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LICBDC Business Services
Review this list of services and programs from LICBDC, New York City, and New York State agencies. Which ones will help your company?
For more information, contact:
Dan Miner at 718.786.5300 x 27 or email danminer@licbdc.org
IBZ Manager Debbie Mesloh at 718.786.5300 x 32 or email dmesloh@licbdc.org.
Interested in investing in Long Island City? Click here for a Demographic Report of LIC's commercial nodes.
Networking and Marketing
- Each month, come to LICBDC's networking and educational events to meet new contacts.
- Pictures from our Ravel Rooftop networking event.
- Photos from Real Estate Breakfast and Spring Gathering.
- Pictures from the Shi After Hours Networking Event and the Members Only Open House
Join Thousands at LICBDC's Annual B2B Expo and Luncheon each November
Each November, thousands of attendees meet over 140 exhibitors at our Annual Luncheon & B2B Expo, one of the premiere networking events in Queens. Trade Show. Here are photos from the 2009 show. More photos of the event from OurLIC.com,and LiQcity.com. Photos not enough? Here's a video walkthrough of the entire exhibit floor.
Business plan counseling - contact us to sign up for free sessions.
NYC Business Express is the one-stop online tool for the license, permit, tax, incentive information and applications you need, for any business in NYC. The NYC Business Express Incentives Estimator can even provide a customized list of City, State, and Federal incentives for which your business may qualify. www.nyc.gov/BusinessExpress
Business training course in eight 4-hour sessions for already operating NYC businesses. Review and reshape your business model, while identifying new strategies. Apply online at www.nyc.gov/fasttrac. Email NYC Dept. of Small Business Services at FastTrac@sbs.nyc.gov.
The NYS MAP grant offers up to $1,000,000 for capital investments in machinery and equipment, industrial effectiveness consulting and/or worker skills training.
Apply for up to 20 hours of free engineering / technology consulting through SATOP.
Sell goods and services to the government. Register for and sell to City, State and Federal government, and to become certified as a W/MBE - Women and Minority Business Enterprise.
Apply for financial and tax incentives for capital improvement of new and existing facilities through the ICAP program. ICAP approved properties are also eligible for discounted energy bills.
Moving to LIC from outside the five boroughs or from below 96th Street in Manhattan can qualify for the REAP benefit, which yields up to $3,000 per year per employee for up to 12 years.
The CEP program provides real estate tax abatements for capital improvement of leased space.
Rather than lay off a percentage of the work force to cut costs, NY State Department of Labor allows employers to reduce the hours and wages of some or all employees, who can then receive partial unemployment insurance benefits to supplement their lost wages.
- Employment Works is a NYC program subsidizing the hiring of probationers.
The Fleet Program is a free service of NYC Department of Finance which reduces the cost of some parking tickets while dismissing others. To apply contact LICBDC
Industrial Assistance Project - Maps Showing Distribution of Major Industrial Sectors in LIC.
You can find a list of parking facilities in Long Island City here.
Contact us to facilitate government services: street lighting, pothole repairs, sanitation, utility troubleshooting, sewer issues
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