Dear Business Owner:
The City of New Rochelle values your business and wants to help you succeed!
Whether you are opening a business for the first time, thinking about relocation, or expand- ing a business that is already here, please consider all that New Rochelle has to offer:
• Unparalleled location, just half an hour from Grand Central Station in NYC by Metro- North RR, minutes from other regional centers such as Greenwich, Stamford and White Plains, and with convenient direct links to I-95 and Amtrak.
• Superb quality of life, characterized by charming and historic neighborhoods, a bur- geoning downtown, an extensive shoreline on Long Island Sound, and an outstanding public school system.
• Diverse and talented residents, who are ready to serve as loyal customers or skilled employees.
The City, together with partners in the public and private sectors, stands ready to help by providing information, offering convenient access to government services, facilitating re- view and approval procedures, and providing direct financial assistance to qualified appli- cants.
Please review the attached guide to local business resources, and then feel free to contact our Department of Development at 914-654-2185 or email [email protected] with any questions.
New Rochelle is open for business! Join us.
Sincerely,
Noam Bramson Mayor
KEY BUSINESS CONTACTS & RESOURCES
City of New Rochelle Department of New Rochelle Downtown Business Development Improvement District (BID)
...provides planning and economic develop- ...offers organizational and financial tools to ment support, land use analysis, business be used by local businesses and property guidance, environmental program informa- owners to fund additional services tion and demographic data. designed to enhance the local business and shopping environment and increase The Signage & Awnings Program assists property values property and business owners in rehabilitat- …provides a coordinated, comprehensive ing storefronts through signage and awn- package of promotional and marketing ser- ings replacement in designated commercial vices designed to attract new businesses, districts. highlight and publicize New Rochelle’s unique features, and create an improved City of New Rochelle business environment in the downtown Department of Development …administers the Facade Improvement 515 North Avenue Program New Rochelle, NY 10801 Tel: (914) 654-2185 For information on BID Programs and www.newrochelleny.com/development Financial Assistance, contact:
Ralph DiBart, Executive Director
New Rochelle Industrial Development 529 Main Street – 3rd fl Agency (NRIDA) New Rochelle, NY 10801
...provides support to commercial busi- Tel: (914) 576-5332 / (914) 960-1460 nesses by serving as a vehicle for long- Email: term, low-interest financial assistance for [email protected] capital projects. These projects include ac- www.newrochelledowntown.com quisition, expansion, rehab and purchase of equipment through the issuance of Indus- trial Revenue Bonds (IRB’s) and other incentives. Bonds are considered for devel- opment projects exceeding one million New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce dollars. Other incentives offered through the ... welcomes new businesses into the NRIDA include: community and is available to offer any - Mortgage recording tax exemption assistance necessary to sustain, launch - Sales tax exemption related to the con- or expand current businesses. struction and equipping of a project - Real property tax reduction (negotiable) Eli Gordon, Executive Director
Jeremy Schulman, Executive Director 459 Main Street – 2ND fl New Rochelle, NY 10801 515 North Avenue Tel: (914) 632-5700 New Rochelle, NY 10801 Fax: (914) 632-0708 Tel: (914) 654-2193 Email: Fax: (914) 632-3626 [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.newrochellechamber.org www.newrochelleny.com/IDA
KEY BUSINESS CONTACTS & RESOURCES
Women's Enterprise Development NYS Small Business Development Center Center Inc. ...specializes in providing direct, one-on-one ...provides training programs and support counseling to small business owners. services to start-up and women business owners; provides access to microenter- Existing and start-up business can receive prise funding to minority and economically- counseling in areas such as: disadvantaged women. • Business Planning, Acquisition and Sale • Financial Analysis 1133 Westchester Avenue, Suite N-220 White Plains, NY 10604 • Loan Packaging • Marketing Tel: (914) 948-6098 Fax: (914) 470-2972 Lou Scamardella Email: [email protected] 108 Corporate Park Drive Suite 101 www.wedc-westchester.org White Plains, NY 10604 Tel: (914) 948-2110 x309 Email: [email protected] New York Business Development
Corporation (NYBDC)
...provides services to promote growth and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) job creation in small businesses. ...provides FREE professional guidance Thomas K. McHale Sr., Vice President and information to all small businesses 50 Beaver Street Albany, NY 12207 120 Bloomingdale Road Tel: (518) 694-8553 White Plains, NY 10605 Fax: (518) 694-8547 Tel: (914) 948-3907 Email: [email protected]
Patrick J. MacKrell President and CEO Community Capital Resources Tel: (518) 604-8458 Fax: (518) 463-0240 …provides access to the knowledge, techni- Email: [email protected] cal assistance and financial resources www.nybdc.com needed to foster financial security, self suffi- ciency and vibrant, diverse communities. CCR is a not-for-profit Community Develop- The Community Preservation ment Financial Institution (CDFI) with small Corporation business development programs that help ...is nationally recognized as a leader in help- emerging entrepreneurs reach their busi- ing developers finance and build affordable ness and economic goals. multi-family housing with a commitment to help developers succeed at strengthening Tamara Underwood communities. 7 West Cross Street, Suite D Hawthorne, NY 10532 Sadie McKeown, Director Tel: (914) 747-8020 245 Saw Mill River Road Fax: (914)747-2049 Hawthorne, New York 10532 Email: [email protected] Tel: (914) 747-2570 ext. 227 www.ccrhv.org Fax: (914) 747-2587 Email: [email protected] www.communityp.com
KEY BUSINESS CONTACTS & RESOURCES
Hudson Valley Economic Development Empire State Development Corporation Corporation • Conducts targeted corporate outreach to companies in key industry clusters ...Facilitates access to financial incentive while providing retention, expansion opportunities as a one-stop shop for com- and attraction services to large em- panies considering relocating or expanding ployers to Westchester. • Provides hands-on technical assis- Services include: tance to help businesses, big and • Excelsior Jobs Program small, meet their goals.
• Financial Assistance • Helps companies identify the financial • Tax Credits and Exemptions assistance that will most benefit their • Comprehensive RFP Responses business. This includes direct loans, • Site Search Consultation loan guarantees and grants that can • Regional & State Collaboration help companies reduce the costs of undertaking a job creation or retention Michael Oates, President and CEO project in New York State. 4 London Avenue New Windsor, NY 12553 Aimee Vargas Email: [email protected] Mid Hudson Regional Director www.hvedc.com 33 Airport Center Drive Suite 201 New Windsor, NY 12553
Seedco Financial Services (SFS) Tel: (845) 567-4883 Fax: (845) 567-6085 ...A not-for-profit organization that seeks to Email: [email protected] stimulate economic development in commu- www.empire.state.ny.us/ nities that are underserved by traditional www.esd.ny.gov banking institutions by providing affordable capital, hands-on business assistance and innovative solutions to small businesses, not Rafael Salaberrios for profit organizations, and real estate de- Senior Director, velopers. Economic Revitalization
Edwin Hong, Interim President 633 Third Ave, 34th floor 915 Broadway, 18th Floor New York , New York 10017 New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 803-3219 Tel: (212) 204-1392 Fax: (212) 803-3919 Fax: (646) 274-1165 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.empire.state.ny.us/
Aisha Benson, Managing Director [email protected] Tel: (212) 994-2722 www.seedcofinancial.org
KEY BUSINESS CONTACTS & RESOURCES
Brooklyn Outreach Center (BOC) Westchester Hispanic Chamber Capital Corp (BCC) of Commerce
...Micro-enterprise/small business develop- …promotes programs, events, resources & ment organization delivering customized activities aimed at improving the economic business services to under-served entre- development of Hispanic businesses; tar- preneurs, as well as capacity-building ser- geted network of specialized businesses vices to organizations establishing and and professionals operating community and micro-enterprise development programs (i.e. information, technical assistance, financing and other 405 Tarrytown Rd., Ste. 1382 vital services and resources, free of White Plains, NY 10607 charge). Tel: (914) 328-7181 Email: [email protected] Nancy Carin, Executive Director www.whccny.com
85 South Oxford, 2nd Fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11217 Hudson Valley Technology Develop- Tel: (718) 624-9115 ment Center, Inc. Fax: (718) 246-1881 Email: [email protected] ...Provides hands-on business support ser- www.bocnet.org vices to small and mid-size manufacturers and early stage companies by delivering high-quality, cost beneficial technical and management services.
Brian C. Wrye African American Chamber Business Development Director of Commerce 1450 Route 300 …is designed to meet community needs; Newburgh, NY 12550 Tel: (845) 391-8214 is a voluntary organization of individuals Cell: (845) 234-8495 and businesses who ban together to ad- Fax: (845) 391-8218 vance the commercial, financial, industrial Email: [email protected] and civic interest of the community. It is a www.hvtdc.org civic clearinghouse, a public relation coun- selor, a legislative representative at the local, state and national levels of govern- ment. Westchester County Association
Robin Lisa Douglas– President, CEO Marissa Brett, Executive Director of Economic Development Westchester Office
PO Box 3730 The Atrium at Mount Vernon, New York 10553 1133 Westchester Avenue– Suite S217 Tel: (914) 699-9050 White Plains, NY 10604 Fax: (914) 699-6279 (914) 948-6444 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.aaccnys.org www.westchester.org
KEY BUSINESS CONTACTS & RESOURCES
Bellas Artes Business Council of New ConEdison-Bronx & Westchester Rochelle, Inc. ...Provides guidance on government incen-
...Works directly with entrepreneurs and tive programs in your area and the most not-for-profit organizations to enhance cost-effective and efficient electric-service opportunities for successful develop- options. ment, growth and marketing; special fo- cus on building capacity and establishing Deborah Patterson support networks among Hispanic- Economic Development Manager owned businesses. 511 Theodore Fremd Ave.
Rye, NY 10580 Roberto Lopez, President Tel: (914) 925-6459 Fax: (914) 925-6344 72 Third Street Email: [email protected] New Rochelle, NY 10801 www.coned.com/ecodev Tel: (914) 469-3575
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
U.S. Bureau of the Census Provides demographic information; market radius maps; Industry sector information www.census.gov www.census.gov/econ/index.html
Empire State Development New York First A business-focused portal to the wealth of incentives, programs and resources avail- able to companies – large and small – within New York State and those that choose to relocate here. One-stop shop for all of the statewide economic development programs New York State has to offer. http://www.nyfirst.ny.gov/
Small Business Division Guidance for owning and operating a business in New York State www.nylovessmallbiz.com
Westchester County Office of Economic Development Comprehensive Business Assistance www.thinkingwestchester.com
Real Estate Search Tool www.mrofficespace.com/cust/westchny/westchny_set.html
Frequently Answered Questions (FAQs) www.westchestergov.com/faq/detail.asp?categoryID=1
Regional business resources and links to offices with services and programs to assist businesses of different categories www.westchestergov.com/economic//resources
Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment System - One Stop Employment Centers Provides a range of services to businesses and job seekers www.westchestergov.com/wplwis
Westchester County Planning Department Disseminates local demographic, social and economic data and government statistics www.westchestergov.com/planning/research
New York State Energy & Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) Provides a portfolio of business development programs and funding to support clean energy, energy-efficient and environmental improvements and help grow or establish your business in New York www.nyserda.org
Monroe College Business & technology school that provides career-oriented education and training and is a resource for internship placement and employer recruiting www.monroecollege.edu
BANKS
Bank of America Signature Bank 277 North Avenue 1C Quaker Ridge Rd. (800) 841-4000 @ The Quaker Ridge Shopping Center (914) 712-1238
Chase Bank 1292 North Avenue Wachovia Bank National Assn. (914) 654-8202 1307 North Avenue (914) 633-8800 270 North Ave. (914) 576-9818 Webster Bank 491 Main Street 2 River Street (914) 632-4600 (914) 636-8770
105 Pelham Road (914) 576-2100
Citibank 238 North Avenue (914) 235-3353
Citizens Bank 26 Harrison Street (914) 235-5038
HSBC Bank USA 260 North Avenue (914) 654-2478
1300 North Avenue (914) 576-3515
Key Bank 28 LeCount Place (914) 616-3491
Ridgewood Savings Bank 382 Pelham Road (914) 576-3200