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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: The west brighton community local development corporation dba staten island business outreach center (siboc) was established as a not-for-profit corporation that is dedicated to making staten island, new york a better place to live and shop. Our programs are designed to attract new businesses and assist existing businesses in expansion, renovations, promotions, and interactions with government agencies. Siboc, through our small business development services, empowers underserved and low- and moderate-income (lmi) entrepreneurs and small business owners, through a combination of business assistance and workforce development. Various services are available to assist business owners such as: one to one business counseling, loan applications assistance and services from government, understand regulatory requirements and how to become compliant; seminars on business topics and technology classes. Siboc provides minority and women business owners with outstanding support services in obtainin
Programs: Business services and training - siboc provides individual counseling, workshops, and seminars to new and emerging entrepreneurs seeking to open and/or grow their business. Business development services provided to underserved entrepreneurs in the borough of staten island. Assist business owners with loan applications and services from government, understand regulatory requirements and how to become compliant; hold seminars on buisness topics and provide technology classes. Siboc provides minority and women business owners with outstanding support services in obtaining city, state and federal m/wbe certification and licenses, and work with city and state agencies to expand their access to procurement opportunities.
neighborhood development: working with local businesses and new formed merchant's organizations, siboc provides organizational assistance and advice to improve the microeconomy of targeted neighborhoods. Siboc also provides graffiti removal programs in several communities. Commercial revitalization and neighborhood development services provided to local commercial corridors in the borough of staten island.
the workforce development division at siboc manages programing in the areas of community outreach, community recruitment and the supervison of daily operations of training programs open to staten island residents looking to gain employment in the borough.