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		SBS Commissioner Walsh Announces the Launch of the Bed-Stuy Gateway BID The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today announced the launch of the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District (BID) in Brooklyn. The Bed-Stuy BID is the 64th BID formed in New York City and the 20th BID formed under the Bloomberg Administration – the highest number of BIDs created under a single administration.

		NYC Department of Small Business Services Sponsors New York Entrepreneur Week The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) joins New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) as one of the event’s sponsors in the week-long event being held from November 16 through November 20 at Columbia University and Bohemian National Hall. Giving small businesses and entrepreneurs support to grow in New York City is part of the Bloomberg Administration’s Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan. Read the Press Release


		Department of Small Business Services, the Mayor’s Center for Economic Opportunity and Laguardia Community College Announce the Opening of the Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert W. Walsh, the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) Executive Director Veronica M. White and LaGuardia College President Dr. Gail Mellow today announced the opening of the Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center in Long Island City, Queens in order to connect New Yorkers to advanced training and employment opportunities in the growing healthcare sector. Providing job training and helping to place New Yorkers in jobs is a central part of the Bloomberg Administration’s Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan. Read the Press Release


		Department of Small Business Services Holds NYC Business Solutions Financing Fair to Help Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs During These Economic Times Today more than 70 small business owners and entrepreneurs met with lenders during a NYC Business Solutions Financing Fair sponsored by the Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Helping small businesses grow is an integral part of the Bloomberg Administration’s Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan to create jobs for New Yorkers today, implement a vision for long-term economic growth, and build affordable, attractive neighborhoods. Read the Press Release


		Mayor Bloomberg Announces Record Job Placements in Third Quarter of 2009 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert C. Lieber and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today announced that despite the economic downturn, the City placed New Yorkers in 6,802 jobs in the third quarter this year, up nearly 60 percent from 2008. After a record high 17,000 job placements in 2008, the City is on pace to make more than 20,000 job placements by the end of this year, reaching the goal Mayor Bloomberg set in his 2009 State of the City speech. Providing job training for New Yorkers and helping place them in jobs is a central part of the Bloomberg Administration’s Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan to create jobs for New Yorkers today, implement a vision for long-term economic growth, and build affordable, attractive neighborhoods. Read the Press Release


		Pre-apply by October 23rd for Training Funds‪ Receive funding to increase your company's productivity and offset the cost of training your employees. View the NYC Business Solutions Training Funds Pre-Application Read the Press Release


		Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Walsh Announces the City’s FastTrac Program is Helping More Businesses Succeed NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today announced that the FastTrac GrowthVenture program is helping more New Yorkers review and reshape their business models in order to meet the current economic challenges. Since the program began in April, nearly 70 small businesses have graduated from the Fasttrac Growthventure program and more than two dozen alumni recently showcased their companies at the FastTrac NYC Business Expo. The City is offering Fasttrac Growthventure courses through February 2010 and applications for participation in the program are currently being accepted. Making it easier for small businesses to launch and grow in New York City is part of the Bloomberg Administration’s Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan. Read the Press Release


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FastTrac NewVenture Application Deadline
Tuesday, December 22
FastTrac NewVenture will teach you how to identify and reach your target market, set financial goals and build an effective team.
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FastTrac GrowthVenture Application Deadline
Monday, December 28
FastTrac GrowthVenture will teach you how to reshape your existing business.
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The Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan is a comprehensive strategy to bring New York City through the current economic downturn as fast as possible. It focuses on three major areas: creating jobs for New Yorkers today, implementing a long-term vision for growing the city's economy, and building affordable, attractive neighborhoods in every borough. Taken together, the initiatives that the City has launched to achieve these goals will generate thousands of jobs and put New York City on a path to economic recovery and growth.