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CIVIC, GOVERNMENT & NONPROFIT PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY Please Note: Information in this directory was collected from registrants’ participation forms, including forms and corrections provided the day of the Busines to Business Exchange.

Accion Chinatown Manpower Project Empire State Development Corporation Sasha Alsop Karina Wong Aviva Steinberger, Director of Business Recovery 115 East 23rd Street Preferred method of contact: Email Contact for service inquiries: Aviva Steinberger New York, NY 10010 125 Canal Street, Suite 302 Preferred method of contact: Email Phone: 917-517-6511 New York, NY 10002 633 3rd Avenue Email: [email protected] Phone: 212-966-7328 New York, NY 10017 Website: www.accion.org Fax: 212-966-7501 Phone: (212) 803-3760 Email: [email protected] Fax: [email protected] Website: www.cmpny.org Email: [email protected] Alliance for Downtown New York Services Provided: Website: www.nylovesbiz.com Sigrid Peterson Business services; Non-profit Services Provided: 120 , Suite 3340 ESDC adminsiters a federal appropriateion to NYS New York, NY 10271 Downtown Business Network for economic revitalization efforts in Lower Phone: 212-835-2753 Barry Spector . Funds are used for loans, grants & Email: [email protected] One other packages Website: www.downtownny.com New York, NY 10038 Services Provided: Phone: 973-467-5858 From the Ground Up The Alliance for Downtown New York is the Fax: 212-839-1025 Ariel Goodman, President Business Improvement District (BID) serving the Email: [email protected] Contact for service inquiries: Ariel Goodman area south of Chambers Street. As a BID, we Website: www. downtownbusinessnetwork.com Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes provide the following: Supplemental security and Services Provided: Preferred method of contact: Email sanitation; Economic Development; Streetscape, The Downtown Business Network was created to 375 South End Avneue design and transportation services; Marketing and help revitalize and strengthen the small business New York, NY 10280 enhanced tourism programs & Special events and professional services community of Lower Phone: 917-363-2857 Manhattan by generating new procurement Email: [email protected] Website: www.nyfromthegroundup.org Bridgecom contracts. Michael Macchi, Sales Executive for Lower Services Provided: Small Business Advocacy Group Phone: 646-562-4008 Edelman for the Lower Manhattan Public Fax: 646-562-4050 Information Campaign Website: www.bridgecom.com Taryn Brucia, Account Executive Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Email: [email protected] Other Staff: Kate Ferguson, Sr. Account Executive, Northern New Jersey Services Provided: Jeanette Brown, Account Supervisor Maxwell Katz, Account Executive Best invoice in the industry! BridgeCom serves Contact for service inquiries: Jeanette Brown Other Staff: Agatha Hall, Placement Specialist many small to medium sized businesses and not- Willing to receive follow-up contact: yes Contact for service inquiries: Maxewell Katz for-profits in the downtown area. We provide Preferred method of contact: Email Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes discounted local and long distance voice services, 1500 Broadway, 33rd Floor Preferred method of contact: Email & Phone & Fax internet connectivity, and sell and maintain New York, NY 10036 & Mail telephone systems. Phone: 212-819-4857 219 East 44th Street, 6th Floor Email: [email protected] New York, NY 10017 We bring a high level of personalized service to Website: www.lowermanhattan.info Phone: (212) 986-9566 x223 smaller to mid-sized businesses by lowering their Services Provided: Fax: 646-487-1133 'fixed' monthly office expenses and making it We run the www.lowermanhattan.info website Email: [email protected] easier to deal with issues/moves/adds/changes to designed to provide downtown small biz with info Website: www.goodwillny.org their telecom services when compared to a larger about available resources - we also spotlight Services Provided: 'faceless' company. downtown businesses as part of stories posted to Staffing program for Lower Manhattan businesses

the site.

Health Pass How to Access NYC Business Solutions: ReSTART Central Mitch Zaretsky, Executive Director • By Phone - call 311 and ask for “NYC Joshua Goldberg, Director, Business Services Other Staff: Evan Tabickman, New Business Business Solutions” 101 West 31st Street, 7th Floor Development Manager New York, NY 10001 • Online – www.nyc.gov/businesssolutions Contact for service inquiries: Evan Tabickman Phone: 646-344-7337 Willing to receive follow-up contact: yes • At an NYC Business Solutions Center – Fax: 646-344-7269 Preferred method of contact: Mail, Email, Phone & Fax the Lower Manhattan Center is located at Email: [email protected] 110 William Street. 385 Park Aenue South, Suite 703 Website: www.restartcentral.org At Your Place of Business – schedule a New York, NY 10016 • Services Provided: Phone: 212-252-8010 meeting for staff members to come to you. We deliver high-quality personalized technical Fax: 212-252-7448 Manhattan Chamber of Commerce assistance on an ongoing basis through the Email: [email protected] Nancy Ploeger, President rebuilding process. We also plan and implement Website: www.healthpass.com Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes programs and events that help our client Services Provided: Preferred method of contact: Email companies. Since 9/11, we have worked with over Health Insurance Provider 1555 Third Avenue 1,300 businesses. Businesses on or south of 14th New York, NY 10128 Street with 50 or fewer employees are eligible for ITAC: Industrial & Technology Assistance Phone: 212-410-1071 our assistance. Services include: Business Corporation Fax: 212-831-4244 Strategy; Marketing; Real Estate & Financial Tom Bettridge Email: [email protected] Guidance Preferred method of contact: Website: www.manhattancc.org 253 Broadway, Rm. 302 Seedco Services Provided: New York, NY 10007 Steve Cohen, Program Manager for LM Initiatives The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and its Phone: 212-442-2990 international affiliate, The Manhattan International Other Staff: Nikhil Gadkari, Sr. Program Associate Fax: 212-442-4567 Development Corporation support the business Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes Email: [email protected] community through legislative initiatives, 3-4 Preferred method of contact: Email Website: www.itac.org networking events and seminars per onth, website 915 Broadway, 17th Floor Services Provided: marketing, in- ternational outreach and New York, NY 10010 Industrial & Technology Assistance partnerships with many other buisness Phone: 212-204-1357 & 1-866-4SEEDCO organizations and trade associations in all Email: [email protected] industries. We have over 1350 members locted in Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Website: www.seedco.org Manhattan, NYC as a whole and in the tri-state David Ridley, Project Manager - Development area. And we partner in NYC with over 100 Services Provided: Program & Economics industry organizations to create opportunities for Technical services Contact for service inquiries: David Ridley, Project business development for our members Financial services Manager - Development Program & Economics Marketing Services Preferred method of contact: Email New York Grant Co. Loan Services One Liberty Plaza Ann Kaymen, President Founded in 1986, Seedco provides financial and New York, NY 10006 Contact for service inquiries: Ann Kaymen, President technical assistance, and management support, for Phone: 212-962-2300 Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes the community-building efforts of nonprofit Fax: 212-962-2431 Preferred method of contact: Email, Phone, Fax & mail organizations and small businesses in targeted Email: [email protected] 64 Fulton Street disadvantaged communities throughout the United Website: www.renewnyc.com New York, NY 10038 States. Services Provided: Phone: (212) 227-8283 LMDC works in cooperation with its partners in the Fax: (212) 214-0814 Small Business Administration (SBA) - public and private sectors to coordinate long-term Email: [email protected] Martha Sofer, Minority Enterprise Specialist planning for the World Trade Center site and Website: www.nygrants.com Other Staff: Minerva DeJesus Contact for service inquiries: Martha Sofer surrounding communities, while pursuing short- Services Provided: Willing to receive follow-up contact: yes term initiatives to improve the quality of life in Business services Lower Manhattan during the revitalization effort Financial & Loan Services Preferred method of contact: Email The New York Grant Company is a downtown 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 3100 Lower East Side BID private business advocacy service dedicated to New York, NY 10278 Sidey Sherman, Economic Development Assoc. helping companies and not-for-profits navigate the Phone: 212-264-9487 261 Brrome Street system of government incentives and obtain Email: [email protected] New York, NY 10002 maximum benefits. We are comprised of seven Website: www.sba.gov Phone: 212-226-9010 professionals who have worked with more than Services Provided: Fax: 212-226-8161 400 businesses in the past year, assisting them in Guarantee Loans less or equal to $750,000; free Email: [email protected] obtaining $14 million in grants and incentives. business plan development & business advice Website: http://www.lowereastsideny.com Clients range from technology and media services; government contracting procurement Services Provided: companies, real estate firms, law firms and programs The Lower East Side Business Improvement restaurants, to landlords, property managers, and District was established in 1992 as a nonprofit financial services firms. We are presently allied Soho & Tribeca Partnership economic development organization dedicated to with a leading real estate investment bank to offer Jason Sinclair, Development Associate for Tribeca revitalizing the Orchard Street Shopping District owners and developers with assistance in Maya Pindyck, Development Coordinator for SoHo while preserving its unique and diverse character. obtaining Liberty Bond financing for residential and Contact for service inquiries: Maya Pindyck

commercial building and renovation projects. Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes Preferred method of contact: Email Lower Manhattan Initiatives Contact us at 212-227-8283. Department of Small Business Services 114 Green Street, 5 Floor Colleen Galvin, Executive Director New York State Insurance Department New York, NY 10012 Contact for service inquiries: Colleen Galvin, Mitchel Gennaui , Asst. Bureau Chief Phone: 212-274-0550 Email: [email protected] Executive Director Other Staff: Arnold Kahn, Principal Insurance Website: www.sohonyc.org Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes Examiner , Joy Wertel, Principal Insurance Preferred method of contact: Phone- Business Examiner, Daniel Bell, Senior Insurance Examiner Services Provided: inquiries should go through NYC's 311 Service Line Contact for service inquiries: Daniel Bell Grant Program 110 William St. Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes Loan Services New York, NY 10038 Preferred method of contact: Mail, Email, Phone & Fax Phone: (212) 618-8935 25 Beaver Street St. John's University Fax: 212-618-8826 New York, NY 10004 Mitch Zaretsky, Executive Director Email: [email protected] Phone: 212-480-6400 Other Staff: Evan Tabickman, New Business Website: www.nyc.gov/businesssolutions.com Fax: 212-480-7640 Development Manager Contact for service inquiries: Eilean Kosinski Services Provided: Email: (inquiries only) Preferred method of contact: Phone Technical & Business services [email protected] Staffing services Website: www.ins.state.ny.us 101 Murray Street, 1st Floor Workforce development program New York, NY 10007 Services Provided: Phone: 212-277-5122 NYC Business Solutions, an initiative of the New Provide assistance with insurance related concerns Fax: 212-277-5107 York City Department of Small Business Services, Email: [email protected] works with new and existing businesses to answer : Small Busines Development Website: http://www.stjohns.edu/ questions, develop business plans, secure Center Services Provided: financing, access City benefits, locate available Rebecca Seawright Education - career change program space, identify money-saving incentive programs, 163 William Street, 16th Floor access procurement opportunities and recruit New York, NY 10038 qualified employees. NYC Business Solutions can Phone: 212-267-0760 also cut red tape by acting as a liaison when Fax: 212-346-1613 businesses need to resolve issues with other City Email: [email protected] agencies or utilities. NYC Business Solutions is a Services Provided: One-Stop Shop for businesses’ needs. Technical & business services

Tribeca Organization World Trade Center Small Business Sharon Frances Moore, Executive Director Association Other Staff: Sid Whelan, Director of Development Richard Kelly & Membership Contact for service inquiries: Richard Kelly Willing to receive follow-up contact: yes Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes Preferred method of contact: Email & Phone Preferred method of contact: Email 205 Hudson Street, 2nd Floor 17 , 38th floor New York, NY 10013 New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-966-0063 Phone: 212-404-8500 ext. 4099 Fax: 212-966-0276 Fax: 212-404-8501 Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected] Website: www.tribeca.org Website: www.wtcsba.com Services Provided: Services Provided: While providing forums for communication within Small Business Advocacy Group and about the community and sponsoring social gatherings and charity events, the TriBeCa Organization focuses on five key program areas: Business Advocacy & Support ; Preservation of Landmarks and Public Space ; Arts & Culture; Youth Services & Education; Neighborhood Outreach and Advocacy

Wall Street Rising Noah Pfefferblit, Director of Economic Development & Public Affairs Preferred method of contact: Email & Phone 25 , #8T New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-509-0300 Fax: 212-509-7829 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wallstreetrising.com Services Provided: Rising is a coalition of businesses, industries and residents of the downtown community, including some of the country's most prominent law firms, investment banks, financial service companies, restaurants, retailers, cultural institutions and civic and community leaders.

Women Presidents' Educational Organization Marcia Firestone, President Other Staff: Liz Collin, Regional Director of Certicfication, Raylie Dunkel, Director of Operations Contact for service inquiries: Liz Cullen Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes Preferred method of contact: Email 155 E 55th St., Suite 4-H New York, NY 10022 Phone: (212) 688-4114 Fax: (212) 688-4766 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wpeo.org Services Provided: Private Sector Procurement; certifying organization, regional offiliate of WBENC (Women Business Enterprise National Council)

Women's Venture Fund Naurys Marte, Client Communications Contact for service inquiries: Naurys Marte Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes Preferred method of contact: Phone & Email 240 West 35th Street New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212-563-0499 ext. 519 Fax: 212) 868-9116 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wvf-ny.org Services Provided: Business services Marketing Services Loan Services The Women's Venture Fund (WVF) identifies businesses that can implement growth plans with loans up to $15,000. We target women who do not qualify for credit with conventional lenders.

World Trade Center Tenant's Association Meyer Feig, President Willing to receive follow-up contact: Yes Preferred method of contact: Email 42 West 24th Street New York, NY 10010 Email: [email protected] Services Provided: Small Business Advocacy Group