Depending on the type of business, business owners are required to have various kinds of licenses or registrations by City, State or Federal governments. The NYC Business Wizard is available on the NYC.gov website, simply follow the step-by-step questions. Using this tool early in the business planning process can help you think about what you want your business to offer and can help you develop your business plan. After answering all the questions, the Business Wizard gives you a step-by-step checklist for creating your business, preparing to open, operating, paying taxes, complying with regulations, and accessing useful information.
The NYC Department of Small Business Services’ (SBS) free online course series is designed to help entrepreneurs at all stages and from all industries to start and grow successful businesses.
Small business owners can apply now to join an upcoming online course and will be connected to a course series through Coursera, which hosts business courses developed by the world’s best universities. Participants can choose course series related to the following topics:
The SCORE Startup Roadmap*, sponsored by FedEx, is a series of on-demand online workshops for entrepreneurs. The 12 chapters of the roadmap guide new businesses through each step of the startup process, from having a business idea through to opening the doors to customers.
Each chapter of the Startup Roadmap contains a series of steps, along with resources such as tools and templates. Each step contains concrete, actionable tasks to complete in order to move on to the next chapter.
Chapters include:
The program is flexible, letting you make the business startup journey your own, focusing more on some chapters and less in others. It eliminates fears and intimation and offers a clear vision on how to achieve your business startup goals.
It is recommended you work through the program with a mentor. You can find more information about business advisement and coaching here.
*SCORE collects basic information about entrepreneurs registering the Startup Roadmap, including email addresses and zip codes,