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| Solutions That Give You The Edge
LaGuardia has many resources to help local business owners, managers and employees get ahead in today’s fast-changing business world:
The Center for Corporate Education helps companies increase profits and productivity by developing and delivering on-site customized education programs for employees. Topics for training and consultative services include customer service, management skills, communication skills, diversity training, stress management, English As a Second Language, and more. Programs can be tailored to any level, from executive to entry-level employees. For more information, call (718) 482-5330.
Are you looking to sharpen your or your employees’ professional skills? Career and Professional Programs provides professional development courses in a wide variety of fields, including certificate programs and telecommunications, networking, management and supervision, computer repair, software applications, import/export and construction management. CAPP also offers online courses for your convenience. For more information, call (718) 482-5125.
The LaGuardia Small Business Development Center offers free one-on-one business counseling, seminars and workshops to start-ups and existing businesses in English, Spanish, Korean, and three dialects of Chinese. SBDC will help you develop a business and/or marketing plan, identify and obtain sources of funding, understand legal, tax, personnel, compliance and management issues, and solve problems as you develop a roadmap for business growth. For more information, call (718) 482-5303.
The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) provides free procurement technical assistance, counseling services and training workshops to meet the needs of small, minority, and women business owners throughout the New York metropolitan area in (1) competing for government contracts and (2) marketing goods and services to the Department of Defense and other federal, state, and local governments. PTAC begins by helping you assess your company's potential for government contracting. For more information, call (718) 482-5306.
NY DESIGNS gives you the knowledge, expertise and counseling you need to build your design business, whether you’re just starting out or on your way up. Classes and counseling will show you how to develop a marketing plan, write a business plan, devise a website strategy, increase your website’s traffic, generate publicity in trade publications, be a success at trade shows—and much more. NY DESIGNS specializes in product, industrial, fashion, graphic, interior, lighting, and set design, as well as architecture, jewelry, and craft (artisans). For more information, call (718) 663-8403.
As a business owner, would you like to enhance your credentials and opportunities with a degree or certificate in a related field? Do you want to retain outstanding employees and build career paths for them within your organization? Our Business Degree Program offers in-depth and innovative degree and certificate programs in Accounting, Accounting/Computers, Administrative Assistant, Business Administration, Business Management, Business Finance Option, International Business, Paralegal Studies, Travel and Tourism, and Word Processing. For more information, call (718) 482-5000.
Do you need assistance in recruiting, screening and hiring employees? The Workforce1 Career Center can provide you with access to hundreds of potential employees ranging from entry level to the executive level. For more information, call (718) 609-2130.
LaGuardia’s Employment and Career Services Center will help you find the best employees for your business, while providing our college graduates with employment in the fields in which they have been trained. For more information, call (718) 482-5235.
LaGuardia’s Internship Program can provide your business with part-time and full-time interns from over twenty majors. Students work or volunteer in a wide variety of business, government, or community agency settings. And they can become a valuable asset to your business while earning academic credit and gaining essential work experience. For more information, click here.
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Increase your company's profitability.. The Center for Corporate Education upgrades your employees' skills and training at an affordable cost. |
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NY DESIGNS provides young design firms with services, support, networking opportunities and space rental for the best prices in the city. |
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Are you having trouble getting a business loan? Attend a SBDC seminar or make an appointment to see a counselor. It's free. |
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