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Nationally
"SCORE, as "Counselors to America's Small Business", is an independent national 501(c)(3) nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of small businesses nationwide. SCORE's 10,500 business counselor's contribute to the growth of our nation's economy by providing free confidential business counseling, mentoring, and low-cost high-impact training workshops on topics relevant to today's business climate." (SCORE Volunteer Guide, p4)

Locally
The SCORE Southwest NY region includes four areas: Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties of New York State; and Bradford, Pennsylvania.

Free Computer Courses

All Classes are Open to the Public!

Microsoft: Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Vista, Visual Basic, Word, and Works.
Adobe: Flash and Macromedia
Other: Cascading Style Sheets, Quickbooks, and much more!

Class sizes range from 3 to 10 students.
One student per computer.
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Contacts - Just call-up to sign-up

Note: If you need a computer course that is not listed, and have 3 students, just ask, and they may add it to the course offerings.

Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 456
Ellicottville, New York 14731
Phone: (800) 349-9099
Phone: (716) 699-5046
Fax: (716) 699-5636
www.ellicottvilleny.com/ <-- Home page
www.ellicottvilleny.com/index.php/computer_courses
Email:info@ellicottvilleny.com
Note: Ellicottville courses are all held at:
Stride Tool Inc.
46 East Washington St.
Ellicottville, NY 14731


Western New York Workforce Development Center (WNYWDC)
3871 Harlem Rd., Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: (716) 833-9540
Phone: (716) 833-8546
Fax: (716) 833-9548
www.wnywdc.com
Note: WNYWDC courses are held at 3 locations, see their website for details.

 

Allegany County, NY
Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce
114 North Main Street
Wellsville, NY 14895
(585) 593-5080
Cattaraugus County, NY
Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce
120 North Union Street
Olean, NY 14760
(716) 372-4433

Chautauqua County, NY
Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce
101 West Fifth Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 484-1101

Bradford, PA
Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce
121 Main Street
Bradford, PA 16701
(814) 368-7115

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Links - Table of Contents (TOC)
County/Area Agencies and Programs
     Allegany County
     Cattaraugus County
     Chautauqua County
     Bradford Area
Regional Agencies and Programs
State Agencies and Programs
     Pennsylvania
     New York State
Federal Agencies and Programs
Tribal Government Agencies and Programs
Farming Agencies and Programs
Educational Institutions


County Agencies and Programs     Back to TOC

Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua County - Municiple Websites

NYS County Websites

NYS Municipality Websites


Allegany County     Back to TOC

Alfred Technology Resources, Inc. Ceramics Corridor Innovation Center
(607) 587-9444

Allegany County Community Opportunities and Rural Development Corporation (ACCORD)
(585) 268-7605 Corporate Office

Allegany County Employment and Training
(585) 268-9237

Allegany County Industrial Development Agency
(585) 268-7472

Allegany County Office of Development
(800) 893-9484
(585) 268-7472

Allegany County Tourism
(585) 268-7472

Friendship Empire Zone
(585) 973-2322

Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce
(585) 593-5080


Cattaraugus County      Back to TOC

Cattaraugus County Business Development Corp.
(716) 938-9111 Extn. 2321

Cattaraugus County Dept. of Economic Development, Planning, and Tourism
(800) 331-0543
(716) 938-9111 Extn. 2307
     Enchanted Mountains - Official Tourism Site of Cattaraugus County
     Cattaraugus County Self-Portrait - Statistics
     "Smart Development" Guide Books for Cattaraugus County

Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency
(716) 699-2005

Cattaraugus County Local Development Corp.
(716) 257-3237

Cattaraugus County Procurement Technical Assistance Center
(716) 938-9111 extn. 2331

Cattaraugus County Soil and Water Conservation District
(716) 699-2326

Cattaraugus County Tourism
(800) 331-0543

Cattaraugus Empire Zone
(716) 373-9260

City of Olean Department of Community Development
(716) 376-5604 (City Clerk)

Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce
(800) 349-9099
(716) 699-5046

Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce
(716) 372-4433

Salamanca Industrial Development Agency
(716) 945-3230

SCORE Southwest NY - Chapter 299
     (585) 593-5080 (Allegany County, Wellsville)
     (716) 372-4433 (Cattaraugus County, Olean)
     (716) 484-1101 (Chautauqua County, Jamestown)
     (814) 368-7115 (Bradford, PA)


Chautauqua County     Back to TOC

Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce
(716) 366-6200 (Dunkirk)
(716) 484-1101 (Jamestown)

Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency
(716) 664-3262
www.chautauqua.biz

Chautauqua County Planning and Development Dept.
(716) 664-3262

Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau
(800) 242-4569

Chautauqua Works
(877) 424-9031
(716) 366-9015 (Dunkirk)
(716) 661-9553 (Jamestown)

Downtown Jamestown Development Corp.
(716) 664-2477

Dunkirk Local Development Corp.
(716) 366-4876

Dunkirk-Sheridan Empire Zone
(716) 366-2334

Greater Jamestown Empire Zone
(716) 483-7773


Bradford Area     Back to TOC

Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce
(814) 368-7115

Bradford Office of Economic and Community Development (OECD)
(814) 368-7170

McKean County Industrial Development Council, Inc.
(814) 368-6894


Regional Agencies and Programs     Back to TOC

Regional Knowledge Network (RKN)
(716) 829-3777

SCORE Rochester, NY - Chapter 23
(585) 263-6473
SCORE Buffalo - Niagara, NY - Chapter 45
(716) 551-4301

Southern Tier Enterprise Development Organization (STEDO)
Southern Tier West Business Resource Center, Inc. (Center for Regional Excellence)
Southern Tier West Development Foundation
Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board
Western Region Corporation
(716) 856-6525


State Agencies and Programs     Back to TOC

All State and Territorial Government Home Pages
(800) 333-4636 ("Fed Info")


Pennsylvania     Back to TOC

Business in Pennsylvania

Industrial Development Corporations - PIDA Loans - PDF File

Pennsylvania Dept. of Community & Economic Development
(866) 466-3972

Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBA)
(215) 898-1219

Pennsylvania State - Home Page

Pennsylvania's Local Government Websites - Counties, Towns, Cities, etc.


New York State     Back to TOC

NYS - Home Page - Guide to NYS Info.

Small Business Resource Directory (All NYS and Federal, 161 pgs.)

Federal Reserve Bank of NY - Office of Regional and Community Affairs
(212) 720-5215

NYS - Home Page

NYS - Small Business Development Centers (SBA)

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Business Council of NYS - Site Index

Empire State Certified Development Corp. (ESCDC)
(800) 923-2504
(518) 463-2268

Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform
(518) 486-3292

Governor's Office for Small Cities
(518) 474-2057

NY Business Development Corp.
(800) 923-2504
(518) 463-2268

NYS Banking Dept. - Site Map
(877) 226-5697

NYS Chambers of Commerce (2 lists)

     Business Council of NYS
     (800) 358-1202, (518) 465-7511

     NYS Goveners Office of Regulatory Reform
     (518) 486-3292

NYS Dept. of Agriculture and Markets
(800) 554-4501

NYS Dept. of Economic Development Empire State Development Corp.

          5 Divisions:

     "I LOVE NY" (Tourism)
     (518) 474-4116

     "NY LOVES BUSINESS" (Doing Business)
     (800) 782-8369

     "NY LOVES SMALL BUSINESS" (Starting or Expanding Small Businesses)
     (800) 782-8369

     "NY LOVES HIGHTECH" (Innovation)
     (800) 782-8369

     "NY LOVES FILM" (Film making)
     (212) 803-2330

NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
(716) 372-0645

NYS Dept. of Labor
(716) 373-1880 (Olean)
     Workforce NY

NYS Dept. of State - Division of Local Government Services
(518) 473-3355

NYS Dept. of Transportation
NYS Dept. of Transportation - Region 5
(716) 847-3238 (Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties)

NYS Education Dept.
     (518) 474-5808  Adult Employment Prep.
     (518) 486-6090  Youth at Risk
     (518) 474-8892  Workforce Prep.

NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
(866) 697-3732
http://www.powernaturally.com

NYS Environmental Facilities Corp.
(800) 882-9721
(518) 402-6924
http://www.nycofunding.org

NYS Municipality Websites

NYS Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research
(518) 292-5700

NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
(716) 354-9101

NYS Power Authority
(914) 287-3828

Statewide Zone Capital Corp.
(800) 923-2504
(518) 463-2268


Federal Agencies and Programs     Back to TOC

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
(800) 333-4636

A-Z Index Federal Government WWW Servers (Federal Agencies)

Federal Phone Numbers

Business.Gov - The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government

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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
(212) 681-6000

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
(716) 849-5019 (Buffalo)

SCORE - National Website
(800) 634-0245, (202) 272-0390 (Washington, DC)
     SCORE - Over 200 Chapter Websites
     SCORE Chapter 1 - Links

USDA Links     Back to: Farming Agencies and Programs

US Dept. of Agriculture
(585) 268-5133 (Belmont, NY)
(716) 699-2326 (Ellicottville, NY)
(716) 664-2351 (Jamestown, NY)
(814) 274-8166 (Coudersport, PA)

     USDA - Farm Service Agency
     (202) 720-7809 (Federal Office)
     (315) 477-6303 (State Office)
     (716) 699-2326 (County Office)

     USDA - Forest Service
     (202) 205-8333

     USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
     (315) 477-6504 (State Office)
     (716) 669-2326 (County Office)

     USDA - Rural Development
     (315) 477-6400 (Syracuse, NY)
     (716) 699-2375 Extn. 4 (Ellicottville, NY)

     USDA - Rural Information Center
     (800) 633-7701

     USDA - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)
     (607) 255-1780
     (607) 255-0599

US Dept. of Commerce
(202) 482-2000

US Dept. of Commerce - Economic Development Administration
(215) 597-4603

US Dept. of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(800) 862-2086, (215) 656-6950 (Mid-Atlantic Office, includes PA)
(617) 565-9732 (Northeast, inlcudes NYS)

US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
(518) 464-4200 (Albany)
(716) 551-5755 (Buffalo)
(202) 708-1112 (Washington, DC)

     HUD - Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)

US Dept. of Labor
(866) 487-2365

US Dept. of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
(202) 691-5200

US Dept. of Treasury
(202) 622-2000

     US-DOT - Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI)
     (202) 622-6355

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
(716) 551-4410 (Western NY at Buffalo)
(800) 438-2474 (Mid-Atlantic Region, includes PA)

     US-EPA - National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
     (888) 663-2155

US Small Business Administration (SBA)
(800) 827-5722
(716) 551-4301 (Buffalo District Office)
SBA - Sitemap
SBA Programs through: Office of Entrepreneurial Development (ED)
     SBA - Office of Entrepreneurial Development Network (ED)
     SBA - Office of Business and Community Initiatives (BCI)
     SBA - Office of Native American Affairs (NAA)
     SBA - Office of Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
          NYS SBDC Locations
          Jamestown SBDC - Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
          (716) 665-5754
          Clarion University, Clarion, PA
          (814) 393-2060
     SBA - Office of Women's Business Center (WBC)
     SBA - SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business"
     SBA - Training Network


Tribal Government Agencies and Programs     Back to TOC

SBA - Office of Native American Affairs

Seneca Nation of Indians
(716) 945-1790 (Allegany Reservation)
(716) 532-4900 (Cattaraugus Reservation)

Seneca Trails Resource Conservation and Development District
(716) 699-2375 extn. 5

Tribal Government Home Pages
(800) 333-4636 ("Fed Info")


Farming Agencies and Programs     Back to TOC

American Farmland Trust
(202) 331-7300 (Washington, DC)
(518) 581-0078 (Saratoga Springs, NY)

Empire State Forest Products Association
(518) 463-1297

NY FarmLink c/o NY FarmNet
(800) 547-3276

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Inc.
(518) 734-5495

NYS Vegetable Growers Association, Inc.
(315) 687-5734

Also, see: US Dept. of Agriculture links.


Educational Institutions     Back to TOC

Alfred State College
(800) 425-3733
(607) 587-4544

Alfred University
(800) 541-9229
(607) 871-2115

      Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership
     (607) 871-2124 (CFBEL)

     Center for Environmental and Energy Research at Alfred University
     (607) 871-2812 (CEER)

     NSF Industry-University Center for Glass Research
     (607) 871-2432 (CGR)

     NYS Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology at Alfred University
     (607) 871-2486 (CACT)

     Whiteware Research Center
     (607) 871-2451 (WRC)

Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming County BOCES
(888) 354-0553
(716) 376-8200 (Olean)
(585) 268-5681 (Belmont)
(716) 699-2382 (Ellicottville)

Cornell University Cooperative Extension
(716) 699-2377

Houghton College
(800) 777-2556 (Houghton)
(585) 567-9200 (Houghton)
(888) 874-PACE (West Seneca)
(800) 889-9046 (Olean)
(716) 267-2115 (Olean)

Jamestown Business College
(716) 664-5100

Jamestown Community College
(800) 388-8557 (Jamestown)
(800) 388-9776 (Olean)
(716) 366-2255 (Dunkirk)
(814) 723-3577 (Warren, PA)

Jamestown Community College - Small Business Development Center
(800) 522-7232
(716) 665-5754

Olean Business Institute
(716) 372-7978

St. Bonaventure University
(716) 375-2000 (General Info.)
(716) 646-1500 (Buffalo Center at Hilbert College)

SUNY Empire State College
(716) 376-7511 (at JCC-Olean)

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford          Back to TOC
(800) 872-1787
(814) 362-7500


For more information, see Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County guide booklets - Guide to Technical and Financial Assistance for Economic and Business Development Leaders.
Prepared by: NYS Legislative Commission on Rural Resources,
Senator George H. Winner, Jr., Chairman, 2006
(518) 455-2544
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