Lower Hudson Valley Small Business Development Center

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The Lower Hudson Valley SBDC serves Rockland, Westchester and Putman counties.  For over 35 years Rockland’s SBDC brings the college into the business community by providing small business owners and entrepreneurs in New York with the highest quality, completely confidential business counseling, training, and business research at no cost.  By working with the Lower Hudson Valley SBDC, you will gain access to a vast network of professional expertise, resources, partners and assistance to address nearly any business question or need.

The SBDC works with real people and real businesses, like yours, helping to meet challenges, capitalize on opportunity and achieve success.

Contact Us First If You

Want to Start a New Business
Have a Business but Need Help
Want to Expand an Existing Business

Click here to become an SBDC client and we will contact you shortly.

All client meetings are held electronically. The SBDC is committed to continuing to help small businesses respond to unprecedented challenges across our local and national economies.

The SBDC has added technologies to facilitate electronic meetings with clients. We use Microsoft Teams, file sharing and enhanced phone conferencing services . The SBDC is positioned to meet and work effectively with you, our clients. We have transitioned our workshops and seminars on topics of interest to small business to electronic and on-demand formats to make sure we get timely information to you.

The SBDC will continue to follow local, state, and federal guidelines and recommendations to help our small business communities respond in the best way possible.

Outreach Centers

Rockland Community College
Hospitality and Culinary Arts Center
70 Main St., Nyack, NY
M-F, 9 AM – 5 PM; By appointment only
845-356-6065

Rockland BRC & Global Center for Advanced
Manufacturing Technologies
37 West Broad Street, 2nd Floor Haverstraw, NY 10927
M-F, 9 AM – 5 PM; By appointment only
845-356-6065

Central Westchester Outreach
Business Council of Westchester

800 Westchester Avenue
Port Chester, NY 10573
M-F, 9 AM – 5 PM; By appointment only
Phone: 845-356-6065

Central Westchester Outreach
Fordham University

400 Westchester Avenue
West Harrison, NY 10604
M-F, 9 AM – 5 PM; By appointment only
845-356-6065

Northern Westchester Outreach
Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce

1 S Division St, Peekskill, NY 10566
M-F, 9 AM – 5 PM; By appointment only
845-356-6065

Southern Westchester Outreach
Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce
66 Mount Vernon Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
M-F, 9 AM – 5 PM; By appointment only
845-356-6065

Putnam County Outreach
Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce

692 Route 6 Mahopac, NY 10541
as scheduled
845-356-6065