-4716
OIT email at:alliance.oit@hq.doe.gov
22. U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
Distressed communities (high unemployment, low-income, population loss, many business failures)
Export promotion, sustainable development, brownfields re-use, small business incubators, defense downsizing adjustments, regional partnerships for economic development.
Syracuse Office at (315) 448-0938.
White Plains Export Assistance Office at (845) 682-6264
Regional/Local Agencies and Programs
23. Southern Tier East Regional Planning and Development Board
Tier Information and Enterprise Resources, Inc. (affiliate not-for-profit corp. of STERPDB)
STERPDB serves communities in the Southern Tier (including Delaware Co.). TIER Inc. offers financial assistance to small business.
STERPDB provides planning and economic development assistance, packaging federal/state programs including the Appalachian Regional Commission Area Development Program Grants for projects aiding job creation/retention.
TIER administers a RLF for small business, a rural microloan program and SBA loans.
(607) 724-1327
24. Catskill Center for Conservation and Development
Catskill Alternative Agricultural Program
Planning for Land Use
Resource Conservation and Development
Technical assistance in land use planning and zoning; sustainable development; alternative waste technologies; alternative agriculture.
(845) 586-2611
25. Catskill Watershed Corporation
Watershed Towns
Assists watershed communities with funding for economic development projects.
(845) 586-1400
26. Center for Agricultural Development and Entreprenuership (CADE)
Farm community
Supported, in part, by NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets. Serves farm community via education, workshops, consulting, marketing assistance and publications
(607) 286-7372
Fax: (607) 286-9603
27. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County
County residents
Initiatives include children, youth and family well-being, community and economic vitality, environmental and natural resource enhancement, agricultural and food systems sustainability, nutrition, health and safety.
(607) 865-6531
28. Delaware County Office of Employment and Training
Economically disadvantaged adults, dislocated workers, unemployed, youth
Workforce development training, Defense Diversification Program, Dislocated Worker Programs, on-the-job training, Entrepreneur Center collaboration for small business promotion.
(607) 746-7477 or (800) 638-6136
29. Delaware County Economic Development Department
Industrial Development Agency
Revolving Loan Fund
Business, industry, municipalities
Planning and development assistance; administers federal and state program grants; packages loans and grants for business and municipal projects. Administers RLF (low-interest loans) and IDA.
(607) 746-8595
30. Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Businesses in Delaware County
Business referrals, relocation assistance, business counseling, event sponsorship, tourism promotion and brochures. Members eligible for discounted cellular phone and internet services, group health, life and disability insurance programs.
(607) 746-2281
Fax: (607) 746-3571
www.delawarecounty.org
31. Delaware Co. Soil and Water Conservation Office
Farms, Forests, Open Space, Waterways
Assist farmers and other landowners with technical advice on activities limiting soil erosion, preventing flooding, and otherwise protection water pollution. May assist with economic development/land use projects.
(607) 865-7161
32. FarmNet/FarmLink
Farm Community
Provides financial consultations, family counseling, legal consulting and other services. FarmLink matches farmers planning for retirement with potential farm owners.
(800) 547-3276
33. Margaretville-Arkville Project (M-ARK)
Towns of Middletown, Roxbury, Andes
Revolving loan program for business and community development
(845) 586-3500
Fax: (845) 586-3599
34. South Central New York Resource Conservation and Development Project (RC&DNY)
Farm community
On-farm consulations, seminars and publications
(607) 334-4715
Fax: (607) 334-4744
soncyrd@norwich.net
35. Western Catskills Community Revitalization
Corporation
Housing, Community Development
Directs Rural Preservation program for Western Catskills communities.
(607) 652-2823
36. Catskill Revitalization Corporation
Railway corridor revitalization
Revitalization of communities along rail corridor: trails, lodging, tourism spinoffs.
(607) 652-2821
37. Village of Sidney
Industrial Development Agency
Revolving Loan Fund
Businesses in village
Administers Industrial Development Agency and Revolving Loan Fund
IDA: Call Village attorney at (607) 563-3565
RLF: Call Village treasurer at: (607) 561-2324
38. SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Office of Business and Industry Relations
Delhi Resource Center for Occupational
Program Design and Evaluation (DRC)
Business and industry
The DRC provides customized service to education, business, government and labor agencies.
Customized corporate services, on-the-job skills training, consulting, teleconferencing.
Design of competency-based educational and training curricula for K-12, vocational centers and community colleges; functional job analysis and corporate training plan development. Conference planning services.
(607) 746-4545
39. SUNY at Binghamton
Small Business Development Center (see item #4 above)
NYS Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (TAAC)
TAAC helps all NYS manufacturers.
TAAC, sponsored by U.S. Dep't of Commerce, helps manufacturers identify markets, upgrade product design and packaging, improve distribution, solve process problems and cut materials and production costs.
TAAC: (607) 771-0875
40. SUNY at New Paltz
Strategic Partnership for Industrial
Resurgence (with SUNY Buffalo,
Binghamton and Stonybrook)
Business and industry
Engineering professors and graduate students in SUNY system available for consultation.
(845) 257-3720
41. SUNY at Oneonta
Center for Economic and Community Development
Small business and communities in Delaware, Otsego, Chenango and Schoharie counties.
Professional advisement and counseling; non-profit Leadership Forum conferences and seminars, Grants Development office.
(607) 436-2792
42. Hartwick College (in cooperation with the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce and Wilber National Bank)
Telecommuting Center
Alternative officing for federal, state, local and private employees.
Provides alternative workplace for community members, promotes home employment. Shared state-of-the-art equipment and videoconferencing.
(607) 431-6000
43. Cornell University
Cornell Farming Alternatives Program
Farmers needing to development viable new lines, products and markets.
Publishes newletter, holds conferences, publishes research to help farmers and those working with the farm community.
Farming Alternatives Program: (607) 255-9832
44.Boards of Cooperative Educational Services
1) Otsego-Northern Catskills BOCES
Otsego Area Occupational Center
Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE)
2) Broome-Tioga BOCES
3) Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES
Links student education and job training with careers in business and industry.
BOCES conducts job-training, adult education and job referrals. Occupational Center prepares students and adult learners for skilled jobs.
CADE serves farm community via education, workshops, consulting, marketing assistance and publications.
Otsego-Northern Catskills BOCES at
(607) 652-1209
Otsego Area Occupational Center at 607-286-3322
CADE at (607) 286-7372
Broome-Tioga BOCES: (607) 763-3300
Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES: (607) 335-1233
45. Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY
Organic farmers/marketers
Publishes newsletter, sponsors conferences and represents interests of organic farmers.
P.O. Box 21, South Butler, NY 13154-0021
(315) 365-2299
46. FARMNET/FARMLINK
Existing, retiring and potential farmers
FarmNet provides financial consultations, family counseling, legal consulting and other services. FarmLink mtches farmers planning for retirement with potential farm owners.
800-547-3276
47. American Farmland Trust
Farmers/landowner
Provides technical assistance on purchases of development rights programs.
(518) 581-0078
48. NYS Farmers Direct Marketing Association
Farmers directly marketing produce and farm-related products
Holds 2-3 twilight meetings on farms each year. Sponsors winter conference.
Andrea Eichhorn, President
Country Wagon Produce
2859 NY Route 26
Glen Aubrey, NY 13777
(607) 862-3985
49. NYS Vegetable Growers Association
Vegetable growers
Holds conferences, exhibits, educational outreach session.
(607) 539-7648
50. Empire State Forest Products Association
Forest landowners and forest products manufacturers
Promotes long-range management of New York forestlands; promotes NY primary and secondary forest products and a healthy business climate.
(518) 463-1297
51. Catskill Forest Association
(Chapter of New York State Forest Owners Association)
Forest landowners
Programs for forest land improvement, sustainable wood products development and forestry education.
CFA: (845) 586-3054
NYFOA: (800) 836-3566
Technology Development Organizations
52. Alliance for Manufacturing and Technology
Small to mid-size businesses and manufacturer
start-up entreprenuers
Business assessments, strategic planning, business control systems integration, total quality, ISO 9000, technology transfer.
61 Court Street
Binghamton, NY 13901
(607) 774-0022
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Upcoming Events
06/05/2008 : Delaware County Chamber's 9th Annual Golf Tournament, SUNY College Golf Course. Join us for this great relaxing way of networking with other businesses. For information, call the Chamber at 607-746-2281.
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