2025 NYC Small Business Month Expo
NYC Small Business Month Expo
Thursday, May 29 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Center 415, 415 5th Avenue, Manhattan
Small business owners of all stages, industries, and boroughs will be able to access free services from 100+ city programs, agencies, and partners in one place, including:
- Faster city permits and licenses
- Financing and legal assistance
- Hiring workers
- Government contracting
- Free resource fair, consultations, workshops, and networking
- And much more
Don’t Miss Out on These Workshops
Throughout the day we will be hosting workshops to help you start or grow your business:
11 a.m.
- Pitch Perfect: Pitching Your Business to Achieve Results
- Making Government Your Next Customer
- The Secret Sauce for Retaining Restaurant Talent
12 p.m.
- Smarter, Faster, Stronger: Using AI to Grow Your Small Business
- Small Biz, Big Talent: Hiring Help with Workforce1
- Choosing a Business Legal Structure
1 p.m.
- Funding Your NYC Small Business
- Owning the Night: Expert Tips for Nightlife Businesses
- Contracting Opportunities with NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Projects
2 p.m.
- Leveraging Big Business For Your Small Business
- Steps to Start Your Entrepreneurial Journey
- Power of Merchant Organizing
3 p.m.
- NYC Public Libraries and Your Business
- Doing Business Right: Understanding the NYC Human Rights Law
- Prepare Your Business for the Unexpected
New This Year: Register Ahead of Time for On-Site Services
Once you register to attend, you are eligible to sign up for FREE one-on-one or small group consultations with experts who can help on-site at the Expo in the following areas:
- Financing for your business
- Legal consultations
- Commercial Lease Assistance
- Licensing and permits
- Credit consultations
- Business growth consultation
- Reviewing M/WBE certification applications
- Winning M/WBE government contracts
- M/WBE Contract Legal Services
- M/WBE construction capacity building
- Mentorship sessions with successful M/WBE contract winners
- PASSPort support
- Office hours with the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) to discuss questions related to a summons
Appointments are first-come, first-served until we reach capacity. Please check your registration confirmation email for more information.
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Celebrate NYC Small Business Month
Throughout the month of May, additional events to celebrate NYC Small Business Month will be taking place across all five boroughs in partnership with Chambers of Commerce.
