By Adelaide Lancaster
I find myself sharing the same excellent resources over and over again, so I decided to put them in a post. This is the start of a list of resources available specifically to entrepreneurs in New York. Next week, I’ll share a list of virtual resources as well.
Feel free to suggest other places in the comments section and we can add them into the post.
Places to learn:
In Good Company – A community for women entrepreneurs. Membership provides women business owners with professional peers, events, learning opportunities, and a variety of office space solutions. Through our programming and content we are committed to helping teach women entrepreneurs the business of running a business.
Skillshare – A community marketplace to learn anything from anyone. We believe that everyone has valuable skills and knowledge to teach and the curiosity to keep learning new things. Our platform helps make the exchange of knowledge easy, enriching, collaborative, and fun.
Levin Institute – The Levin Institute is a 21st century model of high quality professional education and public engagement. The Levin Institute programs and projects serve New York City and New York State with global economy research and expert panels, as well as provide mid-career professionals the skills they need for a new career.
The Hired Guns – The Hired Guns help the digital creative class expand their potential far beyond the 9-to-5, bringing their expertise to companies in unexpected and exciting ways and guiding their careers through transitions from freelance gigs to fulltime jobs and back again. Through The Hired Guns Academy, Guns are helping Guns learn to work independently or start their own companies so they can work their magic on their own terms.
Media Bistro – Media Bistro is dedicated to anyone who creates or works with content, or who is a non-creative professional working in a content/creative industry. Our mission is to provide opportunities to meet, share resources, become informed of job opportunities and interesting projects and news, improve career skills, and showcase your work.
Structure Lab – A day-long learning experience different from any other. It provides you with an accessible way to evaluate the myriad of structural options and a means to strategically move your venture forward.
Etsy Labs – The Etsy Labs host a free weekly craft night, a monthly Church of Craft meeting, as well as special creative community events. Want to learn a new skill? Like sewing your own clothing and totebags, making jewelry, binding books, embroidering, knitting and crocheting? Then, you’ve come to the right place.
85 Broads – A global network of over 25,000 trailblazing women who are inspired, empowered, and connected. Our Regional Chapters develop and strengthen our global presence through exclusive workshops and events featuring industry experts. Currently, we have 34 professional Regional Chapters worldwide. New Chapters are created at our members’ request. Our Regional Chapters are organized and run by members of the network who passionately believe in the value of investing in smart women, from student to senior executive, globally.
WIBO – The Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) is a private non-profit organization that is committed to assisting men and women with the drive to become successful entrepreneurs. WIBO’s “How to Build a Growing Profitable Business” workshop kicks off September 2011. The 16-week workshop is for people who are currently running a business or who plan to open a business they are familiar with. It is for anyone who wants to learn how to build a business and what it takes to conduct each phase of that business.
The Hatchery – A venture collaboration forum, building a community of entrepreneurs, emerging companies, and investors, via its events, advisory services, and incubator. We bridge investor and entrepreneur communities, so they can talk to each other instead of at each other.
SCORE – SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. SCORE is a valuable network of 13,000+ volunteers who offer small business entrepreneurs confidential business counseling services at no charge. Our dedicated volunteers represent over 270,000 years of experience across 62 industries.
NYC Business Solutions – NYC Business Solutions was established in 2005 by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. NYC Business Solutions offers businesses in New York City free services to help them succeed.
Baruch College Small Business Development Center – One of 23 Centers in the State of New York that provides one-on-one counseling and training services on all aspects of starting and operating a business. Professional experts provide assistance with a wide range of business challenges including the creation of a focused business plan, selecting funding alternatives, financial statements, developing marketing plans and complying with licensing and regulatory requirements among others things.
Foundation Center – Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed.
Coworking Spaces:
In Good Company – A community for women entrepreneurs. Membership provides women business owners with professional peers, events, learning opportunities, and a variety of office space solutions. Through our programming and content we are committed to helping teach women entrepreneurs the business of running a business
Paragraph – Paragraph is a membership organization dedicated to providing an affordable and tranquil working environment for writers of all genres. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Paragraph was created by writers for writers, with an understanding that writers work best in a quiet, comfortable space away from the hurry and obligation of urban life.
Greenspaces – Our vision is to forward the sustainability globally through widespread local hubs that cultivate social entrepreneurs, startups, and freelancers alike. We have coworking spaces in New York and Colorado.
Hive at 55 – The Hive at 55 is a shared workspace AND a community of like-minded people who find our space a comfortable, professional place to do business. Our members include freelancers, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and startups eager to collaborate and share resources.
We Work – WeWork is revolutionizing the traditional definition of work place by providing a collaborative and creative environment where innovative businesses and individuals can flourish. We provide all the basics, so you can focus your efforts on getting the job done.
Free places to work:
Ace Hotel –Ace Hotel New York is a 12-story hotel in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, The hotel lobby is a co-working space.
NYP Library – Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue.
Wix Lounge – Free work and event space for creative professionals in New York City.
-Adelaide
- See more at: http://ingoodcompany.com/2011/08/great-resources-for-entrepreneurs-in-new-york/#sthash.ANRZxSJr.dpuf
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