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Visit the National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse’s new webportal for small businesses in NYC
On June 17, 2009 Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Walsh and Commissioner Linares announced new initiatives to help Hispanic small businesses weather increasing challenges brought on by the current economic downturn. These initiatives included the National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse new web portal for small businesses in our city. It’s a free on-line resource providing key information, in English and Spanish, to existing and prospective business owners.
 Visit the Hispanic BIC’s Web site
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Commissioner Robert W. Walsh Announces the Start of Services in the Park Slope 5th Avenue BID
Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today announced that services for the Park Slope 5th Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) in Brooklyn began this past weekend. The Park Slope 5th Avenue BID is the 16th of a total of 20 BIDs formed under the Bloomberg administration – the highest number of BIDs created under a single administration.
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Mayor Bloomberg Announces New York City Achieved Record Job Placements through First Quarter of 2009
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert C. Lieber and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today announced that nearly 5,000 New Yorkers were placed in jobs through NYC Workforce1 Career Centers during the first quarter of 2009 - a 23 percent increase compared to the first quarter of 2008. Due to longer hours of operation on nights and weekends and expanded training services at the Workforce1 Career Centers in all five boroughs, the City is on track to achieve the annual placement goal of 20,000 jobs in 2009 that Mayor Bloomberg set forth in the 2009 State of the City speech.
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NYC Department of Small Business Services Awards $511,287
As part of the Bloomberg Administration’s Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan, the New York City Department of Small Business Services today announced awarding over $500,000 in NYC Business Solutions Training Funds to help ten local businesses train their employees. In addition, applications are now being accepted for an additional $1.5 million in Training Funds, which will also be awarded to New York City businesses.
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Deputy Mayor Lieber, NYCEDC President Pinsky and SBS Commissioner Walsh Announce Final Tally of 1,673 Additional Jobs Created at the New Yankee Stadium
April 16, 2009 – Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert C. Lieber, New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC) President Seth W. Pinsky and Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today announced the final tally of 1,673 additional jobs created at the new Yankee Stadium. The new positions include year-round, full-time jobs in front office operations, in-season full-time, in-season part-time and contract positions. Working through Workforce1 Career Centers, NYC Business Solutions was able to assist in the hiring of local residents for these jobs. The new Yankee Stadium employs 4,047 total jobs, an increase of 1,673 over the 2,374 in the old.
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