Q&A
Programs offered by SBS for smaller organizations
0:59:30
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Council Member Feliz inquires about programs offered by SBS to help smaller organizations thrive and expand their reach. SBS representatives discuss their Avenue NYC and Neighborhood 360 programs.
- Avenue NYC and Neighborhood 360 are starting points for small organizations
- These programs help build capacity for organizations over multiple years
- The programs assist organizations in assessing challenges in their commercial corridors and developing strategies to address them
Oswald Feliz
0:59:30
Okay.
0:59:31
Alright.
0:59:32
I would like to acknowledge council member, Botcher, who has joined us So you mentioned the merchant organizing.
0:59:42
So what are other programs that are offered for the smaller organizations to make sure that they're they have resources to thrive, but also to expand and reach?
0:59:50
The community a bit more effectively.
0:59:52
So you mentioned merchant organizing, anything any other programs that stand out?
Calvin Brown
0:59:56
Our avenue I see in N360 is is like a a great starting point for small organizations because part of as I stated before, is helping to build the capacity.
1:00:05
And given the multiyear aspect of the grant is that that 1st year, 1, we're trying to help them look at their commercial quota through a different lens, right, to kind of really assess some of the challenges.
1:00:18
And then in the later years, through investment activation programming, we're helping to build their capacity so they think about the ways that they can address some of the challenges that were identified in the CDA through this program and through this outreach and then once again connected them to resources whether at SBS or other agencies that they can use to kind of support the small businesses and the commercial quarter.
