- Get Help with Licenses and Permits
- The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) helps your business open its doors faster and stay open. SBS offers in-person support through one-on-one conversations with Small Business Advocates. Connect with a Small Business Advocate.
- Avoid Violations
- Business Courses
- SBS offers free business courses to guide NYC entrepreneurs through each step to start, operate, and grow a business. Learn more & complete the simple application to get started.
- Start a Business
- Commercial Lease Assistance Program
- If your business needs help with a commercial lease issue in New York City, you may be eligible for free legal services. Request Commercial Lease Assistance.
- Business & Employee Training
- This provides federally funded grants to help NYC-based businesses train and retain their employees. This competitive, reimbursable training grant is available for businesses that are for-profit, operating for at least one year, and able to pay for training upfront. Learn how it works and determine if your business is eligible.
- SBS’s Training for Your Employees program provides no-cost, online training to help business owners and employees with essential technology tools and COVID-19 safety. Learn more about how it works and what to expect.
- Reduce Food Waste
- The Sanitation Foundation, the official nonprofit of the NYC Department of Sanitation, runs the biannual Food Waste Fair. The Food Waste Toolkit is a digital directory that walks business owners through various strategies for reducing food waste.