{"id":2558,"date":"2022-08-10T11:59:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T15:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/sbdc\/?page_id=2558"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:09:25","slug":"small-business-development-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sbdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Development Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sbdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/08\/IMG-5802-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;IMG-5802&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Serving\u00a0<span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblCounty\">Queens County<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We think New York is great for small business &#8212; and so do our clients.<\/p>\n<p>Since our start in\u00a0<span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblStartYear\">2001<\/span>, the expert advisors of the\u00a0<span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblCenterName\">Queens-LaGuardia<\/span>\u00a0SBDC have worked directly with\u00a0<b><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblClients\">7,906<\/span>\u00a0businesses,\u00a0<\/b>helping them to\u00a0<b>invest\u00a0<span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblFunding\">$115,904,293<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>in the area&#8217;s economy, and\u00a0<b>create or save\u00a0<span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblJobs\">3,444<\/span>\u00a0jobs.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you or your business reside in New York, the SBDC can maneuver you around the obstacles to success.\u00a0 Among other things, we help our clients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>understand the importance of a business plan<\/li>\n<li>discover sources of funding<\/li>\n<li>prepare for e-commerce<\/li>\n<li>identify avenues for exporting goods &amp; services<\/li>\n<li>develop marketing plans<\/li>\n<li>assess an invention\u2019s viability<\/li>\n<li>comply with licensing &amp; regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And thanks to our partners in the public and private sectors, our services are free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/sbdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/08\/New-York-color.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Print&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><b>Rosa A. Figueroa<\/b><\/br><br \/>\nDirector<\/br><br \/>\nSmall Business Development Center<\/br><br \/>\nTel: 718-482-5962<\/br><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:rfigueroa@lagcc.cuny.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsb=\"\">rfigueroa@lagcc.cuny.edu<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serving\u00a0Queens County We think New York is great for small business &#8212; and so do our clients. Since our start in\u00a02001, the expert advisors of the\u00a0Queens-LaGuardia\u00a0SBDC have worked directly with\u00a07,906\u00a0businesses,\u00a0helping them to\u00a0invest\u00a0$115,904,293\u00a0in the area&#8217;s economy, and\u00a0create or save\u00a03,444\u00a0jobs. 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