How to Approach Retailers (Big and Small) to Sell Your Products Effectively

You want to talk to your local store owner about your product/product concept but don’t know what to say? You want to sell your product to the big retail chain but can’t find the right person to speak with? Regardless where you’re in your business, this workshop will provide you with some guidelines on how […]

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How to Launch and Scale Innovative Products that Go Viral

Do you have an innovative product? Do you know what it takes for a product to go viral? This workshop will showcase all the positive and negative elements that underpin a viral business. You will leave the workshop having a stronger knowledge base about what kinds of products, campaigns, and businesses can go viral and […]

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Funding and Financing Strategies for Urbantech Startups

​As one of the biggest metropolitan cities in the world, New York City plays a major role in leading the global urban technology innovation. However, who is funding the urban tech startups? What are the different financing options for the urban-tech startups ? What projects and returns are investors looking for? To answer those questions, […]

Queens Entrepreneurs Meet up – Holiday Edition

Our second in-person meetup is returning during the most wonderful time of the year🎅💫 Whether you're a local small business entrepreneur or a tech startup founder, you're welcome to join us, meet other entrepreneurs and learn about the resources that we provide while enjoying some appetizers and drinks. This event will be held at Greater […]

How to Get Into a Startup Accelerator?

​Are you a tech founder and are thinking about applying for an accelerator? Do you know how the accelerator selects candidates and what makes a company or an entrepreneur stand out ? To answer those questions, we're excited to have Tristan Bel, Program Director of Urban-X, a leading urbantech accelerator in NYC, join us for […]

Setting up the Corporate Structure for your Tech Startup

​Do you know when is the right time to incorporate your company? Should it be C-corp, S-corp or LLC? Is Delaware a must for tech startups? What are some key tax items to look out for? To answer those questions, we are excited to have the attorney Sarah Besson join us for this workshop.

Queens Tech Founder Meetup

We're excited to enter the new year with another Queens Tech Meetup on Jan. 18 at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center inside of Queens Borough Hall. If you're a tech founder or soon-to-be founder who lives in Queens, please join us and meet other founders and learn about the resources that we provide at Queens […]

Legal Considerations for Future Financings and Liquidity for Tech Startups

​As a tech founder, are you familiar with the different financing options and their legal consideration? Do you know what a Term Sheet, a Convertible Note and Section 83(b) elections are? In this workshop, our startup attorney will walk you through the tech startup financing fundamentals and present different scenarios to help you understand the […]

NYC Small Business Opportunity Fund

There is a new $75 million loan fund to help NYC’s small businesses rebuild, grow, hire, and thrive. Learn what will make your application a success to a lender who is assisting with this loan fund. The NYC Small Business Opportunity Fund delivers flexible, low fixed-interest-rate capital, including: No minimum credit score required Loans up to $250,000 […]

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2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge Info Session

​Presented by the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Queens Economic Development Corporation, the 2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge is designed to help busy entrepreneurs launch or grow their startup. Its flexible schedule allows participants to join at any time between October 2022 to February 2023. ​The multi-month program offers high-level entrepreneurial classes, one-on-one […]

2023 Queens Tech Challenge+ Innovation Application Assistance Session

​The 2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge is due on March 1, 2023 at Midnight. As the deadline is approaching, we’re hosting three Q&A sessions in February to assist you during the application process. Our program director Sarah Liu will be leading each session and answer any questions you have and hopefully provide the resources […]

Classes are sponsored by the Small Business Association.