- 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.
- Customized Training Grant Program
- 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.