About

(WBCLDC), serving the Staten Island Business Community since 1981, offers programming to assist new entrepreneurs and existing businesses.

Our one-on-one business counseling and seminars on timely business topics are available to all Staten Islanders. The Business Outreach Center of Staten Island offers FREE programs to assist in any stage of business growth- start-ups to experienced business owner.

Our Small Business Outreach Group promotes peer to peer learning to help your business grow! Connect with businesses to learn strategies to navigate through challenging economic times.

The Netpenuer- S.I. Web Group is a  peer to peer learning group to assist locally based on-line businesses succeed. Whether a portion of your sales are on-line or all, the Netpenuers is a wonderful resource available to Staten Island entrepenuers and Small Businesses.

WBCLDC works with small businesses and community members to promote the vitality of our Town Centers. We administer and founded the First and Only Business Improvement District on Staten ISland, the Forest Avenue BID. We work with businesses within the Castleton Avenue Commercial Corridor and Victory Blvd-Westerleigh-Castleton Corners Commercial Corridor of Staten Island, NY.

WBCLDC also provides programs designed to address quality of life issues in the West Brighton community.

Our Brownfield Opportunity Area of West-New Brighton- focuses on the redevelopment of a healthy and viable waterfront for the West Brighton and New Brighton Community of Staten Island.

The S.I. Green Initiative works with the community residents and businesses to create a more sustainable Staten Island. Our Green Business Initiative works directly with small businesses to GO GREEN , which helps businesses to become more energy efficient, save money with greener business practices and the planet.

The Business Outreach Center of Staten Island serves small businesses and residents throughout Staten Island, NY. We are part of the Business Outreach Center Network (BOC) which serves over 3,000 clients throughout New York City.

WBCLDC is the Staten Island Partner of the Business Outreach Center Network’s (BOC) Women’s Business Center (WBC). Through the BOC WBC, we offer one-on-one counseling, long-term training and short-term seminars to small businesses, with special emphasis on women entrepreneurs. The WBC is sponsored by the US Small Business Administration (SBA). The Business Outreach Center of S.I. is also funded by private donations and special events, including the Annual 21st Century Business Woman Conference.

This U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Cooperative Agreement OWBO-2004-021 is partially funded by the SBA. SBA’s funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made at all times in accordance with the American With Disabilities Act of 1990 and associated amendments. Arrangements for persons with special needs will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.

The Business Outreach Center Women’s Business Center is also partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO). The Office of Women’s Business Ownership is established to help women become full partners in economic development through small business ownership.