The Small Business Assistance Center opened May 15, 2008 at the Rochester Business Alliance office with counselors from both the SUNY Brockport Small Business Development Center and SCORE Rochester offering business free counseling (by appointment only).

Clients will be seen by appointment, and services will be confidential and free of charge. Services will include consultation on business plans, financing, marketing and manufacturing.

SBDC counselors will hold office hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 15, June 12, July 10, August 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4. To make an appointment, contact SBDC at (585) 395-2334. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Teresa Washington at (585) 395-8410.
SBDC is a program supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration and extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. SBA cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or activities.

SCORE counselors are available by appointment, which can be made by contacting (585) 263-6473. For more information about SCORE, click here.
SCORE is a nationwide non-profit association under the auspices of the U.S. Small Business Administration. It is composed of volunteers who share their management and technical expertise with owners/managers of small business and those who want to start their own small businesses. SCORE Rochester is the chapter that covers Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties, and the eastern half of Genesee and Orleans counties. It has more than 50 members who counsel and present workshops throughout these counties.