Westchester County Business FIRST Grant Program

The Business FIRST Grant Program is currently accepting applications from Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs), Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Launch1000

Are you eager to create a home-based stream of income? Are you exploring the idea of becoming an entrepreneur? Are you considering various business ideas or exploring a nonprofit venture? Do you have a concept that you are ready to launch? Launch1000 can help you to write the next chapter on how, and where, you work.

Launch1000 is an innovative, self-paced program designed to help you apply your creativity and problem-solving skills to turn your ideas into a viable venture. Only 1000 Westchester residents will have this opportunity.

So, we’re asking you: Are you ready to launch?

Element 46

Element 46 is a startup accelerator program founded within the rich ecosystem of Westchester County, home to a wealth of successful businesses and entrepreneurs. In a landscape complete with Hudson River sunsets, hiking trails, and growing local economies ready to support and engage with your work, Element 46 hosts 10 - 15 of the very best entrepreneurs in the NY Metro area. Apply today to be one of them.

Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator

Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator is a competitive entry, 6-month long program designed to provide entrepreneurship education and regional networking to seed-stage ventures to build their teams and secure funds. Innovators with therapeutics, diagnostics, devices, research tools, digital health and materials technology breakthroughs are invited to apply. You do not need to have formed a company to apply. For more information and to apply for the next cohort, click here:

Thank you to our corporate supporters:
Atostek, C3 Medical Device Consulting LLC, Pfizer, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Kaneka, Moses & Singer LLP / MS Strategic Solutions, Wilson Sonsini

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