Relates to assistance for certain small businesses including dry cleaners and those that practice nail specialty for necessary code related improvements.
Establishes the New York state innovation voucher program; provides small businesses with access to research and development by colleges and universities, government laboratories and public research institutes in order to assist such businesses in the creation of innovative products or services.
Establishes a matching grant program for small businesses receiving phase one or phase two funding under the federal small business innovation research program or the small business technology transfer program to promote commercialization and cover certain expenses.
Establishes an amnesty and fine discount program for small businesses who were forced to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the inability to pay a fine or summons for a violation from certain departments or offices.
Enacts the "small business fairness act" to permit a business that has been ordered to cease or limit operations pursuant to an executive order due to a declared state disaster emergency to continue or resume operations if the products sold or services offered by the business are also available at a business that has not been required to cease or limit operations by the executive order or an order of the health department.
Requires the division for small-business to publish a small business compliance guide and post such guide to the division for small-business's website.
Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses and jobs.
Relates to assistance for certain small businesses including dry cleaners and those that practice nail specialty for necessary code related improvements.
Establishes the New York small business relief fund consisting of monetary penalties imposed by the state liquor authority to provide grants to small businesses which have suffered economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides small businesses with grants of up to $100,000 to commercialize energy and environmental technology innovations and ideas in-state to stimulate economic development.
Requires the division for small-business to publish a small business compliance guide and post such guide to the division for small-business's website.
Directs the department of economic development to study methods for keeping small retail businesses within the state and create a pilot program to train and counsel small business owners and potential small business owners; appropriates $210,000 therefor.
Establishes the New York state innovation voucher program; provides small businesses with access to research and development by colleges and universities, government laboratories and public research institutes in order to assist such businesses in the creation of innovative products or services.