Women's Business Center

Please join us for a special breakfast on How to Scale Up Your Food Business - A panel discussion with food entrepreneurs! This event will feature a 45-minute presentation by our very experienced food consultant Terry Frishman followed by an hour-long panel discussion with Frishman along with two established food entrepreneurs Missy Koo from Brooklyn Piggies and Sara Meyer from Little […]

Queens Night Market, Empire State Development, the economic development arm for New York State, and LaGuardia Community College are hosting a series of free small business seminars in February! These seminars are free and open to vendors interested in the Queens Night Market, and also open to anyone who wants to start a business in […]

Queens Night Market, Empire State Development, the economic development arm for New York State, and LaGuardia Community College are hosting a series of free small business seminars in February! These seminars are free and open to vendors interested in the Queens Night Market, and also open to anyone who wants to start a business in […]

Learn about getting certified as a Minority/Woman Business Enterprise with NYC & NYS, what you will need to do to obtain government contracts, and how you can leverage your certification to get more business.  Directions The Entrepreneur Space is at: 36-46 37th Street Long Island City, NY 11101 Conveniently located 10 minutes from midtown Manhattan, […]

Queens Night Market, Empire State Development, the economic development arm for New York State, and LaGuardia Community College are hosting a series of free small business seminars in February! These seminars are free and open to vendors interested in the Queens Night Market, and also open to anyone who wants to start a business in […]

This workshop helps participants develop their business idea, organize their start-up process and create a strategy to launch their business. It also covers key elements of how to start a business including: financing, business registration, permit & licenses, and tax related issues. Learn how to setup a company and avoid missteps that can cost you time and […]

Celebrating Women's History Month! Join the Women’s Business Centers of New York City along with the NY District Office of the SBA as we celebrate, motivate and activate women at this empowering celebration! Featured topics include: Opening Doors, Closing Sales; A Panel Discussion with Successful Women Entrepreneurs and Words of Inspiration: Don’t Quit, Reinvent Yourself. Free […]

The Center for an Urban Future in partnership with the QEDC will host Scaling Up Small Businesses in Queens on Tuesday, March 20th. The forum, sponsored by Santander Bank, will be held at LaGuardia Community College from 8am to 10:30am. Featuring a panel of Queens-based entrepreneurs and small business experts, this forum will explore the opportunity to turn more of […]

Please join us for the E-Space’s seventh birthday party! There’s a lot to celebrate. The E-Space has helped almost 600 small businesses, generated $6.5 million in revenue, and created more than 100 jobs over the past seven productive years. Plus, the Queens Economic Development Corporation, which operates the E-Space, will announce the StartUP! Business Plan […]

As their business grows, business owners will have to keep up with the technology. This workshop will focus on how to scale up businesses using technology and accounting software. We will give you recommendations on cost-effective software for your current business operations and how to integrate new technology to maximize your point of sales systems, […]

This workshop helps participants develop their business idea, organize their start-up process and create a strategy to launch their business. It also covers key elements of how to start a business including: financing, business registration, permit & licenses, and tax related issues. Learn how to setup a company and avoid missteps that can cost you time and […]