The New York State Small Business Development Center in Canton is a not-for-profit organization. The NYS/SBDC is a partnership program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, administered by the State University of New York. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is located on the SUNY Canton College of Technology campus and offers free one-on-one counseling services for potential and existing entrepreneurs. The SBDC goal is to assist entrepreneurs, businesses and industries in the solution of their problems, which leads to increased productivity and profitability.

• Agricultural/Forestry Technology
• Business Expansion/Relocation
• Community Development
• Economic Research/Data
• Financial Recordkeeping
• Government Procurement Assistance
• Human Resource Development
• Import/Export Assistance
• Manufacturing/Engineering Assistance
• Marketing/Sales
• Operating a Business
• Patents/Copyrights/Trademarks
• Workforce Training

• Agriculture
• Construction
• Family Business
• Forestry
• Home-based Business
• Manufacturing/Industrial
• Research & Development
• Retail
• Service
• Tourism/Recreational
• Wholesale/Distribution