| New
Available Commercial Property Listings
Visit
the new "Next Great Idea" Oswego County Business Plan
Competition website
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Download
a Micro-Enterprise Program Application
Upcoming Small Business
Training Classes
Employment Opportunities
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| Services and Programs
- Planning
and Coordination: We can help firms in permitting, zoning
and coordinating activities with state and local agencies.
- Assistance
in Accessing Special Incentive Programs: We can help
eligible businesses receive real property tax abatements, sales
tax exemptions, job training, Empire Zone
(EZ) benefits, low interest financing, utility discounts and more.
- Specialized
Research and Technical Assistance: We will provide businesses
with information and data to assist in decision making.
- Financial
Packaging: We help firms access appropriate financing
from the federal, state and local funding sources. We also help
firms secure bank financing which is always the primary source
of funds for any project.
- Industry/Government
Liaison: OOC serves as a liaison between firms and governmental
agencies.
- Retention/Expansion Programs:
OOC maintains close contact with local business to assist with
problems and to provide help with expansion plans.
Economic Development Initiatives
- Empire
Zones: OOC and the City of Oswego Community Development
Office co-administer the EZ in the City of Oswego. The EZ in the
City of Fulton is administered by OOC and the City of Fulton Community
Development Agency. Both state-designated zones attract new and
established industry with a variety of state and locally-provided
economic benefits.
- SBA Certified
Development Company: OOC is authorized to finance projects
using the Small Business Administration (SBA) 504
loan program which can fund up to 40% of fixed asset financing
for eligible businesses at below market rates.
- Micro-Enterprise
Program: OOC works cooperatively with SUNY Oswego
and the Cities of Oswego and Fulton on helping small businesses
get started or to expand. OOC also partners with the Small Business
Development Center in providing business counseling.
- Minority
and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program: OOC can
help new and expanding businesses obtain MWBE State designation,
as well as other necessary development support.
- IDA Administration:
OOC provides the staff function for the county’s
Industrial Development
Agency (IDA) and helps to package all IDA economic development
assistance utilizing IDA programs.
- Domestic
and International Marketing Program: OOC is charged
with promoting and marketing the County of Oswego for purposes
of attracting new businesses and for enhancing the business climate
image of the county.
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