Chapter 533
Ulster County, NY
845-339-0468

Starting a Small Business? We Can Help!
If you're thinking about going into business, our counselors can advise you about the team you will need to maintain your business. Although it is our policy not to make recommendations or offer endorsements, we will provide you with a general list of attorneys, insurance agents, web site developers, and other professionals.

We will provide information about licenses and permits which you may need, and direct you to the appropriate county and state agencies. We will advise you to obtain information about zoning laws, where applicable.

You will, in all likelihood, be advised to create a Business Plan. Although we will not design the plan for you, we will tell you what it should include. The Small Business Administration provides a sample Business Plan which may prove useful.

Click Here to go to the Business Plan on the SBA's web site. Use your "Back Arrow" to return here.

Other important considerations which we will discuss with you are marketing, advertising, and financing (including SBA loan programs). We will also advise you as to the advantages and disadvantages and the appropriateness of establishing your business as a partnership, sole proprietorship, or corporation.

There is an extensive list below of Business Resources which should prove helpful to you.

Contact Us or stop in at one of our offices.


Have a Small Business? Need Help?
If you are already in business and would like to increase the potential and success quotient of your business, our counselors may be able to help you. Our volunteers are former and active accountants, business owners, corporation executives, lawyers, and other professionals, who are eager to share both their general knowledge and their personal business experiences.

Sometimes the questions you have may simply and quickly be answered as the result of an open, confidential meeting with one of our counselors. Sometimes the answers are more complicated and require some research. Either way, our counselors would like to help you.

Contact Us or stop in at one of our offices.


Business Resources
Chamber of Commerce of Ulster County
7 Albany Ave · Kingston NY 12401
845-338-5100 · 845-338-0968
E-mail: info@ulsterchamber.org
Web Site: www.ulsterchamber.org
Member Directory, County Map

City of Kingston
420 Broadway · Kingston NY 12401
845-331-0080
Web Site: int11.mhrcc.org/kingston
Commercial Properties, Maps

Empire State Development
300 Westgate Business Center · Fishkill NY 12524
845-896-0478
E-mail: nysmidhudson@empire.state.ny.us
NYS Business Info

Hudson Valley R & D Partnership
280 Broadway · Newburgh NY 12550
845-565-4900 · 845-565-4918
E-mail: r&d@frontiernet.net
Web Site: www.frontiernet.net/~randd/resource
Research, Technology, & Business Info

IRS- Local Office
Sawkill Road · Kingston NY 12401
Tax Forms & Information

Natonal SCORE Office
409 3rd St. S.W. · Washington DC 20416
800-634-0245
Web Site: www.score.org
Considerable Business Info

New Paltz Chamber of Commerce
259 Main St. · New Paltz NY 12561
845-255-0243 · 845-255-5189
Web Site: www.kingston-ny.com/business/newpaltzchamber
E-mail: npchamber@hvi.net
Area Info/Member Directory

New York State
Albany NY 12225
Web Site: www.state.ny.us
State Departments and Services

NYS Business Permits
Gov. Alfred E. Smith Building
Albany NY 12225 · 800-342-3464

NYS Government Information Locator Service
Web Site: unix2.nysed.gov/ils
Information about all State Agencies

NYS Taxation & Finance
30 Russell Rd. · Albany NY
800-225-5829
Tax Information

Small Business Development Center
1 Development Court · Kingston NY 12401
845-339-0025 · 845-339-1631
Start Up Support

Small Business Dictionary
Web Site: small-business-dictionary.org

SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz NY 12561
845-257-2121
Web Site: www.newpaltz.edu
E-mail: helpdesk@newpaltz.edu
College Resources

Ulster County
240 Fair St. · Kingston NY 12401
845-340-3400
Web Site: www.co.ulster.ny.us
E-mail: tourism@co.ulster.ny.us
County Services, Economic Development

Ulster County Bar Association
26 Pearl St. · Kingston NY 12401
845-331-0969

Ulster County Board of Realtors
74 Broadway · Kingston NY 12401
845-338-5299
Web Site: nysar.com/ulster

Ulster County Clerk
240 Fair St. · Kingston NY 12401
845-340-3288 · 845-340-3299

Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge NY 12484
845-687-5000
Web Site: www.sunyulster.edu
E-mail: ceinfo@sunyulster.edu
Workforce Training

Ulster County Development Corp
1 Development Court · Kingston NY 12401
845-338-8840 · 845-338-8840
Web Site: www.co.ulster.ny.us/ucdc/ucdc/html

US Small Business Administration
409 3rd St. S.W. · Washington DC 20416
800-827-5722 · 202-205-7064
Web Site: www.sba.gov
Considerable Business Info/ List of Regional Offices

Franchising: www.frannet.com/ny

-- Business Resources: WEB SITES --

Better Business Bureau
BizWeb (Business Listings)
Business Funding Services Inc.
Federal Agencies Statistical Data
Inc. Magazine
Internal Revenue Service
National Association of Women Business Owners
National Business Association
National Minority Business Council
U. S. Business Advisor
U. S. Census Bureau
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Dept of Labor Statistics
U. S. Dept. of Commerce
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U. S. Small Business Administration
U. S. Treasury Dept.
US News and World Report
CCH Business Owners Toolkit
VISA (Small Business Alliance)
Women In Business


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