BOC Women’s Business Center

BOC Network operates two Small Business Association (SBA) Women’s Business Centers that collectively support aspiring entrepreneurs and current business owners, with locations in Brooklyn, Staten Island,  Bronx, and Upper Manhattan. Our Women’s Business Centers offer business training, one-on-one counseling, and financing resources to help women entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. 

At each Women’s Business Center, our trained bilingual business and professional development counselors offer guidance on a variety of topics from finance and lending to legal advice. By educating, empowering, and building a community of women entrepreneurs, the WBC contributes to the economic, cultural, and social vitality of our communities.

Products & Services

One-on-One Counseling

• Business start-up/expansion
• Access to financing
• Access to technology skills and resources
• Business-plan development
• Start-up grant packaging for low-income entrepreneurs
• Legal assistance
• Market research/strategies
• Import-export information and assistance
• Licensing and permit information
• Product pricing
• Procurement assistance
• Minority- and Woman-owned Business certification
• Workforce development assistance

Workshops and Training Programs

• Marketing and Sales
• Entrepreneurship 
• Minority and Woman-owned Business Procurement
• Financing and Credit 
• Website and Social Media
• Technology Tools for Business Management
• Child Care Business Development

Partners

The Women’s Business Center is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, 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 Americans 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.