Resources

Useful and Specific Information Available for Small Businesses

• General
  Entrepreneur Magazine
  Inc Magazine
  Database of Franchises
  Business Owner’s Toolkit
  Thomas Register Manufacturer’s Directory
  Suffolk County Women’s Enterprise Coalition
  Franchise Business Review
  Franchise-Search.com
  SBA Franchise Registry
  Startup Nation
  Success Magazine
  Carnegie Library - Business Plans and Profiles
  Long Island Index
  Reference for Business
  ZenBusiness
  AllBusiness
  Rocketshop.fm
  Start-up Stash
  Small Business Trends
  Steve Banks (Startup Tools)
  Wellfound
  Small Business Cost Cutting Tips
  Client, Vendors and Suppliers Negotiation Tips
  National Institutes of Health
  NIH Virtual Seminar Presentations
• Government Assistance
  SBDC Central Office
  US Small Business Administration
  SBA Learning Center
  Government Export Assistance
  Government Grant Assistance
  Town of Brookhaven Economic Development
  Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency
  To access websites of Suffolk County Towns
  Find County Offices
  NYSBDC Recorded Workshop Playlist
  Workforce Development Institute
• Technology
  Stony Brook SBDC TECHtalks
  ARS Technica
  Gigaom
  Readwrite
  UDAcity
  Creating a Website with Weebly
  Creating an Online Store
  Integrating Weebly and Square
  How to Make Contactless/Remote Payment Options
  Managing Delivery Orders from Multiple Delivery Services
  Resources for Tech Startups
  News Site for Everything Tech/Startup Related
  Tech Events, Deals, Jobs, and More
• Cybersecurity
  User Training
  Email Protection
  End Point Protection
  Next Gen Firewall
  Backup and DR
  Antivirus Software
  Two-Factor Authentication
  Security Policy
• Manufacturing
  HIA Manufacturing Committee
  Aerospace Manufacturing Trade Organization
  Nassau and Suffolk County Manufacturing Support
  NAM
• Food Manufacturing and Agriculture
  How to Start a Food Business
  New York Small Scale Food Processor Association
  Suffolk County Department of Health Services
  Suffolk County Department of Health - Food Managers Course
  New York State Department of Agriculture
  New York Forward Safety Plan Template
  Marketing Considerations For Small-Scale Specialty Food Producers
  Safety Resources for Restaurants During COVID-19
  Food Products
  Farmers Market Guidance for COVID-19
  Farm Safety Plans During COVID-19
  Suffolk County Agriculture and Fishing
  Institute For Food Safety at Cornell University
  Cornell Food Venture Center
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln - The Food Processing Center
  Penn State University - Food for Profit
  Penn State University - Social Media Marketing Your Food Business
• Legal
  General Legal Information/Forms
  Suffolk County Bar Association
  US Patent and Trademark Office
  SHAKE
  Startup Lawyer
• Procurement
  Legislative & Regulatory Update FY22 for Small Business Government Contracting Programs
  Introduction to Procurement
  Navigating Public Procurement
  Introduction to United Nations Procurement
  The Advocacy Center
  Inter-American Development Bank
  Connect Americas
  SBU Procurement Office - Supplier's Corner
  Suffolk County Office of Central Procurement
• Market Resources
  US Census Information (demographics)
  Associations/Organizations on Internet
  Miller Resource Center-Middle Country Library
  Hubspot
• Taxes
  US Internal Revenue Service
• Employee Issues
  U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
  NYS Department of Labor
  Online Permit Assistance & Licensing
  NYS Insurance Fund
  General Legal Information/Forms
  Suffolk County Bar Association
• Directory of Resources for Businesspersons
  African American Small Business Grants and Funding Opportunities
  Top Black and Minority Business Organizations
  Black Business Association
  Black Founders
  Coalition to Back Black Businesses
  Empire State Development, Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development
  Latino Business Action Network
  League of United Latin American Citizens
  Minority Business Development Agency
  National Minority Supplier Development Council
  National Urban League
  Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development
  U.S. Black Chambers
  U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  U.S. Small Business Administration
  Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
  Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
  Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs
  National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Long Island Chapter
  Suffolk County Department of Minority Affairs
  Urban League of Long Island, Inc.
• Social Media
  LinkedIn Algorithm Research