Entrepreneurial Assistance Program

The Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP) provides resources and assistance to entrepreneurial ventures through various types of services. We support these entrepreneurial ventures in all stages, from start-ups to existing community businesses wishing to expand.

If You'd Like to Start or Grow Your Own Business, NYS and SUNY Broome's Continuing Education Have a Special Program….Just For You!

The Fall Program encompasses:

• Business Planning
• Business Entities
• E-Commerce
• Financial Feasibility & Projections
• Financing Options
• Legal Tips/Accounting/Insurance
• Management
• Marketing Plan
• Market Analysis
• Product/Price/Placement/Promotion
• Selling Success

Program includes: Textbook and workbook from NxLevel™ Guide to Growing Your Business

There is a business plan competition at the end of the program for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners with cash prizes donated by local banks, organizations, other small businesses and past clients.

REGISTRATION FOR THE FALL PROGRAM will begin in July 2017

Call 778-5071 if you would like to be added to a waiting list for the Fall program.

Please click here for some characteristics of an entrepreneur and some questions for you to think about becoming an entrepreneur.

• See our Business Directory, Events and Photos.

Services

• Special Courses for You! We offer courses in everything from creating a business plan to innovator workshops. For a free catalog of upcoming courses call 778-5012 or click here to visit the Continuing Education page and view the most recent catalog.

• Consultation service for small businesses -
  FREE confidential consultation service is offered for one-on-one business planning and analysis for all phases of small business. EAP has partnered with Greater Binghamton SCORE, Chapter 217, which is part of a nationwide network of experienced business mentors. SCORE, Chapter 217 provides a team of more than 35 local certified mentors and in addition to the EAP staff, instructor and guest speakers provide all needed mentoring for successful small business ventures. To schedule an appointment, contact us at 607-778-5071.

• Client Advisory Group – the Entrepreneurial Assistance Program has a group of local business representatives that meet once a month to offer EAP clients with brainstorming the particular questions and concerns of their small business development.  

• Mastermind Groups – Groups of six to eight individuals who meet regularly with an experienced facilitator to provide problem-solving and creativity among members in a safe, constructive environment where they can examine their business and activities, decisions, goals and problems.  Group members act in a collaborative, rather than competitive spirit.

Southern Tier Small Business Resources Guide

• Binghamton Local Development Corporation
• Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES)
• Broome-Tioga Small Business
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County
• Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce

Online Resources

• Binghamton Local Development Center
• Broome County Clerk's Office
• Broome County Library – Ahearn Business Center
• Business Plans That Rock! Owner, Ginny L. Robert
• Empire State Development Corporation
• Fab Idea – Owner Cheryl Fabrizi
• Greater Binghamton Score
• MWBE - Minorities and Women Business Enterprise
• NYS Small Business Development Center at B.U.
• Score
• Internal Revenue Service
• Tioga County, NY Department of Economic Development & Planning
• Tioga County Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. Small Business Administration

Southern Tier Small Business Networking Groups

• Southern Tier/ Binghamton Entrepreneur Meet-Up
• Success Network
• Women Ties
• BNI Upstate NY

On April 20, 2016,
SUNY Broome's Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP) hosted the 11th Annual Website Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Four small businesses were honored for developing or enhancing a website or Facebook page within the past year.
This year's honorees are:

Stephen Musok, partner of Next Wave Motors, LLC
www.nextwavemotors.com
https://www.facebook.com/Next-Wave-Motors-933174570103409/

Amanda Scarpato, partner of A & P Technologies
http://AandPTechnologies.com/
https://www.facebook.com/AP-Technologies-714398351912778/?fref=ts

Tammi Seeley, owner of Up The Creek Ladies Consignment Boutique
http://upthecreekladiesconsignment.vpweb.com
https://www.facebook.com/upthecreekconsignment/?fref=ts

Kathleen Westgate, owner of Kathy's Soaps
www.Kathysoaps.com
www.etsy.com/shop/KathySoaps