ACCORD Corporation’s Allegany Business Center recently garnered top honors at the annual Entrepreneurial Assistance Program conference in Mohonk, NY. The 2009 Award for Excellence was given to the Center in recognition of its Dedication and outstanding performance and achievement in all program areas. The Business Center is one of 24 EAP centers across NY State which offers technical assistance and training to start up and existing businesses.
“It was an honor to present ACCORD Corporation with the Award for Excellence this year,” said Empire State Development’s Entrepreneurial Assistance Program Director Joyce Smith. “Through our Entrepreneurial Assistance Program we have been able to provide services to areas where high levels of unemployment and declining infrastructure pose special challenges to existing and newly forming businesses and we are extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished with the help of EAP centers like ACCORD Corporation’s Allegany Business Center. We applaud the ACCORD Corporation for their dedication and commitment to offering business services and supporting the entrepreneurs of New York State”.
“We are very proud of our clients and our entrepreneurial assistance program” said Gretchen Hanchett, ACCORD’s Business and Community Development Director. “We are fortunate to have worked with a number of enthusiastic entrepreneurs, along with a group of agencies, organizations and dedicated staff members all focused on the same goal: helping businesses succeed.”
The Allegany Business Center is currently enrolling participants for the Fall Business Training Camp. In this 10 week course entrepreneurs will learn: how to develop a business/strategy plan, tax issues, location, marketing, finding financing, insurance, legal issues, financial projections, competition, and record keeping. Classes will be held from September 15 through November 24, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Crossroads & Commerce Center in Belvedere. Seating for the course is limited. For more information, visit the Business Center’s website at: www.alleganybusinesscenter.com, or call 585-268-7605 Ext. 1712.
New York State’s Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (“EAP”) was created in 1987 by the NYS Omnibus Economic Development Act. Since its inception, the EAP initiative has helped entrepreneurs create new businesses and has provided in-depth assistance to minorities, women, dislocated workers and individuals with disabilities interested in starting a business. For more information, visit www.nylovesbiz.com.
