Small Business Assistance Center

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 select dates. SBDC is a program supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration and extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. SBA counselors cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or activities.

SCORE counselors are available by appointment for select dates. 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.

Appointments for the Small Business Assistance Center can be made by calling the Rochester Business Alliance at (585) 244-1800, weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Our receptionist will take some basic information, and assign you to an appropriate appointment time. Callers can specify whether they prefer an appointment with SBDC or SCORE counselors. If they do not specify, they will be assigned to the next available session. Reasonable accommodations can be made for persons with disabilities, if requested at least two weeks in advance.