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Greater Rochester Chamber is proud to support our members by providing resources at the local, State, and Federal level to fuel growth, drive innovation, and remove barriers to success. That’s why we’re excited to share the White House’s new Small Business Resource Guide.

Developed by the Interagency Community Investment Committee, this toolkit is specifically designed for small businesses in New York State. The toolkit provides information on federally available small business resources. Over 55 programs are represented, which help small businesses with:

• Access to capital, including loans and equity investments to grow their business
• Access to customers, by helping connect businesses to contracting opportunities with the federal government
• Access to technical assistance, by connecting businesses with local service providers that can help them secure financing, compete for contracts, and navigate all phases of the business lifecycle
• Access to tax resources, by ensuring small businesses are aware of federal tax credits, including new tax credits, deductions, and incentives available through the Inflation Reduction Act

Federal small business programs have local offices, grantees, staff, programming, or partners, and networks of participating lenders and investors in all 50 states. This guide is intended to help small business owners connect to resources specifically available to them in our local community.

Small business owners can access the guide online here. Guides for other fourteen other states can also be accessed on the US Department of the Treasury’s website here, for businesses looking to expand their geographical footprint.

To see more resources to help your business grow in Greater Rochester and beyond, please see Greater Rochester Chamber’s business resource directory online here. We’re proud to help members connect, hire, advertise, grow, and succeed.