Almost everyday someone asks me “where can I go to find XYZ.” I figured it would be easier if I wrote down a decent portion of the organizations I normally recommend to folks. Here in New York there are a plethora of events day in and day out. They include conferences, forums, meetups and workshops.
The frequency, quality, size and scale of events in New York for entrepreneurs, from the aspiring or idea-stage entrepreneur all the way up to the growth and acquisition-stage entrepreneur, can vary greatly.
Below is a list of organizations and resources that you as an entrepreneur here in New York should become familiar with, as well as a breakdown at what stage of your company’s growth the organization(s) would be most relevant for you:
Aspiring / Idea-stage / Early-stage:
140 Characters Conference (#140conf)
Business Incubator Associate of New York State
Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization
Columbia University – Eugene Lang Center for Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs Exchange Club (NYU)
Get Venture by Mark Peter Davis
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce (MCC)
New York City Business Networking Group
New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) Facebook Fan Page
New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) Meetup
Pace University – Lubin Center for Entrepreneurship
Growth-stage ($1MM+ in Revenue):
Entrepreneurs Organization (EO)
Heather Lopez says:
April 5, 2010 at 11:13 am
Thank you for providing this list. My partner Lucinda Cross of Corporate Mom DropOuts and myself are planning the Super Mompreneur Conference Expo in NYC on 10/30/10 for all levels of mompreneurs and this list of resources, event, organizations, etc. really helps us to narrow down who we should contact in the area.
Fannie30Donovan says:
May 17, 2010 at 4:28 pm
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KelleyHeedley says:
August 6, 2010 at 12:47 am
What a great post! Thank you very much for an overall picture of the NYC start-up ecosystem Gary.
Best,
Kelley
Gary Whitehill says:
August 9, 2010 at 5:44 pm
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Dave Phillipson says:
August 14, 2010 at 10:46 pm
That's a pretty fair list. however you've left out the world's largest, oldest, and most successful.