Forum/Town Hall: Small Business Forum: Surviving the Economic Downturn
- Small Business
Manhattan Community Board Three
Small Business Forum: Surviving the Economic Downturn
September 16, Thursday, 8 AM – 10 AM
Cooper Union, Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Square (6th St. & 3rd Avenue)
● Learn about new and existing government programs, free business consulting and legal services, and financing for new and existing small business
● Opportunity for small business owners to discuss the challenges of surviving in this economy (high rents, lack of financing, property taxes, leases, etc.)
● Opportunity to speak directly to government agencies
Please e-mail your challenges and concerns as a small business owner to Smallbusinesstownhall@cb3manhattan.org. Your questions will be addressed at this forum.
Government Agency Presentations:
►NYC Small Business Services
►NYC Economic Development Corporation
►U.S. Small Business Administration
►Consolidated Edison-Energy Efficiency
Co-Sponsored by:
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
State Senator Daniel Squadron, State Senator Thomas Duane
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Assembly Member Deborah Glick, Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh
Councilmember Rosie Mendez, Councilmember Margaret Chin
Lower East Side Business Improvement District, Loisaida, Inc.
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