Within the publicly funded City University of New York's (CUNY) Baruch College is one of New York's best kept secrets: The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship.
Since it was founded in 1993 as the "Small Business Lab," with a grant from the CUNY Workforce Development Initiative, the Field Center has served New Yorkers by providing a myriad of resources for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. The Center has served more than 16,000 businesses with advice, mentoring, and other related services. Its work has resulted in more than $110 million invested into the local economy. Additionally, the Field Center boasts that it has created or saved more than 5,500 jobs.
"Anyone can use the Center: students, entrepreneurs, anyone thinking about starting a business," said Monica Dean, Field Center administrative director. "We provide one-on-one counseling and loan packaging. We offer weekly workshops on topics such as business plan basics, marketing, financing. For students we provide access to internships, we host competitions, panel discussions and other special events."
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