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Westchester County Business Resources

Westchester County Office for Economic Development
Westchester County, New York, is going and growing in all the right places. To make sure that trend continues, the Westchester County Office of Economic Development is working to help businesses find the resources and hands-on expertise necessary to promote economic investment
Official Westchester County Website
Your comprehensive source of information on living, working and doing business in Westchester County. Useful links to all levels of government: federal, state, regional, county and local.
The Business Council of Westchester
The Business Council of Westchester is the county's largest business organization, with 1,400 major corporate, mid-size and small business and professional members firms and individuals.
The Westchester County Association
One of two major organization representing businesses in the county. Membership includes Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, not-for-profits, and educational institutions. Offers broad range of resources, benefits and programs to business community.
Mr. Office Space
User-friendly search engine that taps into a comprehensive database of available commercial, office, R&D and industrial space in Westchester County.
Westchester County Office of Tourism
The official website of particular interest to business travelers and tourists.
Hudson Valley Network
Plugs you into Westchester County and the Greater Hudson Valley Network. Information on business goods and services and various local/regional chambers, business, trade and cultural associations in Westchester and the Hudson Valley Region.
Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation (HVEDC)
Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation (HVEDC), a consortium of economic development organizations, offers useful data and tools to promote business expansion and attraction in New York's Hudson Valley.
2004 Businesses and Major Employers
Provides companies and people with an analysis of employers and industries. The new edition lists over 1500 major Westchester companies that employ more than 50 people, a resource that can be a valuable tool for new graduates and employees trying to tap into the local job market. View the Major Employers 2004 sorted by Municipality with web-site links. Click here to view the Major Employers 2004 sorted by Industry (SIC).

New York State Business Resources

State of New York Official Website
Links to the state's Economic Development Office as well as numerous other departments, agencies, programs and initiatives of interest and use to businesses.
Empire State Development
Empire State Development (ESD) is New York State's lead economic development agency. Our organization, with co-headquarters in Albany and New York City, is supported by a network of 18 additional ESD Offices throughout the state and around the world.
HighTechNY.com
New York State's site for information on 13,000 technology companies and over 40,000 high-tech job openings throughout the state.
New York State Small Business Development Centers -- NYSSBDC
NYSSBDC offers high quality business counseling and training to New Yorkers through 23 regional centers. NYSSBDC counselors can help with services such as business plan development, accounting, financial planning and training programs.
New York State Online Permit Assistance and Licensing (OPAL)
A service provided by the New York State Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform offering information on how to start a new business or to expand a current businesses. In addition, for businesses requiring renewable annual or semi-annual permits, the OPAL site contains these forms in electronic formats.

Federal Government Business Resources

U.S. Department of Commerce
The official website of the U.S. Department of Commerce, including economic news, comprehensive market research, and information on upcoming events.
U.S. Small Business Administration
The SBA provides a wide range of customer focused programs that include financing, free business education, training and counseling, business plan development services, federal government contracting and more. The SBA Express program provides financing of up to $2 million with a simplified bank application and a turn-around time of 36 hours.
FedBizOpps
FedBizOpps is the single government point-of-entry for federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Commercial vendors seeking federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire federal contracting community.
Minority Business Development Agency
The Minority Business Development Agency is dedicated to empowering minority business enterprises for the purpose of wealth creation. MBDA develops programs in the areas of finance, marketing, education and technology. MBDA provides the technical assistance to give minority businesses the tools to become suppliers to the federal government.

Global Business Resources

Global Resources Center
This site provides useful links to the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, New York State's International Development Division, and the Global Technology Network.