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 Business Retention and Expansion

The Orange County Partnership recognizes that existing companies are vital to the stability and growth of our county. We are committed to helping companies already operating in Orange County to remain healthy and expand here.

The Partnership’s BRE staff meets with companies to discuss their goals, needs, and concerns. For those companies contemplating expansions, our staff performs the same top quality customer service and support as our Business Attraction team, everything from site selection assistance to business incentive matching.

Our BRE services are free and readily available to all companies in Orange County. We have the resources to achieve the results you need. There is no need to waste your valuable time searching for answers when we can connect you with local, state and federal resources to solve your business problems.

For companies facing business challenges, our BRE staff offers solutions that often include a team of professionals from government, private business, education and other organizations working together. This team approach has been very successful in addressing a host of issues, including employee recruitment, retention and training, financing new equipment, taxation and finance, utility costs, and others.

The following contacts and links are just a sampling of the resources available to the BRE team. We recommend that all existing companies contact the Orange County Partnership to find out more about our services and programs.

Coverage areas include, but are not limited to the following:
Childcare Issues
  Child Care Council of Orange County, Inc.
WEBSITE: www.ChildCareCouncilOC.org
Partnering employers with the resources they need
to recruit & retain employees with children
 
Financing
 

New York Business Development Corp. (NYBDC)  
WEBSITE: www.nybdc.com
Provides loans for Industrial/commercial/retail business including start-up & existing businesses.  Loans may be used for renovations, debt refinancing, machinery & equipment, working capital. 
 Loan terms based on the purpose of the loan.
• Working capital: five to seven years
• Machinery & equipment:  Up to 10 years
• Real estate:  Up to 20 years

 


NYS Linked Deposit 

WEBSITE: www.empire.state.ny.us/Small_and_Growing
Businesses/loan_discounts.asp

This program is linked to job creation, competitive improvement and new technology.  

Businesses that qualify: Manufacturers < 500 employees, Service <100 employees, Exporters< 100 employees
Loan amounts up to $500,000 for 4 years in the form of an interest rate subsidy in the amount of 2% to 3%.   

 


Mid-Hudson Regional Revolving Loan Trust Fund

WEBSITE: www.orangeny.com
This program is designed to help small businesses grow & create jobs. The loan provides a low-interest fixed rate in amounts from $10,000-$75,000. For additional information contact Debbie Bogdanski, Orange County Chamber of Commerce at 845-567-6229 or through their website.

 


Minority & Women Business Loan

WEBSITE: www.orangeny.com
This loan is available to minority & women owned businesses at a fixed low-interest rate. Loan amounts range from $2,500 to $20,000.  For more information contact Debbie Bogdanski, Orange County Chamber of Commerce at 845-567-6229 or through their website.

 
Incentives
 
Transportation
 

MetroPool>
www.metropool.com
           
CoachUSA
www.coachusa.com
           
Gallagher Transportation
www.leprechaunlines.com
                       
Metro-North Railroad
www.mnr.org
                       
NJ Transit
www.njtransit.com 
                       
NJ Rides
www.nyrides.com

New York State Thruway Authority 
www.nysthruway.gov
                       
Stewart International Airport
www.swfny.com
                       
West Point Tours
www.westpointtours.com

 
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Space Limitations
 
Tax Incentives
 
Training
 

Providers of workforce training

Hudson Valley Technical Development Center 

www.hvtdc.org.
Provides a multitude of business services including training.

BOCES

www.ouboces.org

SUNY Orange 

www.sunyorange.edu

 
Workforce
 

NYS Department of Labor
www.labor.state.ny.us

Orange Works
www.orangeworks.biz
Workforce Development

 
Retention and Expansion Resources
HUDSON VALLEY TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
 
www.hvtdc.org
 
ORANGE COUNTY BOCES
  The term “BOCES” stands for Board of Cooperative Educational Services. BOCES is a regional educational service provider in New York State which functions as an extension of local school districts. BOCES is able to provide services that school districts may be too small to offer on their own or that would be more economical to offer collaboratively and share costs with other districts.
www.ouboces.org
 
MARIST COLLEGE
  Offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, sciences, education, management, social work and more.
www.marist.edu
 
SUNY ORANGE
  Orange County Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established by the authority of the State of New York
www.sunyorange.edu
 
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT
 
www.empire.state.ny.us
 
ORANGE WORKS, Workforce Development
 
www.orangeworks.biz
 
NY STATE DEPT OF LABOR
 
www.labor.state.ny.us
 
Mount Saint Mary College
  The college offers undergraduate (traditional & adult) and graduate students exceptional opportunities to enhance their career potential at their state-of-the-art facilities.
www.msmc.edu