Economic Development

Purpose

Economic Development aims to increase revenue generating opportunities in the City of Mount Vernon by providing programming, policies and partnerships that improve the economic quality of life in the community.

Responsibilities

• Interfaces with community and citizen groups in order to obtain and provide feedback required to build an inclusive economy in the City of Mount Vernon
• Develops policies, programs, and partnerships to enhance economic growth activities in the City
• Implements economic growth strategies and programs to support entrepreneurial development, business retention, and business attraction

Resources

• Small Business:
  • SCORE - Home page | SCORE
  • U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) - Small Business Administration (sba.gov)
  • New York Small Business Development Centers - nysbdc.org/locations.aspx
  • SAM.gov - SAM.gov | Contract Opportunities
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Small Business Development Program - MTA Small Business Mentoring Program
  • New York State Office of General Services (OGS), OGS Centralized Awards List - OGS Centralized Awards List | Office of General Services (ny.gov)
  • Empire State Development, Doing Business in NY - Requests For Proposals | Empire State Development (ny.gov)
  • Westchester County, Bid on County Contracts - Bid on County Contracts (westchestergov.com)
  • New York City Procurement - The City Record Online (CROL) | Procurement (nyc.gov)
• Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises:
  • Empire State Development, Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development (DMWBD) - Minority & Women's Business Development | Empire State Development (ny.gov)
  • Westchester Catalyst - Starting a Small Business (westchestercatalyst.com)
  • New York City Department of Small Business Service, MWBE Certification - Certify with the City - SBS (nyc.gov)
• Other resources:
  • U.S. Small Business Administration, Contracting assistance programs – Contracting assistance programs | U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov)
  • U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), How to win contracts - How to win contracts | U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov)
  • The Importance of a Capability Statement - CapabilityStatementFactSheet-Dec2019.pdf (ny.gov)