Black Women Enterprises
A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation
730 Fulton Avenue - Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: 516.485.5900 - Fax: 516.485.0423

Increasing Business Growth and Development

Business & Financial Resource Partners

BWE has identified an active network of Business & Financial Resource Partners that are all committed to business development, technical assistance and promote equal access to funding.

American Debt Management

American Debt Management is a non-profit 501 � 3 organization committed to educating the community about the proper use of credit through budget management. Our staff travels throughout New York and New Jersey giving free seminars, and courses on Budget Management. We believe through educating, training and counseling, individuals will possess the tools essential for making decisions beneficial to their financial future.
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Community Development Corporation

The Community Development Corporation of Long Island (CDC) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting job creation and community economic development by making equity investments, grants and loans to small businesses that do not qualify for financing from traditional sources. CDC also promotes development and rehabilitation of housing and shelter, serving community needs that are not met by the private sector, which in turn helps empower, organizations in low and moderate-income areas to improve their neighborhoods. CDC is a U.S. Treasury certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
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Incorporated Village of Hempstead Community Development Agency

The Community Development Agency is a component unit of the Incorporated Village of Hempstead whose goal is to plan and implement programs involving the rehabilitation of both the residential and commercial sectors of the Village of Hempstead. As a component unit, the Agency is a legally separate entity; the Village mayor appoints the board of directors of the Agency which is able to impose its will on the Agency; and the Agency could provide financial benefits or impose burden on the Village. The major foci of the Community Development Agency are special economic development, commercial rehabilitation, acquisition of properties, site clearance, construction of affordable housing and various public service activities. Upcoming projects will include the H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. Hempstead campaign which is aimed at targeting the Village of Hempstead departmental goals and developing methods by which to implement these goals and improve the Village of Hempstead in the following pertinent areas:

• H - Housing Quality
• E - Economic Development
• A - Aesthetic Quality
• L - Living Standards
• T - Taxes
• H - Health Services
• Y - Youth

Long Island Development Corporation

The Long Island Development Corporation (LIDC) is a not-for-profit membership organization that provides financial and technical assistance to small businesses on Long Island. It main goal is to encourage economic stability and growth on the Island by supporting businesses and creating jobs. Certified under Section 503/504 of the United States Small Business Act of 1958, LIDC functions as a regulated lending agency, making loans to small businesses undergoing capital expansion. Loans may be used to acquire, rehabilitate, expand and/or improve real estate, and machinery and equipment may also be financed. LIDC can also provide working capital. Alongside its financial assistance programs, LIDC offers small businesses technical assistance, active counseling and interaction with other agencies.
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Long Island Small Business Assistance Corporation

LISBAC's mission is to make loans of $2,000 to $10,000 to Long Island based women owned businesses, tied to intensive individual technical assistance and workshops.
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New York State Empire State Development

Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) is dedicated to creating jobs and encouraging economic development and prosperity by strengthening and supporting New York State businesses. The ESDC Long island regional office will work with businesses, providing one-stop access to the entire array of financial and technical assistance programs designed to help your company expand, retain and created jobs, and improve its competitiveness. For firms considering locating or expanding in New York State ESDC serves as location specialists, providing businesses with comprehensive site and building information. ESDC analyzes economic, demographic, wage, tax and utility costs, and lets incoming firms know about incentive programs and opportunities for joint ventures and strategic alliances with New York companies. Also, ESDC assists and actively promotes the export of products made in the state.
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SCORE Long Island Region

The Service Corps of Retired Executives is a non-profit 12,400 member association sponsored by the Small Business Administration, and it's dedicated to helping the small business community through no-fee mentoring and counseling in workshops through library programs. SCORE members are successful, retired businessmen and women who volunteer their time and expertise to help prospective small business owners in need of assistance and advice. As "Counselors to America's Small Business", SCORE has experts in virtually every area of business management and maintains a national skills bank, which helps identify the best counselors and advisors for its clients. They then focus their efforts on helping the clients identify problems, determine the causes and find solutions.
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US Small Business Administration

The Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government with the responsibility for ensuring the availability of long-term technical assistance and financing for small businesses in the nation. Its mission is to assist, aid, counsel and protect the interests of small businesses throughout the country, to preserve free competitive enterprise, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the nation. Among the SBA's main goals are to advise and counsel small businesses through the services of the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), and the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). Also, the SBA provides Loan Guaranty Programs, which can fund the varied financing needs of small businesses where financing is otherwise unavailable, through normal lending channels, on reasonable terms.
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Business Outreach Partners

BWE has identified an active network of Business Outreach Partners that are committed to the promotion & participation of BWE business initiatives, programs & services.

100 Black Men

100 Black Women, Long Island Chapter, Inc.

Asian Women in Business

Association for the Help of Retarded Children

Freeport Roosevelt NAACP

Long Island Association, Inc.

Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Nassau County Veterans Service Agency

National Association of Women Business Owners, Long Island Chapter

Operation Get Ahead

Shinnecock Indian Nation

Suffolk County Women's Business Enterprise Coalition

Urban League of Long Island, Inc.